Omar Gutierrez
St. Robert Bellarmine: Truth With Charity
A brilliant man and defender of the faith, St. Robert Bellarmine was also a model of Christian charity.
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Omar Gutierrez
- 3 days ago
- 5 min
The Cross, a Sign of Contradiction
Today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, with it we commemorate Christ Crucified.
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Andrew Logan
- Aug 29
- 4 min
The Passion of St. John the Baptist: Reckless or Charitable?
When confronted with the adulterous relationship of Herod Antipas and Herodias, St. John the Baptist fearlessly and clearly stated, “It...
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Evan Collins
- Aug 20
- 5 min
St. Bernard of Clairvaux: The Gallic Bee and His Honey
Venerable Pope Pius XII called St. Bernard of Clairvaux, “the last of the Fathers,” and so he is regarded by most as marking in his...
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Andrew Logan
- Aug 8
- 4 min
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross: The Power of a Witness
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says to his disciples, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow...
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Evan Collins
- Aug 1
- 8 min
The 𝐷𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑍𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑠 and the Prince of Moral Theologians
St. Alphonsus Liguori has a pedigree that is hard to beat. Unlike many patron saints whose patronage can seem like a stretch (there are...
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Omar Gutierrez
- Aug 1
- 10 min
The National Eucharistic Congress Changed Everything, Even Me
What happens when you decide to bring tens of thousands of Catholics together to celebrate the Eucharist? Quite a lot. For those readers...
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Evan Collins
- Jul 31
- 6 min
St. Peter Chrysologus and His Sermon on Anxiety
St. Peter Chrysologus is one of the 37 declared Doctors of the Church. In this context, a doctor simply means teacher of our faith and to...
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Evan Collins
- Jul 29
- 6 min
The Hidden Apostolic Family
In 2021 Pope Francis transformed the then memorial of St. Martha into the obligatory memorial of Sts. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. This was...
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Andrew Logan
- Jul 25
- 3 min
St. James the Greater: His way or Christ's way?
Most of us are familiar with the song “My Way” popularized by Frank Sinatra. In it, Sinatra croons again and again that he has lived his...
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Omar Gutierrez
- Jul 24
- 4 min
The Unremarkable Saint Who Does Remarkable Things
The Sacred Scriptures are full of stories of amazing things, some of which we tend to dismiss as probable embellishments of ancient...
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Evan Collins
- Jul 22
- 4 min
Mary Magdalene: Our Model Apostle
Mary Magdalene is known as the apostolorum apostola (the apostle of the apostles). In 2016, to emphasize her significance, the Church...
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Brandon Harvey
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Who was Saint Bonaventure?
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, just as we celebrate the heavenly birthday of the Bishop Saint Bonaventure, we may benefit from his...
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Omar Gutierrez
- Jul 11
- 5 min
St. Benedict and the Pursuit of Joy
St. Benedict is one of the greatest saints of all time, and he has a lot to say to us today. Dcn. Omar explains.
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Brandon Harvey
- Jul 2
- 2 min
The Feast of Doubting Thomas
The cultural idiom “Doubting Thomas” is a reference to Saint Thomas the Apostle. It refers to a faith struggle for Saint Thomas that...
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Omar Gutierrez
- Jun 24
- 2 min
The Sound of Music and St. John the Baptist
What's the link because the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist and learning the C-Major Scale? Dcn. Omar Explains.
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Brandon Harvey
- Jun 22
- 4 min
Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, and the Catholic Witness in America
It does not take a genius to realize that something in American politics is sick. There is a rot. We can all smell it, and it...
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Omar Gutierrez
- Jun 21
- 4 min
Saving Your Father: The Story of a Young Jesuit Saint
Today we remember the example of a young man who, like many saints, bucked his family’s expectations in order to follow Jesus and in the...
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Brandon Harvey
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Midwest Catholic Family Conference: Are You Going?
Are you Catholic? Do you live in the Midwest? Do you have a family or come from a family? Then you better block off the first weekend in...
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Brandon Harvey
- Jun 11
- 2 min
Who was Saint Barnabas? What Makes the St. Barnabas Church in Omaha so Unique?
Saint Barnabas was an active Christian from the events testified too in Luke’s Acts of the Apostles. In Nebraska we are blessed with a...
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