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Catholic Halos — 199 episodes

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Supreme Court Rulings Uphold Free Speech for Faith-Based Organizations

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Pope Leo XIV and Catholic Teaching on Just War

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Learn to Pray By Reading St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIV Says

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Is Artificial Intelligence Really Intelligent?

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The installation of Archbishop Golka

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Unity Amidst Our Differences

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Renew the Mass, Renew the World

8

The War in Iran and Catholic Just War Doctrine

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Why Are There So Many Catechumens and Candidates Entering the Church this Easter?

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Pope Leo XIV Explains the Meaning of Ash Wednesday

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Bishop Golka Named Archbishop-Designate of Denver

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Integrating the faith into our daily lives

13

The Holy Family as Role Models for Parents

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The Jubilee Year is over, now what?

15

Elevating Public Discourse to Truth

16

The Feast of Christ the King and the Beginning of Advent

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Does referring to Mary as "Co-Redemptrix" Cause Confusion?

18

What Does it Mean to Show Solidarity with Immigrants?

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Challenging Colorado's ban on "conversion therapy"

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Being Catholic in a Blue State

21

The Catholic Church and Freedom of Speech

22

Pope Leo's Homily at Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati

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Responding to the Minneapolis school shooting

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Natural Family Planning and the Year of Hope

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The Invisible Sword of St. Michael

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Family as the Foundation of Happiness

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Devotion to the Sacred Heart and Holy Face of Jesus

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How the Holy Spirit Helps Us to Move Past Our Fears

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Hopeful Fatherhood

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Our New Pope Leo XIV

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Way to Combat the Growing Culture of Death in Colorado

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Halos of Hope: Part III of "Christ Our Hope"

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The Chrism Mass and Sacred Triduum

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Halos of Hope: Part II of Christ Our Hope

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Do Scientific Discoveries Really Contradict the Bible and the Catholic faith?

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What happens when a pope dies?

37

Evaluating the Executive Order on IVF in Light of Church Teaching

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Halos of Hope: Part I of "Christ Our Hope"

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J.D. Vance and the Ordo Amoris

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Human Intelligence v. Artificial Intelligence

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Human Trafficking Awareness and St. Josephine Bakhita

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Halos of Hope: How to Read Bishop Golka's pastoral letter, "Christ Our Hope"

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Having Difficult Discussions about Faith and Morals

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Justice, Mercy and Immigration

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The 'O' Antiphons and What They Teach Us About Christmas

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Eucharistic Miracles and the Canonization of Carlo Acutis

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Preparing for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope

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Eucharist in the Hand or on the Tongue?

49

How to Vote as a Catholic

50

Are All Religions a Path Towards God?

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The Erosion of Parental Rights in Modern Society

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Why are We Seeing More Chapel Veils at Mass?

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What Does the Catholic Church Teach About End of Life Issues?

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Don't Assume Anything

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Pope Francis On the Spiritual Value of Literature and Poetry

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Responding Faithfully to Blasphemy and Sacrilege

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Advice to newly-ordained permanent deacons

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What Does the Didache Tell Us About the Early Church?

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Is human nature fundamentally good?

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When is it Morally Permissible Not to Vote?

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Harrison Wields Salvation Arts in Speech Heard Round the World

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What Does the Jubilee Year of 2025 Mean for Catholics?

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What is Causing the U.S. Birth Rate to Decline?

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Three Foundational Virtues to Practice in Each Encounter

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God is the Architect

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Reacquiring a Biblical Worldview

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We Were Born for This Moment and These Days

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Three Fundamental Mindsets and Their Accompanying Behavior

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How the Stations of the Cross Help us to Imitate Christ

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Fertility and the Culture of Death

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Entering into the 2024 Year of Prayer

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Strong Catholicism: The Church and Women in the Middle Ages

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How to Watch Movies Like a Catholic

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Trends in Consecrated Life

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The Lenten Practice of Almsgiving

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The Spiritual Benefits of Fasting

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Why Does the Catholic Church Invest in Beautiful Art and Architecture?

78

Keep the Christmas Celebration Going

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Contemplating the Holy Family

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Is Santa Claus Real?

81

Mary's Immaculate Conception

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The Story Behind the Miraculous Medal

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A Catholic Perspective on Gratitude

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Grieving the Losses We Live Through

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Why Do Catholics Venerate Relics?

86

Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Therese of Lisieux

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What does the Church teach about martyrdom?

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Refuting Half-Truths and Misconceptions about the Catholic Church's role in History

89

What is Spiritual Direction?

90

Forming our Consciences: How and With Whom?

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The Seven Sorrows of Mary

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What Does the Catholic Church Say About Immigration?

93

Lessons Learned from Praying the Rosary

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Victories of the Rosary

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The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Why Make a Pilgrimage?

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Artificial Intelligence vs. Holy Imagination

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What do this summer's movies say about our culture?

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Protecting Innocence: "The Sound of Freedom" and Human Trafficking

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Priests Who Accompany Us in Our Darkest Hours

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Harrison Butker's Advice to College Graduates

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Preparing for a Happy Death

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Parental Choice in Education

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Evangelizing in Daily Life

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Can Relocating Help Us to Grow Spiritually?

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What Does It Mean to be a Servant Leader?

107

Laudato Si' Eight Years Later

108

The truth about exorcism

109

Politics and Our Catholic Faith

110

What does the Church teach about equality?

111

Easter math -- all about the Triduum and Easter Season

112

Private Revelation - Must We Believe?

113

What is the marital debt and what does it mean for Catholic couples?

114

In Darkness, Where Do We Turn?

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Headscratchin' Scripture - Jacob and Esau

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Headscratchin Scripture - The "Yoke" of Christ

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Shepherding in the Midst of Confusion on Gender

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Church teaching on Same-Sex Attraction

119

Going After the Lost Sheep

120

The Three Pillars of Catholic Social Teaching: Common Good, Subsidiarity and Solidarity

121

The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI

122

New Year's Resolutions to Improve Your Spiritual Life

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Favorite Christmas Memories and Traditions

124

St. John the Baptist and Making Straight the Way of the Lord During Advent

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Welcoming People with Disabilities into our Parishes

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The Meaning of Advent: Second Coming of Christ and the Last Judgment

127

The Seven Deadly Sins and the Opposite Virtues

128

What Does it Mean to Be an Accessory to Sin?

129

The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy

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The Precepts of the Church

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Vatican II: Dei Verbum

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Unpacking Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World

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Clarifying Lumen Gentium with the help of Cardinal Ratzinger

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Lumen Gentium - Part 2

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Lumen Gentium: Part 1

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Vatican II In This Moment

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Ignatian Discernment and Vatican II - Part 2

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Ignatian Discernment and Vatican II

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Catholic Church Teaching on Miscarriage and Infant Loss: Social Media vs. the Truth

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Cultural Catholicism or Popular Piety?

141

Catholic Politicians and the Eucharist

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Restoring Subsidiarity in the Modern World

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Preparing for the Eucharistic Revival

144

Catholic Justice in Real Life

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Half Truth is All Lie

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Restoring the Republic

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Shepherding Part III: Everyday examples

148

Shepherding Part II: The Spiritual Journey

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What is Shepherding?

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Emotions as a Barometer of Right Relationship

151

The Vocation of the Permanent Deacon

152

Why is Pope Francis consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary?

153

How you can help Ukrainian refugees

154

Be Not Afraid

155

What are Ember Days?

156

Courtship vs. Dating

157

Pray Without Ceasing

158

What does freedom of speech mean for Catholics?

159

Cosmology Confusion

160

The Octave for Christian Unity

161

What is the Mater Filius maternity home?

162

Celebrate family: husband and wife open to life

163

Every Sunday is Christmas morning

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Making Room in Our Hearts for Truth this Christmas

165

Less is More

166

What we learned during the Year of St. Joseph

167

Giving Thanks

168

Carpet samples

169

Faithful Families: Where Vocations Grow

170

Love our Neighbor: Economy of Catholic Community

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Why is the Catholic Church opposed to human composting?

172

Miscarriage ministry

173

Spiritual warfare -- what weapons do we have?

174

Women in elite sports

175

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

176

What is classical education?

177

Understanding Traditionis Custodes

178

The Power of Parable

179

Words Matter

180

Bishop James Golka installed as Bishop of Colorado Springs

181

The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist

182

What does it mean to be a shepherd?

183

Should pro-abortion politicians receive Communion?

184

Scared: Door Locked Until Pentecost

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How can the Catholic Church address declining birth rates?

186

Devotion to the Blessed Mother during the month of May

187

The Joy of Easter

188

Going Deeper in our observance of Good Friday

189

There is No Easter Without the Cross

190

The Catholic Church and Vaccines

191

A Catholic Symposium on Truth

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Lenten penitential practices

193

Why is 2021 the Year of St. Joseph?

194

A Hunger for the Bread of LIfe - Bishop Michael Sheridan's Pastoral Letter on the Eucharist

195

How Can Catholics Respond to Censorship on Social Media?

196

How Can Catholics Minister to the Homebound and Those in Care Facilities?

197

The Divine Office and Latin prayers

198

Why does the Catholic Church pray in Latin?

199

How can Catholics foster unity in the wake of the election?