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Amen: Can Big Brother make you virtuous?
AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentary

Amen: Can Big Brother make you virtuous?

George P. Matysek Jr.February 9, 20173 min read
A government can’t make its citizens virtuous by bribing them or threatening them with punishment.
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Amen: Holy Ghost Power

Paul McMullenJanuary 10, 20174 min read
If one of the features the Review publishes in the coming year moves you or your neighbor to give even more, it will fulfill its purpose.
Amen: Transform young hearts into places of prayer
AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentaryMarriage & Family Life

Amen: Transform young hearts into places of prayer

George P. Matysek Jr.November 29, 20163 min read
Praying with young children doesn’t have to be intimidating. There are moments throughout the day that can be turned into opportunities to teach little ones about God.
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Amen: Amid change, same message

Christopher GuntyNovember 17, 20164 min read
Through all of this change, the message of the church remains the same: Jesus Christ – yesterday, today and forever, as St. John Paul II reminded us.
Amen: Jesus misses you
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Amen: Jesus misses you

George P. Matysek Jr.August 30, 20164 min read
Eucharistic adoration at the Baltimore Basilica is in trouble. See what you can do to help – and grow closer to Christ.
Amen: World Youth Day visits country steeped in our faith
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Amen: World Youth Day visits country steeped in our faith

Christopher GuntyJuly 27, 20163 min read
Poland is Catholic – spiritually and culturally. The faith is woven into the lives and fortunes of the people.
Amen: During the journey, don’t forget to look back
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Amen: During the journey, don’t forget to look back

Erik ZygmontJuly 5, 20163 min read
When Olivia Bonner, Sarah Conway and Benjamin Cummins graduated June 3, they had spent 15 years – approximately 5/6 of their lives – together.
Amen: Peaceful road warrior
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Amen: Peaceful road warrior

Paul McMullenJune 14, 20164 min read
What makes Tim Rubeling – and his younger sisters and their big brothers – walk?
Amen: Daddy-daughter time
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Amen: Daddy-daughter time

George P. Matysek Jr.March 8, 20163 min read
‘Woof-woofs,’ polkas and prayers offer life lessons for father of 15-month-old girl.
Amen: On the trail with Father Beshoner
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Amen: On the trail with Father Beshoner

George P. Matysek Jr.October 29, 20153 min read
After a long hiatus, Father Beshoner recently relaunched Catholic Under the Hood with a seemingly monumental mission: telling the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church from apostolic times to the present.
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September 4, 20226 Min Read

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