Category Archives: Bishops, Priests, Religious

Spiritual Advice From A Retreat Master for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity

Posted on March 3, 2019 by mjohnsonewtn

Father Donald Haggerty is a priest-in-residence at New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but he travels the world giving retreats to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity (MOC), who are close to his heart. That’s because he spent his first year studying … Continue reading →

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Get Help From St. Thomas Aquinas and the Dominicans

Posted on December 9, 2018 by mjohnsonewtn

The Angelic Warfare Confraternity helps you bear fruit in the garden of your soul. Get enrolled now! Continue reading →

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Bravery Under Fire: The Heroic Story Of Irish Army Chaplain Father Willie Doyle

Posted on June 10, 2018 by mjohnsonewtn

He was so brave during the battles of The First World War that he ran countless times into “no man’s land” to drag fellow soldiers to safety. He was so devout that he would get up and pray throughout the … Continue reading →

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Moose, Mountains & The Midnight Sun: Shining The Light Of Christ On the Last Frontier

Posted on May 18, 2018 by mjohnsonewtn

“Alaska is a state where you either love it or hate it – no in between. For those who have chosen to live there, you see God in everything. One Christmas, walking out of the church after Midnight Mass, the whole sky was filled with the aurora. You had a sense that this is what the first Christmas must have been like!” Continue reading →

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St. John Vianney: The Parish Priest Who Took On The Penance For His Parishioners’ Sins

Posted on April 24, 2018 by mjohnsonewtn

St. John Vianney loved the penitents who came to his confessional so much that he couldn’t bear to give them the heavy penances required by the French Church – and most of Western Europe – at that time. According to … Continue reading →

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Three Things You Can Do To Help Your Departed Loved Ones, And One To Ask A Priest To Do For the Dying

Posted on November 2, 2017 by mjohnsonewtn

November is the month when the Church Militant prays for the Church Suffering, meaning the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Most of us submit the names of loved ones to our parish or a Mass society to be remembered during this month. … Continue reading →

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EWTN’s “Called and Chosen – Fr. Vincent R. Capodanno” Showcases Military Chaplain’s Heroics On and Off the Battlefield

Posted on August 22, 2017 by mjohnsonewtn

In these days when the world is in so much need of real heroes, Father Vincent R. Capodanno stands out as a man of God, who is worthy of emulation. If you want your teenagers to understand what it means … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Dolan Reveals His Most Memorable Lenten Practice

Posted on February 21, 2014 by mjohnsonewtn

EWTN recently visited the offices of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan to film a series of one-minute Lenten reflections. After listening to his many insights about Lent, we wondered if there were any practices he had found particularly helpful in … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Dolan’s Brother Is Here: ‘Choice’ in Milwaukee; Inside the Papal Conclave & More!

Posted on November 20, 2013 by mjohnsonewtn

For most Americans, the word “choice” has become a synonym for abortion. But in Wisconsin, when someone asks if you are for or against “choice,” they’re most likely talking about the state’s school voucher program, a program that funds what … Continue reading →

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Part 11 Of Our Interview With Fr. Geno: How Do YOU Bring People To Christ?

Posted on May 23, 2013 by mjohnsonewtn

Several weeks ago, Father Eugene “Geno” Sylva, an official with the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, visited EWTN. During our interview, he spoke about a 2005 book, “Pillars of Faith,” in which Author Nancy Ammerman presented the results … Continue reading →

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