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By Msgr. Charles Pope - This past Sunday, we read St. Paul’s almost ominous words about our need to break free from attachments to this world: I tell you, brothers, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them, those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning, those using the world as not using it fully. For the world in its present form is passing away (1 Cor 7:29-31).

By Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man - Prayer is our outstanding supernatural resource for fighting the wiles of the enemy. St. Alphonsus said, “Prayer is, beyond doubt, the most powerful weapon the Lord gives us to conquer evil … but we must really put ourselves into the prayer, it is not enough just to say the words, it must come from the heart. And also prayer needs to be continuous....

By Gretchen Filz, The Catholic Company - Do you know what a sacrament is? Do you know how many there are? Can you name them?  Do you know what they do?.. These are important questions that every Catholic should be able to answer. If it’s a bit fuzzy or confusing, here is a short primer that lays out the big picture of our relationship to the sacraments and what they do for us.