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By Catherine Sullivan, MICHAEL O'CONNELL, John Dougherty
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As the Catholic Church beatifies Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Father Dave welcomes Allan Smith to help us learn more about this future saint through personal retreats. Allan is a member of the Advisory Board of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation in Peoria, Illinois, and has spent more than a decade helping preserve and promote Sheen’s teachings through books, radio, conferences, podcasts, and media outreach.
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Don’t Feel Like Going to Mass? Father Dave Offers Some Motivation

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By Catherine Sullivan, MICHAEL O'CONNELL, John Dougherty
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A listener named Laura asks Father Dave for advice about fulfilling our Sunday obligation to attend Mass. “I feel bad, but sometimes I just don’t care to go to Mass,” she says. Father Dave begins by affirming her conscience. “Let me at least acknowledge and honor that you ‘feel bad,’ because I think our modern society instead says, ‘If it feels good, do it, and if you have any misgivings about something, you don’t need to do that,’” he says.
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By Catherine Sullivan, MICHAEL O'CONNELL, John Dougherty
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You may have heard of the Rule of Saint Benedict, but if you’re ready for a refresher, Father Dave welcomes Manolito Jaldon Jr. to help us apply it to our daily lives — even if you aren’t in a monastery! Manolito Jaldon Jr. is an oblate of Mount Angel Abbey and the author of, “The Upside-Down Kingdom: Living in Holiness and Sanity Through the Wisdom of Saint Benedict.” Manolito explains how he first was drawn to Benedictine life in 2006.
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