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Nicholas Senz
Nicholas Senz is a husband and father and the director of children’s and adult faith formation at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Arlington, Texas. You can find him on Twitter at @NickSenz.
by Nicholas Senz Where do feast days come from? Often the answer to this question is simple. Usually feast days commemorate the life of a saint. Sometimes they commemorate events, like the dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran (the…
A short history of the Nicene Creed
Every Sunday, midway through Mass, we rise and pray together the Nicene Creed: “I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth” and so on. Unfortunately for some, the Creed can seem somewhat rote, something taken for…
How my guardian angel distracted me
I am easily distracted in prayer. This hardly makes me unique — even many of the great saints confessed to this struggle, so at least I am in good company. Different things will pop up to derail me. Sometimes the events of the day intrude.…
Angels 101: What we should know about God’s messengers
When we think of angels, we tend to conjure images from Renaissance paintings: chubby cherubs with tiny wings; long-haired figures with flowing robes; or perhaps a heavenly warrior, outfitted in Roman armor. These depictions leave us with…