Mary DeTurris Poust
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Mary DeTurris Poust is an author, columnist and blogger who focuses on Catholic issues. Her most recent book is "The Essential Guide to Catholic Prayer and the Mass" (Alpha, 2011). She is also the author of "Walking Together: Discovering the Catholic Tradition of Spiritual Friendship," "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Catholic Catechism" and "Parenting a Grieving Child: Helping Children Find Faith, Hope and Healing after the Loss of a Loved One." She blogs at Not Strictly Spiritual.

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4 Spiritual Tips To Help You Adapt To The New Catholic Mass

0 Comments | Posted October 28, 2011 | 9:40 PM

Having come of age in the years after Vatican II, I never knew the Catholic Mass in Latin. In fact, the only version I know is the one that's been celebrated for the past 40 years. So I didn't take too kindly to the idea that the words and responses...

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What's the Point of Prayer?

750 Comments | Posted August 3, 2011 | 12:00 PM

Most of us, at one time or another, send up a prayer and hope against hope for the answer we want. And more often than not, we wait and wonder, as we continually check our spiritual inbox for some sort of sign, if perhaps our prayer fell on deaf ears,...

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