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* Exact phrases may not be matched if search criteria begins with a 'skipped word'.

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* Some words may be considered synonyms (e.g. St. and Saint, XI and eleven, Gen. and Genesis, Apocalypse and Revelation, etc.).

* Missing words and word order may matter (e.g. 'Pope St. Pius X' and 'Pope Pius X' and 'Pius X Pope' may each return different results)

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* If search criteria appears more than once on a page, the results may display only one instance of that criteria. Illustration: If you enter the search criteria "Prayer", the results may display a snippet of text from each page that contains the word "Prayer". The "snippet" may include only one instance of the word "Prayer", however, this term may appear many times on the page. To view all occurrences of your search criteria on a given page, click the link to open the page. Then use the 'search' or 'find' option in your browser to locate all instances of your search criteria on the page.

* +This site is driven by a number of independent databases that unfortunately cannot be directly searched using this page (see links above to search though databased items). However, we have come up with a 'work around' that may allow some indirect searching of content from applicable databases. The solution isn't perfect as it requires the user to input search criteria above and also on the applicable page(s). However, we hope the benefits of this 'work around' will outweigh the possible inconvenience.

* Information for various topics may be contained in one or more categories (or "areas"). For example, the topics "Jesus" & "God" may be searched in categories such as: Apologetics, Catholic Tradition, Faith Basics, Prayers, Reflections, Sacraments, Scripture, etc. Select the topic that is most applicable for your needs (or use the category "All"). Examples: For defense of Christ's divinity try searching under "Apologetics" category; for general information regarding Our Lord Jesus Christ try searching under "Faith Basics" category; for prayers to Jesus try searching under "Prayers" category; for quotations from saints regarding Jesus try searching under "Reflections" category; for information on Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, try searching under "Sacraments" category; for information on Jesus in Holy Scripture try searching under "Scripture" category.

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* Despite chosen options, the search engine may make various adjustments (e.g. not returning exact phrases). Should this occur, try refining your search (e.g. using fewer words/better keywords).

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* Note that some searches may take longer than others (e.g. exact phrase matching).

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