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Why pray to Mary?
Why pray to Mary?
By Faith-Full Writer
Recently, two different friends contacted me separately asking for prayers related to health; both found out about potentially life-threatening matters. I elected to say a rosary - a special series of prayers primarily directed to Mary - for each of them; their health, their families, and their doctors.
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John the Quirky Baptist
John the Quirky Baptist
By Bill Dunn
In the gospel readings at Mass, for last weekend and for this weekend, we hear about John the Baptist. Last week in Matthew’s gospel, John baptized Jesus, although quite reluctantly. He said to the Lord, “I need to be baptized by YOU.”
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Quotes That PROVE The Primacy of Rome in the Early Church
Quotes That PROVE The Primacy of Rome in the Early Church
By Arnold Scott
The Catholic Church includes all of the local (particular) churches in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, who is the successor of St. Peter. It was St. Peter who was entrusted by the Lord Jesus Christ as the shepherd to stand in the place of the Good Shepherd (John 10:11) and feed His sheep (John 21:15).
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Essential Catholicism: Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Essential Catholicism: Baptism in the Holy Spirit
By Greg Schlueter
BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT is not something for a particular type of Catholic. Or personality. To be Catholic is to be open to all God desires for us. Whether we understand it or not. Whether it has been represented well or not.
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Our Mission
Our Mission
By Carol Monaco
With the baptism of Jesus, we see the unity of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The heavens opened up, and the Spirit of God descended like a dove upon Jesus and the voice from Heaven said: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.” [Matthew 3:17] The Spirit of God invested Jesus with a mission—to show the way, the truth, and the life—that gives freedom from sin.
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What does sex mean?
What does sex mean?
By Steve Pokorny
A few years ago, psychologists at the University of Texas at Austin asked the question, “What is sex for?” They received 237 different answers. There were lots of interesting answers, such as “makeup sex” or “birthday sex.” There were also some screwed up answers, from “revenge sex” to “get ahead in my career” sex.
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The Peril of "I Made You"
The Peril of "I Made You"
By E.M. McCarthy
There is a trend which is captured in a recent commercial when a woman says to her mother-in-law: “how did you make someone I love?”
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Living The Worthy Life: The New Evangelism Is For You
Living The Worthy Life: The New Evangelism Is For You
By Michael Cunningham
Bishop Fulton Sheen explained it this way, “Fundamentalism assumes that the Bible is fundamental. Catholicism retorts…that the Bible is not a book but a collection of books, and hence the question more fundamental than Fundamentalism is: Who gathered the books together, and declared that they would constitute a Bible, and be regarded as the revealed Word of God?
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Did Mary Know?
Did Mary Know?
By Elizabeth Thomas
I read a blog about the song MARY DID YOU KNOW? A beautiful song that was called horrific for it put Mary down I guess. In a way it did for Mary, when she said YES---did know this was the Son of God, her Savior, our Savior, the Lamb of God and when she kissed His face, yes, she knew---she was kissing the face of God. The Subject though, or the question that popped into my mind----DO WE KNOW?
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Have you made a New Year's Resolution? Here is a Suggestion.
Have you made a New Year's Resolution? Here is a Suggestion.
By David Torkington
A hermit I know used to say, ‘When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be in hell’. The fact of the matter is, we all fall. The secret of spiritual growth is how long we take before we get up again.
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Move Beyond Your Fears to Total Trust in God
Move Beyond Your Fears to Total Trust in God
By Kevin J. Banet
How can we tame our fears and walk with confident faith in God? If we want to move beyond servile and mercenary fears for a higher form of love, should we always forget about those lesser fears, or ignore them? There is a saying from Nelson Mandela: “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
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The Eucharist, Our Foretaste of Eternity
The Eucharist, Our Foretaste of Eternity
By JP Nunez
Most Christian churches (whether Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox) recognize that the Eucharist looks forward in some way to Jesus’ second coming and the consummation of God's plan of salvation. This is taught pretty explicitly in Scripture. For example, when talking about the Eucharist, St. Paul says, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death
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The Holy Innocents, The Holy Family
The Holy Innocents, The Holy Family
By Mary Rivers
Herod The Great, ruler of the Romans, Suspicious of any who threatened his power; Heard rumors of Magi seeking their king.
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Epiphany: Messiah Revealed to The World
Epiphany: Messiah Revealed to The World
By Bill Dunn
This week is the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, celebrating the occasion when “magi from the east” visited the child Jesus to bring Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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The Marvels of The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Mystics
The Marvels of The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Mystics
By Rex Teodosio
In face of so many blasphemies thrown at Jesus and Mary in the past month--many, too repulsive to be mentioned--it seems fitting to air out some of the repulsive stench by recounting the marvelous birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. By retelling the Nativity in a way that brings out the marvelousness will go a long way in repairing the injuries done to the Sacred Heart of the Infant Jesus.
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A New Year of God's Favor
A New Year of God's Favor
By Katie Zalany
On the Sunday before Christmas, I was at my monthly Franciscan order Mass and formation meeting, and the Formation Director looked right at me and said, “As Catholics, each year we announce a year of favor at Christmas, so may 2020 be a year of God’s overwhelming favor and abundance for you.” That caught my attention. I don’t know about you but I certainly want favor in the new year!
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God has Chosen to Become Man and Make His Home Within us
God has Chosen to Become Man and Make His Home Within us
By David Torkington
Of the whole gamut of myths, legends and fairy tales that have been told in human history, not even the most outrageous or outlandish can compare with the message that we can so easily take for granted. It is the message first delivered to poor shepherds as they tended their flocks in the early hours of the first Christmas day.
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