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Divorce, Abortion, Divine Mercy and the Womb
Divorce, Abortion, Divine Mercy and the Womb
By Susan Skinner
As I sat with my pregnant friend Ashley, who is nearing her due date for her baby son, I pondered the baby in utero. Remembering my own pregnancies, listening to the heartbeat of my children on the sonogram, in which I could also sometimes hear my own heartbeat.
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The Logic of Human Dignity
The Logic of Human Dignity
By JP Nunez
I remember the day they announced that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. I was still in college, and much of the nation, including many of my classmates, was swept up in a patriotic fervor.
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Holy Hatred
Holy Hatred
By Susan Skinner
A few months back I posted the above quote from Archbishop Fulton Sheen on my Facebook page. I was immediately barraged for promoting hate. How could I post something saying real love involved real hatred?
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How Samson and the Gate of Gaza foreshadow Christ and the cross
How Samson and the Gate of Gaza foreshadow Christ and the cross
By Joby Provido
Whenever the name Samson is mentioned, people will mostly remember Delilah who betrayed him by cutting his hair off to take away his strength.
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He is of Beelzebul!!!
He is of Beelzebul!!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Recently I became very aware of a "problem" within our Church. We have some traditionalist Catholics who strongly believe that Vatican II was not good, and that Pope Francis is not the Pope. Oh dear! More troubling to me was they are being very public about these beliefs.
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Chalcedon and the Condemnation of Nestorianism
Chalcedon and the Condemnation of Nestorianism
By William Hemsworth
The Council of Chalcedon took place a mere twenty years after the Council of Ephesus. Its impact on Christology and doctrine is one that cannot be understated.
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Prayer of the Beloved to the Holy Family
Prayer of the Beloved to the Holy Family
By Susan Skinner
I felt the Lord ask for a prayer yesterday on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. Today on the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart, it was written.
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Why do Catholics confess our sins to another man (i.e., a Priest) rather than to God directly?
Why do Catholics confess our sins to another man (i.e., a Priest) rather than to God directly?
By Dan Baca
I was asked, “Why do Catholics confess their sins to a Priest, a fellow sinner, instead of to God Himself?”
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God Alone
God Alone
By Susan Skinner
It is not by our own merit that we are “good” or are we even able to do truly good deeds. It is only with God acting through us – since He is the source of all goodness. We can consider what we think to be good, based upon our own limited understanding, but how are we to actually know what is truly good?
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Our Lady of Puy-- The Site of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary after Her Assumption into Heaven
Our Lady of Puy-- The Site of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary after Her Assumption into Heaven
By Larry Peterson
The first recorded apparition of Our Blessed Mother occurred in the year 40 A.D. She was still alive at the time and living in Jerusalem. But she had made a promise to the apostle, James the Greater; she had told him that she would visit once he started his journey of carrying the gospel message to the ends of the earth.
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Deliver us from Evil
Deliver us from Evil
By Susan Skinner
Deliverance can sound like a scary word to some people. I am not sure why because we pray for it in the Our Father. As you all know I have been taking classes about all this.
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The Rose in Christian Symbolism
The Rose in Christian Symbolism
By E.M. McCarthy
The rose is considered by many to be the most beautiful and fragrant of flowers, and because of this the rose became a symbol of Mary, the Mother of God. The rose also has been used as a symbol for Jesus.
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Servant of God; Maria Domenica Lazzeri---the last 14 years of her life she ate nothing except for receiving Holy Communion
Servant of God; Maria Domenica Lazzeri---the last 14 years of her life she ate nothing except for receiving Holy Communion
By Larry Peterson
Maria Domenica Lazzeri was born in Capriana, Italy, on March 16, 1815. She was the youngest of five children born to Margaret and Bartolo Lazzeri, who was a miller by trade. However, Bartolo died in 1829 from pneumonia. The loss of her dad had a profound effect on his youngest child.
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The Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary; This was Her defining Virtue
The Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary; This was Her defining Virtue
By Larry Peterson
July 17 we celebrated the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The dictionary defines humility as the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one’s importance, rank, etc. A few synonyms for the word humility would be; lowliness, meekness, or submissiveness.
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Not Devaluing The Person And Sex Is The Gift Of Humanae Vitae
Not Devaluing The Person And Sex Is The Gift Of Humanae Vitae
By Rose Cuervo
Listening to the talk of Fr. Donald Haggerty in the July 21, 2018 Immaculate Conception Church’s conference celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae made me somber on two points but I will get to that later.
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Why Humanae Vitae Was Right
Why Humanae Vitae Was Right
By Tony Jesse
Imagine a loving father has to leave his children for an extended period of time. He cares very much for his children and so before he departs he writes out careful instructions for his children to follow. The father communicates that if his directions are followed loyally, the children will flourish while he is away and as a result, become closer to him.
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‘Nitty Gritty' Life and the Sacraments
‘Nitty Gritty' Life and the Sacraments
By Bill Dunn
The men’s group at my parish is doing a summer program called “The Bible and the Sacraments.” It’s very interesting and informative, and no, contrary to popular opinion, I’m not attending these sessions only because they feed us breakfast. That’s a nasty rumor started by, um, by everyone who knows me.
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