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Day 132 – The Syrophoenician Woman
Day 132 – The Syrophoenician Woman
By David Vermont
Today’s reading is the famous scene where a gentile woman begs Jesus to cast a demon out of her daughter. The story is particularly memorable because of the strong language Jesus uses.
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Even If You Are Day Old Bread!
Even If You Are Day Old Bread!
By Elizabeth Thomas
For some time now I noticed that my pastor chooses to give me a regular round Host at Communion, even if the broken pieces of the Larger Host consecrated at Mass are still on the Paten.
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Dei Verbum: What is Divine Revelation?
Dei Verbum: What is Divine Revelation?
By William Hemsworth
In my years as a Protestant, a topic of great passion was just how God reveals Himself to mankind. Sola scriptura, or the Bible alone, was my battle cry for many years. However once I started reading the early church fathers something hit me. These sound a lot like Catholic teachings
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Don't Cross off the Cross
Don't Cross off the Cross
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
As every writer knows, an editor will often cross out an irrelevant phrase as a journalistic blunder. Jesus, our divine Editor, crosses out, by his cross, our moral blunders called sins.
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Day 131 – Tradition
Day 131 – Tradition
By David Vermont
Does Jesus condemn all tradition? In today’s reading, Mark 7, the states: And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! … thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do."
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The Dove with the Olive Branch and the Peace that Our Lady will Bring
The Dove with the Olive Branch and the Peace that Our Lady will Bring
By Scott Pauline
The Christ draws profound parallels between Noah’s day and that of the end of the world. Too, St. Peter compares the beginning world destroyed by water with the final world destroyed by fire, effectively indicative of the Flood and the end-of-the-world fire at the Second Coming.
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When God Smiles
When God Smiles
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
If we could see God smiling upon us lovingly in the midst of our adversities, how easily we could bear even the most arduous and painful trials.
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Day 130 – Feeding the 5,000 – Redux
Day 130 – Feeding the 5,000 – Redux
By David Vermont
Today we read Mark’s account of the feeding of the 5,000. There are only two miracles that are recounted in all four (4) Gospels: The Resurrection and the feeding of the 5,000. Seems to me that that fact alone might imply some major significance to the event!
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Opportunity Knocking
Opportunity Knocking
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The story epitomized the mentality of persons who would like to escape from the bondage of sin, but are ashamed of what others might think of them if they admitted their weakness and failures.
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Day 129 – Jesus' "Brothers and Sisters"
Day 129 – Jesus' "Brothers and Sisters"
By David Vermont
Jesus had no blood brothers or sisters. But wait, doesn’t it says right there in Mark 6, which we read today: Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense * at him.
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Where is the Goalpost?
Where is the Goalpost?
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
If we lose sight of our proper goal in life, we may find ourselves gratifying the Enemy and his cheering section in Hades.
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Day 128 – The Woman with the Hemorrhage
Day 128 – The Woman with the Hemorrhage
By David Vermont
We see Jesus called to the house of a synagogue official to heal his sick daughter. Huge crowds press in upon him as he travels. One person, a woman with a hemorrhage, knows that if she can just touch Jesus’ cloak she will be healed. She fights her way through the crowd and touches the hem of his garment. Immediately she is cured.
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Can Woe Be Gone for the Woebegone?
Can Woe Be Gone for the Woebegone?
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
To be "crestfallen" is to be disconsolate or discouraged; and this state of mind can even devolve into a dark form of despair, while the depressed person is not even aware of the reason for it.
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Day 127 – the Gerasene Demoniac
Day 127 – the Gerasene Demoniac
By David Vermont
Today we read about Jesus healing a man possessed by demons. In fact, so many demons possess the man that when Jesus asks their name they refer to themselves as “legion”, a reference to a Roman legion consisting of at least 1,000 men (and at times up to 6,000).
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Complete Delete
Complete Delete
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The average adult today can remember the time when computers were unheard of, or at least not regarded as a home appliance. Yet today, if all computers stopped working, our highly technological society would be rendered helpless and the economy would collapse.
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Day 126 – Jesus' Parables
Day 126 – Jesus' Parables
By David Vermont
Today we continue reading Jesus’ parables. We begin with the parable of the lamp under the basket.
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Consequences of Sin in Modern History: the Dragon, the Beast, the False Prophet, and Frogs
Consequences of Sin in Modern History: the Dragon, the Beast, the False Prophet, and Frogs
By Scott Pauline
Japan is facing an epic social and economic crisis because of its anti-fertility crisis of more than a generation. China, too, is approaching this as a terrible consequence of its long-standing forced abortion policy of one-child-only. Older persons are petrified since there is no one take care of them.
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