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Don't Bash the Trash Collector
Don't Bash the Trash Collector
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Garbage collectors are somewhat taken for granted as they go about their malodorous task. But their importance becomes obvious when a city-wide garbage collectors' strike erupts; that's when the maggoty garbage piles up day after day, as flies and rats breed freely. If the strike is unresolved, the threat of disease sets in.
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Day 83 – Paul in Athens
Day 83 – Paul in Athens
By David Vermont
Paul’s preaching to the philosophers of Athens is unique and interesting. It shows that there is not just one way to preach the gospel and that the evangelist who knows his audience and tailors his message (without compromising the truth of course) is wise.
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Sparring with Shadows
Sparring with Shadows
By Mike Bugal
One of the biggest waste of that time is engaging “trolls”. That is an Internet term for people who just want to sling mud (or less mentionable material) at people without any desire to discuss whatever subject they are ranting about.
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Why Can't You Tickle Yourself?
Why Can't You Tickle Yourself?
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
This is a question with a good news/bad news kind of answer. The bad news is that no one really knows the answer; it's one of countless mysteries still unsolved by science. The good news is that all mysteries, both scientific and religious, will be known eventually - most of them probably in the next life.
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Day 82 – Paul in Thessalonica
Day 82 – Paul in Thessalonica
By David Vermont
Today we read of Paul’s continuing travels and his arrival in Thessalonica. Again Paul preaches to the Jews at the synagogue. This was always fertile ground for converts because they were able to understand the context of the Messiah and the Gospel.
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Grasping At Straws
Grasping At Straws
By Mike Bugal
Last year I wrote an article titled “Do Protestants Actually Believe Sola Scriptura?” in which I talked about the pretty much universally accepted doctrine among Protestants that the Bible is the sole authority for sound doctrine.
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Sin and the Total Eclipse of the Sun
Sin and the Total Eclipse of the Sun
By Mary Rivers
Sin is not a one- time thing; Growing, it is ever darkening the landscape of life; Darkening until it is black all around,
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Body Language Spoken Here
Body Language Spoken Here
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
In times of persecution, early Christians needed some swift inconspicuous gesture to identify themselves to one another. Since a Christian is one who follows Christ, the challenge of Christ himself suggested the gesture to be used: "If anyone would come after me, he must...take up his cross and follow me" (Mk 8:34).
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Day 81 – Paul is Beaten and Imprisoned
Day 81 – Paul is Beaten and Imprisoned
By David Vermont
Today we read about what will become and all too common occurrence for Paul as he is beaten and arrested for preaching the gospel. The incident stems from Paul’s casting a demon out of a young slave girl.
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God's Pretty Smart
God's Pretty Smart
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
God's pretty smart," observed a perspicacious fourth-grader. "Long before eyeglasses were invented, he put our nose and ears in the right places."
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Day 80 – Spreading the Word
Day 80 – Spreading the Word
By David Vermont
Today we read Paul setting out on his second missionary journey. He immediately meets Timothy who is ½ Jewish and ½ Greek. Timothy had converted and Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him.
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Just a Weary Pilgrim
Just a Weary Pilgrim
By Sr. Christina M. Neumann
For some reason, “pilgrim” was my word for today. It stood out to me both at my time of prayer and when Father happened to use it in his homily at Mass.
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Little Girl Get Up
Little Girl Get Up
By Susan Skinner
If you’re like me you probably spent much of your life worrying about what people think of you, or various other anxieties that happen throughout the day. I often feel like I spent a good majority of my adult life in a fog. Chasing that next happiness, but once achieving it, like a ghost, the happiness disappeared.
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Day 79 – The Apostles Letter to the Churches
Day 79 – The Apostles Letter to the Churches
By David Vermont
Having decided the matter before them, the Council of Jerusalem sends a letter to the Churches to advise them of the decision. It is the first encyclical sent out by the Church.
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Build up the Ancient Ruins
Build up the Ancient Ruins
By Trish Irvine
After finishing a silent retreat, I opened my Bible to where I had some papers sticking out. I had marked this section because of the first three verses of Isaiah 61. They were the Scripture verses my college women’s group considered “our” passage.
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Day 78 – The Authority of the Church to Interpret Scripture
Day 78 – The Authority of the Church to Interpret Scripture
By David Vermont
As we reach the end of Acts chapter 14 and the beginning of chapter 15 we see Paul’s first missionary journey coming to an end. Paul returns to Antioch and a controversy arises.
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Day 77 – Paul Continues Preaching
Day 77 – Paul Continues Preaching
By David Vermont
Today we read of Paul’s preaching to the Gentiles. Paul heals a man who had not been able to walk since birth. The healing causes the local people to think that the pagan gods have come down and appeared as men.
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