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If Jesus had a hashtag
If Jesus had a hashtag
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Today’s world is filled with social media status updates, memes, and…of course…hashtags. There are hashtags for everything from animals, politicians, breaking news, to faith. But, I wonder if Jesus had a Twitter or Instagram account, what his hashtag would be.
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Day 27 – You of Little Faith
Day 27 – You of Little Faith
By David Vermont
Today we read the famous scene where Jesus walks on water and approaches a boat carrying the Apostles. They think they are seeing a ghost and are terrified. After Jesus identifies himself, Peter says, “Lord if it is you, bid me come to you on the water.”
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Day 26 – The Death of John the Baptist and the Feeding of the Five Thousand
Day 26 – The Death of John the Baptist and the Feeding of the Five Thousand
By David Vermont
Two big events in our reading of the New Testament today. First we see Herod order the death of John the Baptist based on the wishes of his step daughter. The first obvious implication of the story is to demonstrate how arbitrary and capricious Herod is with his power.
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Strange Gods Before Me -- Do Catholics Worship Saints and Statues?
Strange Gods Before Me -- Do Catholics Worship Saints and Statues?
By Cynthia Trainque
I like to hear and to read about people's conversion stories to the Catholic Church...about the process they've been through in trying to assimilate all that our glorious Faith offers us. More often than not, there tends to be some tension within them about Mary's role in the Church and in praying to her and the saints.
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Day 25 – The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price
Day 25 – The Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price
By David Vermont
Today we read two parables in which Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven as a hidden treasure and a pearl of great value. In both parables, the finder goes off and sells all he owns and uses all his resources to purchase the treasure.
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Day 24 – Weeds in the Wheat and Mustard Seeds
Day 24 – Weeds in the Wheat and Mustard Seeds
By David Vermont
Today we read two of Jesus’ famous parables, the Weeds among the Wheat and the parable of the Mustard seed. Both parables have to do with the nature of the kingdom of God.
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Flexing Your Prayer Muscles
Flexing Your Prayer Muscles
By Caroline Godin
You can’t scroll Facebook or open your mail without some advertisements for self-improvement. They’re mostly exercise or diet related: machines, gyms, fads, magical drinks that make you not hungry. There’s always something new to try to make people get into what the world considers ‘good shape.’
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Day 23 – Understanding Parables
Day 23 – Understanding Parables
By David Vermont
Jesus himself describes what the parable of the sower means, so it is not necessary to recount that here. However, what is interesting is Jesus’ explanation of why he speaks in parables.
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The Benedict Option
The Benedict Option
By E.M. Wilson
So recently I have been reading some great articles written in response to the “Benedict option” one from Bishop Baron and another from R.R. Reno over at First Things.
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Day 22 – No sign will be given and the family of Jesus
Day 22 – No sign will be given and the family of Jesus
By David Vermont
Today we see the Scribes and Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign. Jesus refuses to give a sign. Instead, He says the only sign that will be given is the “sign of Jonah”. That like Jonah spent three days in the belly of the whale, so the Son of Man will spend three days in the belly of the earth.
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How Do I Earn Salvation?
How Do I Earn Salvation?
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
The other day, I got a message from a friend who had attended a Non-Catholic event where she had an encounter with a Born Again. She had been confronted by the “once you have accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you are saved and cannot lose that salvation” belief.
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Four Steps on the Path to Divine Intimacy
Four Steps on the Path to Divine Intimacy
By Nancy Marie Murray
There is much talk these days about meditation, mindfulness, and such things. These sound like wonderful pathways to lead you to closeness with the Lord, and are sometimes practiced even in Catholic settings.
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Rock On!
Rock On!
By Greg Schlueter
Confession. Recently on the way back from a long trip I was spinning through the radio dial. Amidst a range of talk radio, jazz, classic, worship and hits...I did stop for two songs that in former days would have really captivated me: "For Those About to Rock" by ACDC, and "Foolin" by Def Leppard.
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Jesus Ascended on the FIFTH day! Just by Accident?
Jesus Ascended on the FIFTH day! Just by Accident?
By Scott Pauline
Jesus ascended into heaven on the FIFTH day (though Thursday is the FOURTH working day in modern times, THEOLOGICALLY it is the FIFTH day, since the FIRST day of God's Mythical Creation is SUNDAY, not Monday)
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Do You Love God?
Do You Love God?
By Greg Schlueter
Many of us reply too quickly and easily, "Of course I do!" This Sunday Jesus shines a bright light on what loving Him really means: "If you love me, you'll keep my commandments." (John 14:15-21)
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The Power of Poor Souls' Prayers!
The Power of Poor Souls' Prayers!
By Elizabeth Thomas
“The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a "purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven," which is experienced by those "who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified" (CCC 1030). It notes that "this final purification of the elect . . . is entirely different from the punishment of the damned" (CCC 1031).
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Mud Cookies: Imagine Feeding Your Children Some?
Mud Cookies: Imagine Feeding Your Children Some?
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
"When there is no food for three or four days, the children cry from the pain. So I make them mud cookies to fill up their stomachs." The missionary priest, Monsignor Patrick Marron from Food for the Poor, quoted a woman living in a village of about two hundred people about 20 miles from Port Au Prince, the capital of Haiti.
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