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Reliability and Trust
Reliability and Trust
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
A seven-year-old lad was excited about being on a fishing trip with his father. At what seemed like a good area in the lake for fishing, the man stopped the boat and told his son to throw the anchor overboard. The boy promptly obeyed, only to see the anchor, along with its attached rope, sink out of sight.
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The significance of the name Barabbas
The significance of the name Barabbas
By Elizabeth Hoyle
As Catholics, we know that names are important. We name our parishes, our schools, and our children after saints and notable figures from the bible. The significance of names is not strictly a Catholic thing, however. The ancient Jews and the Jews of Jesus’ day understood the importance of names.
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We are to start loving every day
We are to start loving every day
By George Calleja
One of the biggest challenges every person face in life is to start loving every day. Every day is a new opportunity to love the people around you, to start loving in a new way, to start loving in a fresh way. This is the art of loving.
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Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones
By Linda Kracht
“Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me.” While this adage has been oft-repeated [and presumed to be true because of its widespread use and awareness] since it first appeared in The Christian Recorder [source: Wikipedia], we have to ask/wonder — is it mostly true or mostly false? Do words affect us or not? How deeply?
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Seven Sacred Words
Seven Sacred Words
By Bernice Pillart Dumitru
“Behold the Wood of the Cross on which hung the Salvation of the world, O come let us adore.” The priest sings as we gaze at the crucified one on Good Friday.
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Striving and Trust
Striving and Trust
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
One of those “let-me-think-about-it” aphorisms was formulated by James Baldwin. He wrote, “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
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Timely Meditations on the Sorrowful Mysteries
Timely Meditations on the Sorrowful Mysteries
By Rex Teodosio
Here are some meditations on the sorrowful mysteries that are always timely even outside of the season of Lent.
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An inner look at The Passion of the Christ (part 5 of 5)
An inner look at The Passion of the Christ (part 5 of 5)
By Joby Provido
For Catholics, Mary's participation in the Passion is significant. She wasn't just someone who witnessed it: she also took part in it. From the story of the Annunciation, she conformed to the plan of God and accepted to be the mother of the Messiah through her "do unto me according to your word." (Luke 1:38) And here, in Calvary beside the dying Christ, her disposition has not changed.
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Open the Tomb!
Open the Tomb!
By Elizabeth Thomas
In Sunday’s Gospel, as we heard the story of raising Lazarus from the dead, we are told to remove the stone or open the tomb. Yes, Jesus is telling us to open the tomb!
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In the Garden
In the Garden
By Katie Zalany
What’s your Garden of Gethsemane? What is the trial you are about to undergo? What cross are you agonizing over? What are you awaiting or enduring to get to your resurrection? What aspect of God’s will are you yearning for Him to take from you?
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Wisdom's Manifold Mystery
Wisdom's Manifold Mystery
By Charlotte Ostermann
Chapter 3 of Ephesians strikes me as the high point from which the final chapters flow back into daily life – a less lofty place. I feel a kinship with St. Paul, who seems to find himself transported up into contemplative rapture, try as he might to take slow, careful steps up the mountain, leading his flock.
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Lenten Reflections
Lenten Reflections
By Ross Decker
I spent a lot of Wednesdays and Sundays in a church that really didn't recognize Lent. The pastor preached instant forgiveness and promised that God could not even remember your sins once you confessed them mentally to Him. He preached about Lent, Confession, Penance, and other Catholic practices only to mock them.
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Prayer and Trust
Prayer and Trust
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The hallmark of Christian spirituality has always been prayer. A truly prayerful person whose prayer is based on Christian revelation can be said to be a holy person. The Lord prompted St. Faustina to encourage the use of a simple five-word prayer because it summarizes the whole of Christian spirituality: “Jesus, I trust in you!”
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An inner look at The Passion of the Christ (part 4 of 5)
An inner look at The Passion of the Christ (part 4 of 5)
By Joby Provido
When the condemned criminals are led to the street, Satan makes an appearance. No one seems to see him (her?). But in this scene, Mary locks her gaze on him as if playing the game of blink where whoever blinks first loses. In this particular "blinking game" Satan looks away first as if a sudden realization comes upon him that he might not be winning after all.
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America's Biggest Family Oriented Catholic Missions Organization Up Close
America's Biggest Family Oriented Catholic Missions Organization Up Close
By Nate Lauer
Deep in the heart of Cajun country, in the bayous of southernmost Louisiana, mere miles off the Gulf Coast lies “Big Woods”, the operation center of Family Missions Company.
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Guidance and Trust
Guidance and Trust
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
A farmer watched a bird building its nest in a heap of branches pruned from an apple tree. Having planned to clear away that pile of branches, he destroyed the unfinished nest to discourage the bird from building it there. Undaunted, the bird started building her nest again in the same spot, and again the farmer destroyed the nest.
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An inner look at the Passion of the Christ (part 3 of 5)
An inner look at the Passion of the Christ (part 3 of 5)
By Joby Provido
The Red Letter Edition of the King James version of the Bible prints in red all the words Jesus spoke himself. However in the movie, just before the soldiers are about to scourge him, he utters: "My heart is ready, O God; my heart is ready." This, of course, is not a "red letter" quote. It is added to the scene to remind us of Psalm 57
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