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We Must Forgive to Be Forgiven
We Must Forgive to Be Forgiven
By Bill Dunn
One of the scariest verses in the Bible has to be Matthew 6:15. It is right in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus tells us: “If you do not forgive others, neither will your Father (in Heaven) forgive your transgressions.” Now, this is not some obscure passage from one of those confusing Old Testament books that few people read and even fewer understand.
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Biblical, Historical, and Miraculous Evidence of the Eucharist
Biblical, Historical, and Miraculous Evidence of the Eucharist
By Tiffany Germain
The True Presence of the Eucharist can be one of the hardest things to accept. I mean you look at it and it looks like a mere piece of bread - a flattened one at that. You taste it and it tastes like it needs some seasoning or butter.
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Confessions about Confession
Confessions about Confession
By E.M. Wilson
So speaking as a Catholic I have to confess that there are many, many aspects of my faith that are mysterious and rich in Biblical ritualistic significance. What this translates to meaning for the everyday is that there are several misconceptions surrounding the Catholic Church and people talk about it like they understand it, when they don't (some Catholics are probably included in that).
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Grinning and Bearing It: 2,000+ Years Strong
Grinning and Bearing It: 2,000+ Years Strong
By Nicholas LaBanca
In the past several months, partially at the direction of a couple priests, I've been praying the Divine Office, also known as the Liturgy of the Hours. It usually doesn't happen every day to my schedule, or I just plain forget... because I'll be the first to admit that sometimes when I get a free moment after the baby goes to sleep, I let a video game come first, Recently, a passage from the Offi
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Prayers We All Should Know: The Saint Michael Prayer
Prayers We All Should Know: The Saint Michael Prayer
By Trish Stukbauer
As Catholics, we are blessed to share a rich and vibrant prayer heritage that has accumulated over literally thousands of years. Over time, many of these prayers that once were mainstays of our faith have been sadly neglected or just not taught – and as a result, not said – as often as they once were.
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The Authority of the Church (Part 3)
The Authority of the Church (Part 3)
By Mike Bugal
In our previous two articles we looked at the Scriptural support for the Authority of the Church and the support found both in The Didache and the writing of the Ante Nicene Fathers. In this last part, we move on to considering the Councils of the Church that established much of what many Protestants and all Catholics affirm.
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We are Christians!
We are Christians!
By Sergio Garibay-Olivares
You are Christ, my Holy Father, my Tender God, my Great King, my Good Shepherd, my Only Master, my Best Helper, my Most Beautiful and my Beloved, my Living Bread, my Priest Forever, my Leader to my Country, my True Light, my Holy Sweetness, my Straight Way, my Excellent Wisdom, my Pure Simplicity, my Peaceful Harmony, my Entire Protection, my Good Portion, my Everlasting Salvation.
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The Church Is A Kingdom, Not A Democracy
The Church Is A Kingdom, Not A Democracy
By Alex Brittain
“We have to respect other people’s opinions.” “I am entitled to my opinion.” “My opinion is just as valid as yours.” You have heard these before, have you not? You have heard these in personal discussions and have likely seen these on Facebook and on other internet message boards. You may have even said these things yourself.
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The Authority of the Church (Part 2)
The Authority of the Church (Part 2)
By Mike Bugal
Now that we have established the Biblical basis for the Authority of the Church we can move on to the extra-biblical, the evidence in the writing of the disciples of the Apostles and those that followed them. We’ll look at The Didache, the writings of the Ante Nicene Fathers and the Councils of the Church around the time of the Council of Nicea. The oldest is The Didache.
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Is Knowledge really Power?
Is Knowledge really Power?
By Sherry Kenner
What did Adam and Eve do? They wanted to be like God and so they ate the forbidden fruit. Who was telling them the truth? Of course, it was God Who Is the Truth. They were given everything, and still they yearned for more. Man turned away from God’s truth and innocence. The sad part is that thousands of years later, nothing has changed.
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Why Going to a Not-So-Catholic School Was the Best Thing That Could Have Happened to Me
Why Going to a Not-So-Catholic School Was the Best Thing That Could Have Happened to Me
By Forest Hempen
I suppose I should start by stating three things. One: I firmly believe that a wholesome, grounded Catholic education is one of the most important gifts a person can receive. Two: I truly and absolutely adore my alma mater. Three: the previous statements are, in the eyes of many, directly contradictory.
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The Authority of the Church (Part 1)
The Authority of the Church (Part 1)
By Mike Bugal
If one is going to examine the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, the first place one must start is with the Authority of the Church. This is key since not all doctrines of the Church have a solid biblical origin, but developed out of the traditions of the Church that arose over the last 2,000 years...
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Dear God - we are never alone.
Dear God - we are never alone.
By Dom Perry
A prayer for Cancer patients, and their care givers. Look at my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law. Take up my cause and redeem me; for the sake of your promise give me life. 1. A life lived forever lamenting, a heartfelt ache we always endure. We are consumed with your pain, we are suffering with you.
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Tu Es Petrus
Tu Es Petrus
By Mike Bugal
Pope Francis’ recent visit to the United States and his speeches delivered before a joint session of Congress as well as his homilies have upset a good number of American Catholics. Many are saying that he should stick to spiritual matters and not express an opinion on subjects such as Climate Change, Immigration and the care for the poor. Their remarks reflect more upon the condition of the Churc
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Awakening Pop Culture's Great Belief
Awakening Pop Culture's Great Belief
By Greg Schlueter
In a recent episode of Blue Bloods, NYC Police Commissioner and patriarch of New York City's police family, Frank Reagan (played by Tom Selleck), suggests his beloved Catholic Church needs to "get with the times" where it concerns gay “marriage.”
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Why I Love the Church
Why I Love the Church
By Mike Bugal
Ever since I first set foot back in a Catholic Church in January 2011, months before my reversion, I started looking at the Church through new eyes. Many of the things of Catholic life that had been pretty much meaningless as a child had new meaning. In the time leading up to my reversion and in the years since I have come to love many aspects of the Church.
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What Scripture does not say
What Scripture does not say
By De Maria
There’s an interesting discussion going on in the comments to the Paradigm article. Thanks to all who are participating there. The idea that is surfacing is that Protestants make up doctrine according to what they claim, “Scripture does not say”.
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