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POPE PASCAL I
POPE PASCAL I
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pasquale dei Massimi was born into an aristocratic Roman family around the year 775. He is a member of the same family as Pope Stephen, his immediate predecessor. The parents of this young child were Bonosus and Theodora. Pascal’s mother was known to be a devout Christian and was known for her acts of piety and sanctity.
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Jesus is the Great "I AM"
Jesus is the Great "I AM"
By Michael J. McCormick
It is often puzzling to observe how many of us Catholics, even practicing ones, are not aware that Jesus is God! But this is the key to the entire work of salvation. The reason why the Sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross is perfect is precisely because he is God and therefore All Perfect.
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Visited by a Soul from Purgatory? - A True Story
Visited by a Soul from Purgatory? - A True Story
By Charles Fraune
There is a personal story that I am compelled to share which must somehow be connected with the new work I have begun, and with the research and associated spiritual work needed in order to write and publish Slaying Dragons: What Exorcists See & What We Should Know. If that is actually the case, it would make sense to me.
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A Child's Unconditional Love
A Child's Unconditional Love
By David Heath
In this month of the 47th anniversary of Roe V Wade, it bears us to remember the children - some 60,069,971 since 1973 - that have been denied the right to life.
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What To Ask For ...
What To Ask For ...
By Victor S E Moubarak
We sometimes pray for other people. Our spouse, children, grand-children, other relatives and friends. We pray for good health, a happy life, a good job and marriage, and many other good things we wish for the people we love. But then ... God knows the needs of these people. It is good that we pray for them.
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Teen Book Review - eXtreme Blindside
Teen Book Review - eXtreme Blindside
By Leslea Wahl
After winning silver, teen snowboarder Jake Taylor is struggling with sudden fame when he s offered a gig he can't refuse: becoming a spokesperson for a state-of-the-art athletic training facility. Training for its first competition, Jake relies on his faith to help him find ways to use his fame to help others... when athletes mysteriously start getting sabotaged one by one.
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Living up to your calling to be a SAINT!
Living up to your calling to be a SAINT!
By Troy Kroening
Wow, that sounds like a lot. Me, a Saint? But everyone (yes, EVERYONE!) is called to be a saint. God created us to love us and for us to love Him in return. Saints are simply the ones who love Him in return. Yes, you can do it, even I can do it. You do not need to build a cathedral, start a religious community, or live like a monk. Some are called to such a life, but most are not.
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We Must Give Thanks in ALL Circumstances
We Must Give Thanks in ALL Circumstances
By Bill Dunn
In his first letter to the Thessalonians, St. Paul wrote, “In some circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.” Oops, my mistake. I mistyped that. What Paul wrote was, “In ALL circumstances, give thanks.”
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Gentle Savior + Mighty Sword
Gentle Savior + Mighty Sword
By Charles Fraune
Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down the Just One! Open, O earth, and bring forth the Savior! These are the words which the Church called out as we passed through the season of Advent.
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The Power of Praying the Rosary!
The Power of Praying the Rosary!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Let us first start, though, with the POWER OF PRAYER, as we should. For the power of Prayer leads into the power of the Rosary. Prayer is seeking God, talking to God and connecting with God.
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On Earth As It Is In Heaven
On Earth As It Is In Heaven
By Lorrie McNickle
There seems to be something deep inside all of us that inclines us toward sin and creates a barrier for us to Truth and Joy. We all want it, and most of us aspire to even lessor supposed goods as an alternative to the real virtues.
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Why Wait until Marriage?
Why Wait until Marriage?
By Linda Kracht
Believing that it's important to wait until marriage is as old fashioned and out of step as the person suggesting it — or so they say. The they’s cut across age, political party affiliation, occupation, religious beliefs, and geography so us old fashioned’s really have our work cut out for us! Especially as we try and teach our loved ones that waiting until marriage will have life-long benefits.
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Francis Delalieu; this Good Samaritan saved a future Servant of God and her family from death-- then he was gone.
Francis Delalieu; this Good Samaritan saved a future Servant of God and her family from death-- then he was gone.
By Larry Peterson
One of the most famous Gospel readings is the one we all know as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. What follows is about someone who may be among the greatest Good Samaritans of all time, a man we know almost nothing about.
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The Last Rebellion - A Reflection on the Rise of Satanism
The Last Rebellion - A Reflection on the Rise of Satanism
By Charles Fraune
Is it possible that Satanism is here to stay? That it is not a passing phenomenon but a new morphing of mankind toward its final perversion as the consequences of the Fall play out before us? This article will explore this potential as well as the idea that Satanism is simply the next logical step in the deterioration of the intellect of man, and of his connection to God and truth,
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Living The Worthy Life: The Three R's Of The Mass Relevance, Reverence, and Religious Education
Living The Worthy Life: The Three R's Of The Mass Relevance, Reverence, and Religious Education
By Michael Cunningham
Houston we have a problem. Some people are looking for answers in all the wrong places. Instead of relevant answers, they are simply creating many more problems. They are calling for the Church to go back to its traditional teaching but what is traditional in a traditional sense? The problem becomes quickly apparent here. The question is what is traditional?
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We celebrate the Feast of the Espousal of Joseph and Mary.
We celebrate the Feast of the Espousal of Joseph and Mary.
By Troy Kroening
Joseph and Mary have an anniversary, too! And we celebrate it January 24th . We may think of an espousal or betrothal as an engagement, but it was more than that in the time of Joseph and Mary. Back then, it was the beginning of a marriage.
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The Grave Danger of Receiving the Eucharist Unworthily
The Grave Danger of Receiving the Eucharist Unworthily
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
A Pew study in 2019 reflected the sad reality that only 31 percent of Catholics believe the bread and wine at Mass actually become the body and blood of Jesus. In other words, 69 percent of Catholics do not believe in the Real Presence, which is the “source and summit of the Christian life (CCC 1324)”.
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