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Saint Brother Andre
Saint Brother Andre
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
As with many Saints that we have written about, when Blessed André died on January 6, 1937, the Faithful had already proclaimed him a Saint. In the case of Blessed André of Mont Royal, or Montreal, Canada, not only the citizens of that city, but indeed all of French Canada considered him a Saint during his lifetime.
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What does sex mean?
What does sex mean?
By Steve Pokorny
A few years ago, psychologists at the University of Texas at Austin asked the question, “What is sex for?” They received 237 different answers. There were lots of interesting answers, such as “makeup sex” or “birthday sex.” There were also some screwed up answers, from “revenge sex” to “get ahead in my career” sex.
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What I Found in Merton's The Seven Story Mountain
What I Found in Merton's The Seven Story Mountain
By Katie Zalany
While I was off from work over the holidays, I had a goal for myself. I was finally going to read The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton. This book was on my reading bucket list for at least a few years.
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Living The Worthy Life: Signs Are Changing Quickly-Be Prepared
Living The Worthy Life: Signs Are Changing Quickly-Be Prepared
By Michael Cunningham
At heart, the Anti-Christ is the ruler of this world. The false prophet teaches a religion that is only of this world.
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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
Elizabeth Ann Seton really fits the description of a woman for all seasons. She is truly a role model for women of today. Although she was always a very refined lady, she never shrunk from any kind of work which would help her or her family, whether it be her children or her ladies.
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The Fool and the Intellectual
The Fool and the Intellectual
By Anthony S. Layne
I am not an intellectual. At least, I hope not. If someone should accuse me of being an intellectual, I should examine my conscience for the behavior that led them to such a conclusion and, on finding it, repent my sin. All the same, it is true that for much of my life I aspired to be considered an intellectual. Even now, that aspiration lies in my soul waiting to trip me up.
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POPE SAINT LEO III, WHO MADE AN EMPEROR
POPE SAINT LEO III, WHO MADE AN EMPEROR
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Leo is most noted for protecting Charlemagne from his enemies in Rome and crowning him Holy Roman Emperor as well as “Augustus of Rome.”
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The Peril of "I Made You"
The Peril of "I Made You"
By E.M. McCarthy
There is a trend which is captured in a recent commercial when a woman says to her mother-in-law: “how did you make someone I love?”
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God Relentlessly Pursues Us
God Relentlessly Pursues Us
By Katie Zalany
Leading up to the new year, I have a practice of looking through my journals and reflecting on the last year. Where did I see God? What was I most thankful for? Where do I need to grow?
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Living The Worthy Life: The New Evangelism Is For You
Living The Worthy Life: The New Evangelism Is For You
By Michael Cunningham
Bishop Fulton Sheen explained it this way, “Fundamentalism assumes that the Bible is fundamental. Catholicism retorts…that the Bible is not a book but a collection of books, and hence the question more fundamental than Fundamentalism is: Who gathered the books together, and declared that they would constitute a Bible, and be regarded as the revealed Word of God?
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"God tells us to forgive others….but I just can't"
"God tells us to forgive others….but I just can't"
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Forgiveness is a loaded word. It’s an even greater weight to bear when there is unforgiveness.
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Did Mary Know?
Did Mary Know?
By Elizabeth Thomas
I read a blog about the song MARY DID YOU KNOW? A beautiful song that was called horrific for it put Mary down I guess. In a way it did for Mary, when she said YES---did know this was the Son of God, her Savior, our Savior, the Lamb of God and when she kissed His face, yes, she knew---she was kissing the face of God. The Subject though, or the question that popped into my mind----DO WE KNOW?
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Hope for 2020
Hope for 2020
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
Is it going to be continued crises during 2020 or Hope? I am going to choose hope so let me spend a few minutes to lay the foundation for my argument.
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Have you made a New Year's Resolution? Here is a Suggestion.
Have you made a New Year's Resolution? Here is a Suggestion.
By David Torkington
A hermit I know used to say, ‘When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be in hell’. The fact of the matter is, we all fall. The secret of spiritual growth is how long we take before we get up again.
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Move Beyond Your Fears to Total Trust in God
Move Beyond Your Fears to Total Trust in God
By Kevin J. Banet
How can we tame our fears and walk with confident faith in God? If we want to move beyond servile and mercenary fears for a higher form of love, should we always forget about those lesser fears, or ignore them? There is a saying from Nelson Mandela: “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
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Losing Stuff but Not Spirit
Losing Stuff but Not Spirit
By Katie Zalany
I was recently visiting my grandparents over the holidays. They are in their mid-eighties and moved out of their home into an apartment this past fall. It was a bit sad to see how they downsized in their new place. Many of their possessions were given away or sold.
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Living The Worthy Life- The Role Of The Lay People In The Church
Living The Worthy Life- The Role Of The Lay People In The Church
By Michael Cunningham
Bishop Fulton Sheen predicted that the Church would go through some extremely troubled times. In fact, he specifically explained that it would be the laypeople who would save the Church.
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