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From Addiction to Redemption
From Addiction to Redemption
By Susan Skinner
I have told this story before but on the Feast of his death I decided to print it again. Eight years ago today Michael Patrick Fallon passed away while in seminary after having a heart attack from a heart defect he had had since childhood. I hadn’t seen or spoken to him in about 20 years.
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Peter of Alcantara---This little know Franciscan mentored none other than St. Teresa of Avila
Peter of Alcantara---This little know Franciscan mentored none other than St. Teresa of Avila
By Larry Peterson
Peter of Alcantara was born in 1499 in the Province of Caceres in Extremadura, Spain. He was named after his father, Peter Gravita, who was the governor of Alacantara. His mom was from a noble family who came from Sanabia. Already as a child, Peter displayed an exceptional gift of prayer, and at times he was so absorbed it was if he was in a trance.
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Living the Worthy Life: Lights, Camera, Action For The 21st Century
Living the Worthy Life: Lights, Camera, Action For The 21st Century
By Michael Cunningham
Looking for guidance on how to live your life? Tired of the ordinary, hum-drum existence you call today’s life? Ready for a change for the better? Well if you are, here area some very special words. They were written over seventy years ago but they are as fresh today as they were then.
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The Prosperity Gospel
The Prosperity Gospel
By Susan Skinner
This week one of our ministry leaders experienced a tragedy. As you all know I work in deliverance ministry with Jansen Bagwell who is the lead of this ministry at our church. Before I begin this story, I just want to comment on the man and his wife. They are not perfect, none of us are, but Jansen is the closest thing I have seen to a true disciple of Christ this side of heaven, and his fami
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Are Your Sufferings Giving Glory to God?
Are Your Sufferings Giving Glory to God?
By Katie Zalany
I listen to Christian radio and one day I heard a blurb that hit me pretty hard: Is your life giving glory to God at every moment? And by glory, the speaker meant, praise and honor.
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What Star Will You Follow?
What Star Will You Follow?
By Lorrie McNickle
As Judah slept, wise men were stirred, Deep in the heart, Grace was conferred- As complacency ruled the day, A young coupled searched for a place to stay -
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Living The Worthy Life: Saints Be Praised
Living The Worthy Life: Saints Be Praised
By Michael Cunningham
Think about this. Do people live to become Saints or do they become Saints because of the way they live? Either way, this status will become a reality for Fulton J. Sheen soon and I thought it would be rather fun to look back and see what he said about the lives of the Saints himself.
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Why We Confess Our Sins to a Priest
Why We Confess Our Sins to a Priest
By JP Nunez
Why do we have to confess our sins to a priest? This is one of the most common questions that people ask about the Catholic faith, and with good reason. Nobody likes telling another person all the bad things they've done, so if we're going to do it, we want a really good reason why we should. It's just human nature to want to know the reasoning behind things we don't like.
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His cause for sainthood has not yet begun, but this priest was another who gave his life for his fellow inmates at Dachau
His cause for sainthood has not yet begun, but this priest was another who gave his life for his fellow inmates at Dachau
By Larry Peterson
His name was August Froehlich, and he was born into a prosperous merchant’s family in Prussia in 1891. He was studying philosophy but had to leave his studies since he was drafted to serve in the military when World War I erupted. He became part of an elite unit called the 1st Guard Grenadiers and was sent to the Russian front. On July 3, 1915, he was severely wounded. Unconscious and not moving,
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Ecological Sins
Ecological Sins
By E.M. McCarthy
When I read in my church bulletin's “Social Justice” corner an article about the threat to the environment by plastic bags and the suggestion we should give up on K-Cup coffee, I bristled. I'm not confessing something so silly as using plastic cups the next time I go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
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Prayer for a Troubled Child
Prayer for a Troubled Child
By Susan Skinner
The writer of this prayer would like to remain anonymous. A Prayer for Our Child.
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This Advent, Prepare to Come Alive
This Advent, Prepare to Come Alive
By Katie Zalany
“Come alive” and “Arise” I kept hearing in my prayer all of November. “To what Lord?” I asked. For some time I did not get an answer.
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The Little Lent: Giving Up Cranky for Christmas
The Little Lent: Giving Up Cranky for Christmas
By Tess Shore
As Christmas approaches, it always amazes me how cranky people really can be.
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Have Patience With All Things, but First of All With Yourself
Have Patience With All Things, but First of All With Yourself
By Kevin J. Banet
What kind of world would we live in if public figures and political leaders took a other-first approach, instead of seeking fame and recognition? Hundreds of years before Christ, Plato envisioned what he called a “philosopher king,” a leader who cared more about virtue and truth first and foremost in how they led. How can we do this in a miniature way in our own lives?
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The Horrors of Hell are Equal in Degree to the Glories Found in Heaven!
The Horrors of Hell are Equal in Degree to the Glories Found in Heaven!
By Lorrie McNickle
I'm currently reading a book about the horrors of Hell. Honestly, I am not sure what motivated me or inspired me to read such a book, but it has had a horrifying effect on me. The book is by Paul Thigpen and called "Saints Who Saw Hell".
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"Recurring Dreams of Holy Mass and my role in them"
"Recurring Dreams of Holy Mass and my role in them"
By Ralph Hathaway
As in my reflection “Encountering the Church Penitent” a very vidid dream, last night’s dream was no different. There have been many short dreams during the past several years where I am on the way to church, or already there, but something always confronts me or creates a block which prevents me from completing my ministry that day.
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The Words that Jesus Spoke
The Words that Jesus Spoke
By Elizabeth Thomas
I challenge you to prepare for Christmas, His first coming and now His second coming by reading from Luke the Words that Jesus spoke and pray that you see what HE really was saying.
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