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‘The babies in their mothers' womb want to live'
‘The babies in their mothers' womb want to live'
By George Calleja
A couple of days ago I was in a chapel, praying, meditating and experiencing the Love of God in a personal way. It was a moment of peace, of knowing that God treasures me immensely.
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There is always hope
There is always hope
By Troy Kroening
Our lives are filled with moments when we can feel overwhelmed and can easily despair into hopelessness. But we must remember that we have a loving and all-powerful Father. Indeed, we always have reason for hope. So, why would God allow us to have these moments that try us so?
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Thoughts on Suffering Souls
Thoughts on Suffering Souls
By Ralph Hathaway
From writing 7 articles pertaining to Purgatory the thoughts of the suffering they must endure plague my thinking as to the intensity of their realistic realm.
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Confession: A Sacrament of Healing
Confession: A Sacrament of Healing
By Katie Zalany
Do you need healing? I have found the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be foremost a Sacrament of Healing. It's not just confessing your sins to a priest. It is a path to wholeness and new life
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Our love is a reciprocation of God's love.
Our love is a reciprocation of God's love.
By Troy Kroening
We can think that we initiate love, especially in situations where there appears to be no love.
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Why Catholics Don't Believe in the Rapture
Why Catholics Don't Believe in the Rapture
By JP Nunez
I used to work in a parish religious education office, and once when I was at that job, a parishioner asked me when the rapture would happen.
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Sunday Gospel: Scorpions, Serpents, Fish, Eggs, Spiritual Fathers and Protestantism
Sunday Gospel: Scorpions, Serpents, Fish, Eggs, Spiritual Fathers and Protestantism
By Scott Pauline
Four times in the Gospels, Christ fed the people with five loaves and two fish.
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The Holy Eucharist; "Absolutely Real Flesh - Absolutely Real Blood"
The Holy Eucharist; "Absolutely Real Flesh - Absolutely Real Blood"
By Ralph Hathaway
Listening to a radio commentary on the Catholic Channel, over Sirius Radio this morning, the theme today was 50 % of Catholics do not believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
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Praying the Mysteries of Hope
Praying the Mysteries of Hope
By Katie Zalany
This past spring, I attended a one day Secular Franciscan retreat locally and they gave us the "Mysteries of Hope," which are intended for private devotion with the Rosary to strengthen our hope by meditating on Jesus' words and deeds.
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The Resurrection Of Lazarus
The Resurrection Of Lazarus
By Victor S E Moubarak
Note that Jesus does not go straight-away to heal Lazarus. He waits for two more days. He also says that this illness will not lead to death.
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The freedom to hope
The freedom to hope
By Denise Deverts
I recently finished reading The Everlasting Man by the early 20th century Catholic apologist G.K. Chesterton. I like to read Chesterton because he makes me think about things that deserve far more thought than I typically give them. The case in point this time is hope.
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Greed Is Idolatry
Greed Is Idolatry
By Bill Dunn
This upcoming weekend at Mass is one of those rare occasions when the scripture readings have nothing to do with our lives. Every once in a while, the selected biblical texts, written thousands of years ago, simply do not apply to us here in the modern world.
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Lead Us Not Into Temptation?
Lead Us Not Into Temptation?
By E.M. McCarthy
The phrase “lead us not into temptation” seems to be on the way out of Catholicism. A major publisher of the Mass missal is changing the phrasing of the Lord's Prayer already to "do not let us fall into temptation."
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POPE ZACHARY, THE MOST ABLE NEGOTIATOR
POPE ZACHARY, THE MOST ABLE NEGOTIATOR
By Debra Booton McCoy
Historians have viewed Zachary as a capable administrator and a skillful, subtle diplomat in a dangerous time. Peter Partner called him “perhaps the most subtle and able of all the Roman pontiffs.
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Our Relationship with God: Like a Dad and Daughter
Our Relationship with God: Like a Dad and Daughter
By Katie Zalany
This past Sunday, my eye was caught by a father and daughter playing basketball. The little girl was about 4 or 5 years old. The father was gently passing the ball to her and guiding their play, while she was all over the place. It reminded me of a relationship with God.
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Catholic Church: South Korea as a model for Europe
Catholic Church: South Korea as a model for Europe
By Josef Bordat
The Church in Europe is in a deep crisis. Parishes are losing members, Sunday's mass-attendance is down to 10 percent (at least in Germany). The latest figures from Germany show the ongoing decline. While Church in whole Europe is declining, according to the numbers concerning membership, priests, attendance in Holy Mass, Catholic Church in the Republic of Korea is growing
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The Body of Christ is Looking Out for You
The Body of Christ is Looking Out for You
By Katie Zalany
An older retired lady at my parish recently came up to me at the gym while I was exercising and was prompting me to do something. I grinned and told her that someone else in the parish suggested the exact same thing to me, so the Holy Spirit must be working here.
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