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What the Lord teaches us through the Notre Dame Cathedral fire
What the Lord teaches us through the Notre Dame Cathedral fire
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Like so many around the world, I watched in horror and shock as the images of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris flooded news feeds and television reports. My first thought was “I hope the Blessed Sacrament is ok.” Now, as the ashes settle, investigations into the cause continue, and plans for reconstruction perhaps begin, I would urge everyone to see beyond what was lost.
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Notre Dame burning to the ground - a doula prespective
Notre Dame burning to the ground - a doula prespective
By Julie
I am writing this evening about Notre Dame Cathedral burning down...well some of the structure maybe left - but it will never be the same church again. I know other writers may also be writing about this same event. I don't know. I am not usually the "flash news" type of writer.
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Teen Book Review - aka Genius
Teen Book Review - aka Genius
By Leslea Wahl
Book Review of middle-grade novel: a.k.a. Genius by Marilee Haynes
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POPE ST. SERGIUS I, CREATOR OF "AGNUS DEI"
POPE ST. SERGIUS I, CREATOR OF "AGNUS DEI"
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Sergius I was the third in a line of six Syrian popes. At that time, the emperor, located in Constantinople (now, Istanbul, Turkey), tended to side more closely with those popes from the East. It worked for a little while….
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Rebuilding Notre Dame: A Reflection
Rebuilding Notre Dame: A Reflection
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Hearing the news of the destruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15th due to fire came as a shock and great sadness to the world. Whether we heard the news on our phones, from a family member or friend or on TV, nearly everyone seemed to be affected in some way by this great loss. Occurring during Holy Week has magnified what has happened and drawn people of faith, different religions and
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Where is our moral compass?
Where is our moral compass?
By Mary Rivers
No one knows the inner turmoil of another, the inner struggles of life which affect some more than others. Suffering man, often hidden by a smiling, seemingly carefree behavior, even one who seems to have everything, sometime fall, unable to rise from the abyss.
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The Easter Mysteries and The Mystic Way
The Easter Mysteries and The Mystic Way
By David Torkington
The very reason why Christ sent out his love on the first Pentecost day was so that it could enter into all who would receive it. This love that would draw us up into his mystical body and then into his mystical contemplation of his Father was God’s plan from the beginning, so that through contemplating his glory we would ultimately be drawn into that glory.
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Memories of First Confession
Memories of First Confession
By Bill Dunn
Let’s be honest. Receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation is often uncomfortable. No one likes to admit their deepest, darkest failings to another person. Going to Confession can be embarrassing and awkward. I’ve been going to Confession on and off for 55 years (mostly off).
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Lord, Even If There Were 40 Righteous | Jesus and Peter on the Beach
Lord, Even If There Were 40 Righteous | Jesus and Peter on the Beach
By Scott Pauline
“Lord, I have been thinking. You have said that he who hears Us hears You, and he who rejects Us rejects You. Is this really true, Lord?”
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Last of the Mini-Lenten Retreat -Hosana in the Highest Holy week!
Last of the Mini-Lenten Retreat -Hosana in the Highest Holy week!
By Julie
Well, I forgot to post something last week, but anyway now we are in Holy Week! It seems like this Lent has dragged on for me - I do not know why. Maybe, I still miss my old pastor or who knows! It just feels different this year for me.
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What is Meant to Be, Will Be
What is Meant to Be, Will Be
By Lorrie McNickle
I've been thinking about Saint Dismiss a lot lately. St. Dismiss is the good thief.
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Who Forsook Whom?
Who Forsook Whom?
By Marilyn Hetrick
At 3:00 on the first Good Friday, Jesus had been on the cross in unutterable agony for six hours, and he called out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” I’ve always believed those words were Jesus’ prayer to God, his Father—words coming from the anguish of Jesus’ humanity, a quote from an ancient Psalm which ends in joy. But, yesterday, I heard those words in a different light.
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Good Friday: Judgement or Mercy?
Good Friday: Judgement or Mercy?
By Ralph Hathaway
G“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Words of supplication in agony; are not heard, seemingly! But, God hears all of our prayers and certainly not only heard but felt the very agonizing request of His Son, writhing in pain and humanly asking why?
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For whom the cock crows?
For whom the cock crows?
By Victor S E Moubarak
Sunday Mass was over and everyone had left. Father Ignatius was clearing up in the Sacristy when Arthur, a young Altar Boy, came in sheepishly.
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Blessed Mariano—Before dying, He tended to the wounds of one of his executioners and helped a sick child.
Blessed Mariano—Before dying, He tended to the wounds of one of his executioners and helped a sick child.
By Larry Peterson
His name was Mariano Mullerat I Soldevila, and he was born on March 24, 1897, in Tarragona, Spain. He was the sixth of seven children and his parents, Ramon Mullerat and his wife, Bonaventura, were devout Catholics. Mariano, was baptized on March 30, one week after his birth.
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Hear I am Lord, I come to do Your will
Hear I am Lord, I come to do Your will
By Mary Rivers
“Here I am Lord; I come to do Your will.”
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Beware of False Prophets; You Will Know Them By Their Screenshots
Beware of False Prophets; You Will Know Them By Their Screenshots
By Joseph Michael
And Jesus said: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their screenshots.”
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