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Are Non-Catholics a Gold Mine for Vocations?
Are Non-Catholics a Gold Mine for Vocations?
By Kevin J. Banet
There’s a small but sure growth in vocations in the United States, thanks be to God. Most of us think of good Catholic families as the best source for vocations. But what about non-Catholics?
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Offering One's Own Life to Save a Life vs. Rejoicing in Sanctions that Destroy Life; The Paradox that is Humanity is Inexplicable
Offering One's Own Life to Save a Life vs. Rejoicing in Sanctions that Destroy Life; The Paradox that is Humanity is Inexplicable
By Larry Peterson
New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed into law the Reproductive Health Act, on January 22, 2019, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The intentional signing of this bill on that day and the cheering that followed brought me back to a day 40 years earlier. The date was September 6, 1978. For my young family that was also a day about the life and death of a baby.
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The Apostasy of Our Souls
The Apostasy of Our Souls
By Lorrie McNickle
I don’t know about you all, but I am really tired of people trying to legitimize sin and their absorption and promotion of it by trying to separate their religion and the beliefs and teachings they are bound and required to be committed to by stating that their private moral and religious duties are not tied to their public and political ones.
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Visitation Friends Chat, and One of Them Wonders, Should She Join the Convent?
Visitation Friends Chat, and One of Them Wonders, Should She Join the Convent?
By Kevin J. Banet
Saint Francis de Sales is known as a master of the spiritual life. One of the religious orders that he helped found is the Visitation Sisters. The discussion below, which has been abridged, is from the “Living Jesus Chat Room,” which takes place every Sunday on the website of the Second Federation of the Visitation Sisters.
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When God calls us How do we respond?
When God calls us How do we respond?
By Ralph Hathaway
I remember seeing a mural painted on the stairway in a seminary; it read, God calls once, your answer is forever. It impressed me and somewhere in my cranium I never forgot those words. The question above should remind all of us, no matter what our calling in life is about, to respond in some manner to that call.
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Childlike Trust and Confession
Childlike Trust and Confession
By Sinclair Cushmore
The Sacrament of Confession may be one of the least received Sacraments in the Church today. Even those who go to Sunday every week might find it difficult to muster the courage to tell their faults and shortcomings to their local parish priest.
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The Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist
By Ralph Hathaway
At Mass, the priest elevates the host for all to see, and says the words of our Salvation: “This is My Body”! Similarly he does the same with the Chalice of wine saying, “This is My Blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many”. (Mark 14: 22-24)
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Bad Arguments in the Debate about Homosexual Activity
Bad Arguments in the Debate about Homosexual Activity
By JP Nunez
One of the biggest issues facing Christianity today is the morality of homosexual activity. While most Christians throughout history have considered it a sin, many are reconsidering this traditional position and arguing that our faith does not actually require it.
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Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s Scripture readings at Mass, a few verses jump out: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:4); “When the people…heard this, they were all filled with fury” (Luke 4:28); “Love is patient, love is kind….it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:4,6).
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IT'S NOT THE DYING, LORD, -- IT'S THE "GOODBYE-ING"
IT'S NOT THE DYING, LORD, -- IT'S THE "GOODBYE-ING"
By Elizabeth Thomas
Rather, it is the expected or the unexpected--death is inevitable in everyone's life. In fact we are in the process of dying everyday. Recently, there was a death in my daughter's family. Her mother in law died--a expected but unexpected death.
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POPE DONUS
POPE DONUS
By Debra Booton McCoy
Donus was another old man elected Pope. He, too did not last very long.
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Lonely in a noisy world
Lonely in a noisy world
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
The tragic reality is our society offers more ways to connect, strengthen relationships, form new friendships, and increase our social circle than ever before – but our teenagers are lonely. Actually, let’s admit it: we are all lonely and social media usage increases feelings of loneliness, isolation, anxiety and depression.
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Love Enemies in Our Hateful Culture
Love Enemies in Our Hateful Culture
By Bill Dunn
If you haven’t noticed, our culture is very polarized these days. The level of hateful anger is alarmingly high. Historians tell us this is not the worst it’s ever been in U.S. history. For example, back in 1968 our nation was almost ripped apart, with an unpopular war in Vietnam, racial strife, assassinations, and riots in the streets.
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The Beautiful Gift of the Eucharist
The Beautiful Gift of the Eucharist
By Katie Zalany
The Eucharist had become a treasured gift to me over the last few years. There are three words I would use to describe my experience of the Eucharist: Sustenance. Nourishment. Peace.
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Why Rome Matters
Why Rome Matters
By Tony Jesse
Bob Dylan wrote a song called "Gotta Serve Somebody." The song echoes the deep human need to worship something, anything. Whether people know it or not they listen to a particular authority, and, in turn, some entity has ruling influence over them. Today, this mysterious entity is the pop culture.
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Cuomo, Pelosi, abortion and the Bible
Cuomo, Pelosi, abortion and the Bible
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has received a lot of push back, even including demands for his excommunication from the Church, because of signing the Reproductive Health Act. First, let’s recap briefly what he actually signed into law. The Reproductive Health Act allows those who are not doctors to perform abortions.
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PUT YOUR FLAG IN THE SAND!
PUT YOUR FLAG IN THE SAND!
By Greg Schlueter
We all know the moving image of Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima. The tremendous sacrifice it required. What it was for. But do we recognize that right now we are on a much more epic battlefield? With much graver consequences? Do we recognize that how we respond today is a story that will be told by future generations?
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