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A Word To Our Shepherds about Betrayal
A Word To Our Shepherds about Betrayal
By Susan Skinner
I was recently blindsided by something that left me momentarily feeling exposed, even betrayed. Because I know God is in all things, I took it to him to try to process what happened. I knew clearly I was supposed to meditate on Jesus’ betrayal. I did that for several days, and this morning God spoke. He told me I was looking at it wrong.
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A FEW SINCERE QUESTIONS FOR MY PROGRESSIVE-LIBERAL FRIENDS!
A FEW SINCERE QUESTIONS FOR MY PROGRESSIVE-LIBERAL FRIENDS!
By Greg Schlueter
Jesus Christ through our Church has long exhorted us to maximal participation in public life (CCC, 1915). Indeed, we share the call to claim the world for Jesus Christ. We are called to build the Kingdom. This takes place in the social/political arena. Accordingly, it is incumbent upon us to "speak the language."
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Roe v Wade—46 years later hurting Baby Turtles is illegal but, in America, killing Baby People is a "guaranteed right."
Roe v Wade—46 years later hurting Baby Turtles is illegal but, in America, killing Baby People is a "guaranteed right."
By Larry Peterson
Sea turtles are protected by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 1977. They are also protected by federal law which prohibits disturbing sea turtles while they are “nesting” (aka; unborn).
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Suffer Well
Suffer Well
By Susan Skinner
We are one body in Christ. I don’t think we understand this yet. Until we do, we will live in a perpetual state of discord. The Mystical Body of Christ will heal when we understand and want the salvation of other people. Not in the sense that we want to control them, which comes from a spirit of control, but because we love them.
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Make Me a Modern Channel of Your Peace: A Satire Story
Make Me a Modern Channel of Your Peace: A Satire Story
By E.M. McCarthy
The Speaker of the House checks her cell phone. Dressed in a Chanel suit, tan lines visible against the white top accessorized with black pearls, she pushes on the phone and holds it up to her ear.
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POPE VITALIAN, TRYING TO EASE TENSIONS
POPE VITALIAN, TRYING TO EASE TENSIONS
By Debra Booton McCoy
Vitalian, son of Anastasius, was born somewhere between 580 and 600 AD in Segni, Lazio, in central Italy. He appears to have been elevated to cardinal in 655.
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Protestantism Finds a Type in Jezebel
Protestantism Finds a Type in Jezebel
By Scott Pauline
Original Protestantism and modern hard-core Evangelical Protestantism did and do like to point scary and negative imagery of the Apocalypse at the Catholic Church.
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Devastating Decline in the Practice of the Faith Must be Fiercely Repelled
Devastating Decline in the Practice of the Faith Must be Fiercely Repelled
By Michael J. McCormick
Closing schools, merging parishes, dwindling vocations and Mass attendance at historic lows, are all current devastating trends within the Catholic Church in the United States. But far from being accepted as the new normal, these harsh realities must be fiercely repelled.
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"No Greater Love"
"No Greater Love"
By Elizabeth Thomas
Sometimes we hear words, can grasp what they say---but do not fully KNOW the real truth behind how they apply to our personal life. The same could be said about "take up your cross and follow me." Just what was Jesus really implying in that call. And just how do these two statements connect?
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Reading Makes Saints
Reading Makes Saints
By BJ Gonzalvo
Saint Josemaria Escriva once said, “Reading has made many saints.” And indeed, many of the saints we admire now started their own spiritual journeys by reading.
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Alligators Aside, You Might See More of This "New But Old" Religious Order
Alligators Aside, You Might See More of This "New But Old" Religious Order
By Kevin J. Banet
If you’re on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville on a sunny afternoon, you might see a few men clothed in white, horsing around for a photo op with the giant alligator statue that is the school’s mascot.
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Jesus Baptism, the Anointed Messiah
Jesus Baptism, the Anointed Messiah
By Mary Rivers
On Jordan’s banks the glory of God shines forth. Seen as a dove, comes the voice of thunder-
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Have You Ever Chased a Sunset All Over the World
Have You Ever Chased a Sunset All Over the World
By Elizabeth Thomas
Two days ago, my daughter's mother-in-law died quickly from pneumonia secondary to the lung cancer diagnosis she had. The family, along with grief, were also a bit angry over the 'TOO SOON leaving us' emotion.
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Dad's Bible and My Return to the Church
Dad's Bible and My Return to the Church
By Kevin J. Banet
I scanned all the old books before me. They were all just as I had imagined them, worn covers and all. “Take whatever you want,” my sister said. “I’m giving the rest to the Goodwill.”
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Why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?
Why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?
By Katie Zalany
One night this past week, the pain of life took hold of me. I wept almost the entire night. I longed to be comforted by someone--anyone and I could barely recognize God in my midst. Of course, my prayer was not answered which made matters worse.
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More Than Words
More Than Words
By E.M. McCarthy
Words matter. Anyone who has seen the way news outlets write about abortion will understand why they use words like: abortion providers, anti-abortion protesters, abortion rights activists, abortion foes, access to abortion, and the right to decide. These subtly make pro-lifers out to be heartless and backward and cruel.
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Church Volunteers - the Hands and Feet of Christ
Church Volunteers - the Hands and Feet of Christ
By BJ Gonzalvo
Church volunteers make the parish vibrant. They are the backbone of the Church. They come from different backgrounds serving as altar servers, Eucharistic ministers, musicians, catechists, lectors, kitchen servers, and yes, volunteers include our priests and nuns.
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