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How often do we look with disdain on the faults of others?
How often do we look with disdain on the faults of others?
By Ralph Hathaway
How often do we look with disdain on the faults of others? Does our day begin with joy in a relaxed atmosphere until someone commits an intrusion into our surroundings by some obnoxious act of unkindness?
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The Incredible Story of Four Nuns Trapped in the South Pacific during World War II. There only means of Escape---via Submarine
The Incredible Story of Four Nuns Trapped in the South Pacific during World War II. There only means of Escape---via Submarine
By Larry Peterson
There is a touch of irony to this story. On July 8, 2018, Aleteia ran a story about Our Lady of Puy. This is the site of the Blessed Mother’s very first apparition after her Assumption into Heaven. The irony is in what follows.
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Who Am I to Judge?
Who Am I to Judge?
By Lorrie McNickle
Who am I to judge? I saw this “quote” once again in a comment on Facebook this weekend and it absolutely made me cringe. It seems to me this singular quote and the apathetic and relativistic philosophy that it signifies and demonstrates is at the root of what is wrong in our churches and society today.
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Answer to an Old Article
Answer to an Old Article
By Mike Bugal
Occasionally, it a good idea for me to review some of my old articles. There have been responses that I haven’t seen since we don’t get notices about such things. I wrote a multi-part series on the Resurrection which you can read here: Resurrection Evidence: Some Alternative Theories Part 1
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St. Nonna---She Converted her Pagan Husband and raised three Children who became Saints.
St. Nonna---She Converted her Pagan Husband and raised three Children who became Saints.
By Larry Peterson
She was born in the year 305 AD in a place called Nazianus, Cappadocia, which today is present-day northern Turkey. At the time, the Roman Empire still ruled most of the world.
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A Lengthy Prayer --THAT COVERS ALL!
A Lengthy Prayer --THAT COVERS ALL!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Heavenly Father: In the Name of Jesus, by the power of His Blood and in the Authority of Your Word, we come against all idle speculations and lofty ideals that come against the knowledge of God in myself, our families and loved ones and all humans everywhere.
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The Key to Happiness
The Key to Happiness
By Bill Dunn
Ten-thousand years of accumulated human wisdom has determined that people are the happiest when they do two things: 1) humbly trust the Almighty Creator, and 2) have loving relationships with their family and friends.
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To Whom shall we go? You have the words of Everlasting Life!
To Whom shall we go? You have the words of Everlasting Life!
By Ralph Hathaway
A strong reaction to what Jesus said; Are you going to leave as well? (Jn 6: 68) Yet, in light of the recent sex-abuse scandal and the outcry from so many disillusioned Catholics many are doing just that. Leaving the pews of the Church, withholding monies from the collection baskets, demanding that the bishops resign their posts; including the Holy Father.
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Pope St. Stephen I—He defined the Sacrament of Baptism and it Stands to this Day
Pope St. Stephen I—He defined the Sacrament of Baptism and it Stands to this Day
By Larry Peterson
If we could travel back in time to the middle of the third century we would quickly discover the Catholic Church, although fraught with differences from today, had many similarities to our modern day, 21st-century church. There was plenty of hierarchical infighting going on and the politics of leading the Church was in flux.
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Communism, Fascism, and Liberal and Conservative Christianity in the Bible, and the Alabaster Jar of Anti-Sacramental Mystery
Communism, Fascism, and Liberal and Conservative Christianity in the Bible, and the Alabaster Jar of Anti-Sacramental Mystery
By Scott Pauline
This is in STUDENT/TEACHER format, for entertaining interplay. This is very long, but we worth it, in my humble opinion. Enjoy if you can!
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Mass Attendance is Down...Poper Catechesis is Part of the Solution...
Mass Attendance is Down...Poper Catechesis is Part of the Solution...
By Dan Baca
On July 29, 2018 Fox News did a story concerning a Gallop Poll (i.e., https://news.gallup.com/poll/232226/church-attendance-among-catholics-resumes-downward-slide.aspx ) that found Catholic Mass attendance continues to drop. The purpose of this article is to address—to some extent—why this is the case and suggest, in a limited fashion, what the Catholic Church can do address this negative trend.
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Feast of Trumpets
Feast of Trumpets
By Mary Rivers
Ancestors who planted roots in Your special kingdom, The vine you uprooted from Egypt, those fallen from your ways, Called yearly by shofar trumpet into the Temple of the Lord.
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Believers or Not
Believers or Not
By Mary Rivers
We make the sign of the cross, We eat no meat on Friday, Following alone the traditions of man, We nullify the true word of God
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The Duty to Avoid Scandal
The Duty to Avoid Scandal
By Anthony S. Layne
I’ve already written elsewhere on the recent kerfuffle over the CCC 2267 rescript. In light of the recent scandals—in fact, in light of the last 16 years—I submit that CCC 2489 also needs some clarifying revision.
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These Happenings are Unspeakable but I Cannot Remain Silent
These Happenings are Unspeakable but I Cannot Remain Silent
By David Torkington
When the political philosopher Edmund Burke wrote: "These things are unspeakable, but I cannot remain silent," he could well have been speaking about the terrible sexual scandals that have taken place in our Church.
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What we can learn from the Pieta
What we can learn from the Pieta
By Joby Provido
Michelangelo’s La Pieta must be one of the most renowned sculptures in the world and of all time. It is a Renaissance piece made of Carrara marble that depicts Mary with her son, Jesus Christ, on her lap after he was taken down from the cross. We see in her face a dignified and serene sorrow that we can’t but have pity on her – and that is what La Pieta means, “the pity.”
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To Hate? To Heal?
To Hate? To Heal?
By Elizabeth Thomas
God Said, “Let Light Shine Out of Darkness,” But God, this is a great darkness! God, what do we say? How can we relate? I know the trauma and effects of sexual abuse, but to have this pain come from the hands of a priest? There is no way any of us could begin to understand unless we were one of the victims. What is the answer then? Let us ask God as we always should.
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