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The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
By William Hemsworth
The first commandment forbids idolatry and polytheism. It promotes putting God first in our lives and aligning our lives in such a way that nothing takes the place of God.
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Rediscovering "Our Blessed Mother"
Rediscovering "Our Blessed Mother"
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
An unfortunate fact about Mary's relationship to her Son's mystical body is this: While most Christians admire and respect Mary, they don't relate to her as our spiritual mother, which she is by virtue of our union with Jesus.
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Mary, "Our Tainted Nature's Solitary Boast"
Mary, "Our Tainted Nature's Solitary Boast"
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Did a woman cause all of society's problems? After all, it was Eve who committed the first sin, as Paul points out (see 1 Timothy 2:14). However, Paul also states that "sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin" (Rom 5:12). It was not that first sin, the sin of Eve, that caused our problems; it was the second sin, the sin of Adam, that contaminated the entire human race, includ
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"Rose-ary"
"Rose-ary"
By Ralph Hathaway
The sweet fragrance of roses, a feeling of God’s closeness, the sign of Mary, Mother of God, assuring us that peace, love, and sanctity are real. Does everyone have these experiences? Perhaps not. But, all may be certain that when this phenomenon occurs Mary is close by.
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Devout Use Of The Bible
Devout Use Of The Bible
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
This brings us to the third prerequisite for releasing the power of God's Word, namely, devotion or prayerfulness in the use of Scripture. Even when one has hungered for the Word and attained some knowledge of it, apathy in devotion can abort its problem-solving power.
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Priestly Vocations are Born from a Catholic Culture
Priestly Vocations are Born from a Catholic Culture
By Christina M. Sorrentino
There is the misconception that there is a 'crisis in vocations' because young men are no longer being called to become priests, but the truth is that they are still being called by God to the priesthood, but because of a culture that does not promote vocations they are not responding to His call.
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Make NO Mistake and Never Forget; Mothers are Women and Female is their Gender
Make NO Mistake and Never Forget; Mothers are Women and Female is their Gender
By Larry Peterson
I found myself writing this for Mother’s Day because the legal definition of “gender” has become controversial. I begin with a quote from Cardinal Giovanni Ravasi; President of the Pontifical Council of Culture: “The love of man and woman, capable of generating life, is a sign that points to God.”
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Familiarity With God's Word
Familiarity With God's Word
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
After the first element we must have for God's word to abide in us, Hunger for God's Word, that we reviewed yesterday, the second power trigger, familiarity with Scripture, implies a kind of knowledge that is unsatisfied with a shallow inquiry. A superficial investigation into God's Word will not only lead to distorted conclusions, as Peter reminds us (2 Pt 3:16), but also will fall short
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Fifty Years Of Marriage
Fifty Years Of Marriage
By Mary Rivers
Yesterday we were looking at old pictures of ourselves with a car we still own, a collector car. The car still looks the same, but I hardly recognized us. Things remain the same, yet people are always changing- sometimes for better, sometimes not so well. We had arms looped around each other, a sign of affection; now our arms entwine to hold each other up.
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Walking in the Shadow of Death
Walking in the Shadow of Death
By Elizabeth Thomas
From the moment of birth, entering into life: we walk through that valley of the shadow of death.
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Hunger for God's Word
Hunger for God's Word
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Hungering God's Word leads to "eating" it—not literally, of course (although the Old Testament prophets Ezekiel and Jeremiah did exactly this, as did John in the book of Revelation: see Ezekiel 3:1-3; Jeremiah 15:16; Revelation 109-10), but by devouring it with our minds and hearts.
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Pentecost and Eternal Perspective
Pentecost and Eternal Perspective
By Mark C. McCann
In 2005, the movie “Cinderella Man” (Universal Pictures) hit the big screen. It told the story of a former boxer named James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe) and his experience during the Great Depression. He struggled to keep his family fed, working shifts on the docks unloading cargo until his former manager Joe Gould (Paul Giamattie) offered him one last fight
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Ten Reasons Society Should Always Reject Abortion
Ten Reasons Society Should Always Reject Abortion
By E.M. McCarthy
Abortion is war, and with all wars brutality and death rule.
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Miracle Power at Your Fingertips
Miracle Power at Your Fingertips
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Proverbs tell us: "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver" (Prv 25:11). For better or worse, words have a powerful effect on us all. Psychologists claim that even a single word can release compelling power. "Sale" is a word that will fill a store. Shouting "fire!" will empty it.
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St.Maximillian Kolbe and the Immaculate Conception
St.Maximillian Kolbe and the Immaculate Conception
By Ebeth Weidner
May is the month of Mary and I desire to continue to consecrate myself to our Holy Mother. This year I will be reading Fr. Michael Gaitley's book, "33 Days to Morning Glory" for the second time. Here in his book, Fr. Gaitley discusses Marian devotion through, as he describes them as the Marian giants, St. Louis de Montfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Theresa of Calcutta, and St. John Paul II.
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Mary, Mother of the Church
Mary, Mother of the Church
By Christina M. Sorrentino
This year on Monday, May 21, the day after Pentecost, we will be celebrating the newly added feast day; the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. Pope Francis has added this memorial to the Roman calendar to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title as, "Mother of the Church".
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Amazing Grace— Your Expandable Quota of Divine Life
Amazing Grace— Your Expandable Quota of Divine Life
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Like the little fish, the Samaritan woman at the well knew little about abundant, freely available, life-giving and life-sustaining water. Her ignorance, though, was not about ordinary water, but about the "living water" that Jesus offered.
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