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Saints Flora and Mary--Betrayed by their Families and Martyred for their Faith
By Larry Peterson
Many people have suffered the heartache and pain of being betrayed by someone close them, oftentimes a family member. There is a saint we can all turn to for spiritual and moral support when or if this ever happens to us. Her name is Flora and she and her best friend, Mary, died together for the faith they loved.
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On the True Spirit of Advent
By Justin Soutar
We Catholics recently began a new liturgical year, entering once again into the season of Advent, which is a period of preparation for the celebration of Christ's birthday.
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GiveThe Gift of Yourself
By Carol Schiebold
We have all experienced those times when someone we know had surgery, is ill or is just going through a difficult time. We think about them, probably pray for them, but then think “But What Can I Do?” It is at these times that we are called to be Christ for one another. That doesn’t mean that what we do has to be huge.
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Contemplation
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Oliver Cromwell, the Puritan Lord Protector of England, had his own quaint form of grace that he piously recited before each meal: “Some people have food but no appetite; some people have an appetite but no food. I have both. The Lord be praised!”
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Day 224 – The Question of Fasting
By David Vermont
Today’s reading: Luke 5:27-39 In today’s reading, Jesus explains that it is not necessary for his disciples to fast because during the time that Jesus is with them, it is like bridegroom being at the wedding feast.
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"Christ" He is Coming: The Heavens proclaim it; He is here; Let us Rejoice!
By Ralph Hathaway
“Christ” He is coming; The heavens proclaim it; He is here; Let us Rejoice!
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Out of the Ashes of Defeat: Discovering A Call to Be Single
By Melanie Jean Juneau
There are many people today who do not think being single is simply a default choice or a temporary state. After years of struggling to find their unique vocation, men and women are discovering they are not called to marriage or a specific religious community. They still want to solemnly vow to live their lives dedicated to God, exclusively.
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The courage to get out of the boat
By Lisa Mayer
Peter had a choice to make once. He was on the boat, asleep, and he woke up to see Jesus walking on the water. The Apostles were so afraid. But not Peter. He said, "Lord, if it is you, then call out to me to come to you on the water." And Jesus called him. So Peter went. He stepped out of the boat into a raging storm and did the impossible--he walked on the water.
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Timelessness
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
A child’s death from a ravaging illness seems to us to be outrageously premature, since in our time frame life ideally lasts into advanced adulthood. We find it hard to trust the Lord’s timing when he chooses to take from this earthly garden a precious flower just beginning to bud and replant it in his heavenly garden.
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Day 223 – "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord."
By David Vermont
Today’s reading: Luke 5:1-26 In today’s reading, Jesus puts out onto the sea after teaching the crowds.
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Advent & The Divine Mercy Message
By Frank J. Maduri
Advent is a season of waiting and preparing within the Catholic faith for Christmas Day. It is a time to pray, reflect, and meditate in order to focus your mind, heart, and soul on the second coming of Jesus at the end of the world.
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Left-over thoughts on Turkey...
By Richard Davis
Yes, I am playing with words. The "Turkey" I am referring to is the country, the Republic of Turkey, formed, more or less, out of the remains of the old Ottoman Empire.
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8 Ways to Make Your Way From Advent to Christmas
By Birgit Jones
As an anticipatory and penitent season, Advent can bring many pressures to an already hectic time. While it is certainly important to keep Christ in Christmas, our life's realities must garner our attention as well.
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What's Going On With Our Men?
By Linda Kracht
What’s really at stake when men — husbands, fathers, brothers, cousins, sons, and neighbors — objectify women through sexual misconduct? Why do they do this? While mainstream America seems to have concluded that personal power corrupted these men’s hearts, we are free to question that conclusion.
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Frugality
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
“Backclipping” is the name given to the linguistic anomaly of amputating words. For instance, for “mathematics” we say “math,” for “teenager” we say “teen,” and so on. Try whiling away your time waiting at stoplights by thinking of other backclipped words, such as exam, lab, demo, intro, tech, rehab, decaf, and the like. Why do we tend to shorten such words?
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Day 222 – The Healing of Peter's Mother
By David Vermont
In today’s reading, we are told that Jesus heals the mother of Simon Peter.
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Under the Catholic Child's Christmas Tree: A Book-Giving Guide
By Carolyn Astfalk
During Advent, the Christmas books are slipped off of the shelves for bedtime reading. Our hodgepodge collection includes Christian and secular Christmas stories, old and new.
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