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Piety
Piety
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
At the risk of causing my readers to suffer “quiplash,” I feel that I must quote the old cliché: “The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.” Or its sister truism: “The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.”
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Day 214 – The Gospel of Luke and the Birth of John the Baptist
Day 214 – The Gospel of Luke and the Birth of John the Baptist
By David Vermont
Today we start the Gospel of Luke. I love Luke because of the historical nature of this work. He states from the outset that he has approached this as a historical investigation and has made efforts to confirm the things that he is writing. The best historical evidence suggests a date as early as A.D. 60 for when the Gospel was written.
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The Mass is Christmas every day
The Mass is Christmas every day
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
If you're like me, you love Christmas. The carols, smells, decorations and family time is something special. But, we must never forget that Christmas is a birthday celebration. It's a celebration of when God became man in order to provide salvation for the world. But, as Catholics, we have Christmas every day in the Mass.
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The Quest for Virtue - A Journey to Union with God
The Quest for Virtue - A Journey to Union with God
By Alan Scott
I’m excited to share with you that my book, The Quest for Virtue, A Journey to Union with God has been released and is now available for sale on Amazon.
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Counsel
Counsel
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Like a self-guiding smart bomb, there is built into our human nature a divinely designed guidance system that may almost be described as a kind of self-guidance system. The Bible refers to it as “the counsel of the heart.” In Sirach 37:13, for instance, it says, “Heed the counsel of your own heart, for no one is more faithful to you than it is. Our own mind sometimes keeps us better informed than
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Day 213 – The Letter to Philemon
Day 213 – The Letter to Philemon
By David Vermont
Paul’s letter to Philemon is the shortest but one of the most important letters. Paul is writing to Philemon about his slave Onesimus. It seems that Onesimus had run away, crossed paths with Paul and was converted.
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Christmas Gift Guide For Catholics
Christmas Gift Guide For Catholics
By Starla Hester
Christmas is approaching soon, and what better way to keep Christ in Christmas than to give your loved one’s a gift that inspires hope in them. I have compiled a list of my top five favorite religious articles this year. I am sure you will love them too!
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On And On The Sermon On The Mount
On And On The Sermon On The Mount
By Catherine M. J. Mary Evans
I probably knew this as a kid, but was surprised to re-learn that the Sermon On The Mount in the Gospel According to St. Matthew is much longer than just the Beatitudes.
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Purgatory: The Realm of true Forgiveness!
Purgatory: The Realm of true Forgiveness!
By Ralph Hathaway
There can be some issues in life that one might write or comment about and the discussion ends without anymore consideration. Then, there are those elements that never completely conclude without a need to delve further into or require a never-ending synopsis that can open the minds of many who may be unsure of its existence. This is what the teaching and promotion of Purgatory is all about.
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St. Andrew, Patron Saint of "Second Fiddles"
St. Andrew, Patron Saint of "Second Fiddles"
By Thomas J. McIntyre
Biblically speaking, if anyone had the right to resent playing “second fiddle” to anyone, particularly a sibling, it was Andreas bar Yochannan, better known as St. Andrew, brother of Simon Peter.
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Restoring the Sacredness of Simbang Gabi in Chicagoland Area
Restoring the Sacredness of Simbang Gabi in Chicagoland Area
By Rexcrisanto Delson
The season of Advent is upon us, and many Catholics in the Chicagoland area will be looking forward to the Filipino Advent tradition known as Simbang Gabi. It is a nine day novena of consecutive Masses that ends just before Christmas. Since its beginning in the Chicagoland area during the mid 1980’s, the Masses have only been done in the Ordinary Form, also known as the Novus Ordo Missae.
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Knowledge
Knowledge
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Of course, not even snooping operators know everything about everything--my catechism says that only God is omniscient. Moreover, his universal knowledge is not only of the “nonsnooping” type but even the nonreasoning type; it doesn’t result from discursive reasoning, drawing conclusions, or even observation.
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Day 212 – The Special Guest and the Fruit that Increases
Day 212 – The Special Guest and the Fruit that Increases
By David Vermont
There are two great little nuggets in today’s reading.
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What is necessary to be open to life?
What is necessary to be open to life?
By Flávia Ghelardi
To be open to life means let God, in his lovingly providence, determine the number of children each family is called to educate. The ones who defend this idea nowadays are called, at least, crazy or irresponsible, because we live in a culture totally against life.
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Waiting: For Christmas and the End of Time
Waiting: For Christmas and the End of Time
By Trish Irvine
I find myself waiting for a lot of things. Waiting for packages to arrive in the mail, waiting for conversations to occur, waiting for the end of the semester, or just waiting for something new to happen. Advent is filled to the brim with waiting.
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Advent or Lent Penitential Service: Some Observations
Advent or Lent Penitential Service: Some Observations
By Fr. Andrew Kooi
During each Advent or Lent Penitential Service, several matters keep cropping up and I feel it is necessary to take heart:
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Understanding
Understanding
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
To commence means to begin. However, a commencement ceremony is a graduation--more of an end than a beginning. When you look at it, our language is filled with linguistic anomalies. We use a parkway for driving and a driveway for parking. A cargo is moved by ship and a shipment is moved by car.
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