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Not All Ministers Walk on Two Legs
Not All Ministers Walk on Two Legs
By Carol Schiebold
In April 2000, my Mom went to the local Humane Society with her friend who wanted to “adopt a little boy”. My Mom was NOT going to get another dog. Amen. Ha, she saw me! I innocently mesmerized her with my big brown eyes. Success! We were soon on our way home. I had a new leash on life.
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Seeking the Face of God, Even in Tragedy
Seeking the Face of God, Even in Tragedy
By Trish Irvine
“We live in a crazy world,” I told my class near the beginning of a class period.
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Temperance
Temperance
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Using a whale as a dieting model may seem a little bizarre, but, like most animals (except humans!) a whale eats from hunger, not from appetite.
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Day 210 – Work Out Your Salvation in Fear and Trembling
Day 210 – Work Out Your Salvation in Fear and Trembling
By David Vermont
First, I would like to point out that Chapter 2 of the letter to the Philippians is one of the most moving pieces of Scripture. It’s worth reading again, meditating on and praying over.
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When Families Meet
When Families Meet
By Sr. Christina M. Neumann
One of the most common questions outsiders ask about religious life relates to our families. Do we still have contact with them? Do our relationships change, etc. Might I share the following reflections, originally published on Our Franciscan Fiat, on family in my life as a religious Sister?
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So-called "church-sins" reconsidered
So-called "church-sins" reconsidered
By Josef Bordat
How to handle anti-catholic offenses? What to say if you, as a faithful Catholic, are blamed for inquisition, witch-hunt, crusades, wars, oppression of minorities and so on? Thinking about this question for more than five years, I wrote a book on my experiences in discussions about the Catholic Church and Christianity, faith and religion.
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Preach the Gospel at all times... and when necessary use words.
Preach the Gospel at all times... and when necessary use words.
By Lisa Mayer
This quote from Saint Francis of Assisi is pretty famous. But do we really understand what it means? Sometimes, the idea of being holy like a saint seems unattainable. Let’s face it. Not many of us will ever experience the need for that kind of heroism.
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Long-suffering
Long-suffering
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
An almost archaic word that sounds like a term from the outdated wordage of Shakespeare is “long-suffering.” It means, of course, “putting up with a difficulty for an extended period.” It’s not quite the same as patience, which is basically “undisturbed waiting.” Long-suffering implies a bit more, namely, the lengthy sustaining of suffering or adversity.
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Day 209 – The Letter to the Philippians
Day 209 – The Letter to the Philippians
By David Vermont
Today we begin the Letter to Philippians. It is one of the hardest letters to date chronologically but our best reasoning points to it being a latter letter probably around A.D. 62.
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They Left Everything and Followed Him
They Left Everything and Followed Him
By Sr. Christina M. Neumann
I recently heard again the beautiful story of the beginnings of St. Peter’s discipleship. To be accurate, this probably wasn’t the very beginning; he obviously had some familiarity with Jesus before he let him use his boat.
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Greed, Selfishness and envy: Merry Christmas!
Greed, Selfishness and envy: Merry Christmas!
By Joe Richard
Greed, selfishness and envy, for too many of us those are the attributes we adopt during this time of the year. Every year, sermons are preached and articles written about how Christmas has lost it’s original meaning. We hear this lament and we shake our heads and say how true it is, but we don’t change our behavior at all.
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Exchanging 5 c's for 2 c's
Exchanging 5 c's for 2 c's
By Fr. Andrew Kooi
Living on this earth can be a struggle and a challenge. We face different obstacles along the way and sometimes, we feel as if we are being pulled in different directions. On the one hand, we need to make a living to survive. On the other hand, we also need to maintain a good spiritual relationship with God. What do we do? What are we looking for?
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Day 208 – Friends and Representatives
Day 208 – Friends and Representatives
By David Vermont
Today’s reading seems to be just a closing list of goodbyes but, if we look closely, we can glean some important information.
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Authority: Scripture or Magisterium?
Authority: Scripture or Magisterium?
By Michael W. Horvatin
Have you had disagreements on faith? Have you ever been challenged with, “What does the Bible say?” My first thought is, “It says a lot of things.” The question opens several doors, and can lead down many paths of discussion. Instead of stating the comment in my mind out loud, I try to get clarity on the question, and so reply, “In what context?”
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Stay With Me, Lord!
Stay With Me, Lord!
By Sr. Christina M. Neumann
I’m not usually one to have a ton of little devotionals and prayer cards around, but I got one just the other day that is really “a keeper.” My parents had come up to Grand Forks to help us with our annual fall sale and luncheon this weekend. Their presence was much appreciated.
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Hard to Find Jesus in Holiday Clutter
Hard to Find Jesus in Holiday Clutter
By Bill Dunn
This week is the first Sunday of Advent. It seems like we just packed away the Christmas stuff and now we have to bring it all out again. (I realize this doesn’t apply to everyone. Some folks start celebrating the Christmas season right around Halloween.
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How to recognize Jesus when He comes this Christmas?
How to recognize Jesus when He comes this Christmas?
By Mar Camen
For Catholics, Advent is a period of four Sundays in preparation for Christmas. For some people, it seems like a long wait, but for the Jewish people it took approximately seven hundred years of waiting to finally have the Messiah among them.
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