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"But It Looked So Harmless...!"
"But It Looked So Harmless...!"
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The spiritual dangers that surround us are far more serious than bodily ones, for "what good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?" (Mt 16:26).
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Racial Tensions in a "Post-Christian" World
Racial Tensions in a "Post-Christian" World
By Robert Curtis O.P.
Many social scientists, postmodern progressive academic elitists, and many politicians claim we live in a “post-Christian” world. We Christians know that Christ promised to “be with us always, even unto the end of the age” (Matt 28:20).
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Crown Him With Many Crowns
Crown Him With Many Crowns
By Sr. Christina M. Neumann
This morning, my fingers delighted in playing the chords and melody of a hymn which had been chosen by Sr. Rebecca, whose week it is to lead Office, lector at Mass, and select the music. In other words, it’s “her week for liturgy.”
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What History would Always be in a Fallen World, Introduction
What History would Always be in a Fallen World, Introduction
By Scott Pauline
To recap from the introduction to the Greater Ages in Abstraction, we reiterate more precisely, the theory to this entire book is that there is a spiritual blueprint for the ages of salvation history if God is to redeem man to his fullest potential before the end of history.
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Free Choice: To the Church or the Gallows
Free Choice: To the Church or the Gallows
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The most incredible law that was ever established in the United States was one enacted by the state of Virginia in 1610; it prescribed not jail, but the death penalty for any healthy adult failing to attend church for three consecutive Sundays!
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Pope Francis, St. John XXIII and St. Joseph
Pope Francis, St. John XXIII and St. Joseph
By Thomas J. McIntyre
Had he been elected Pope in the 2005 Conclave, Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio would have taken the name John XXIV. He is reported to have told the late Francesco Cardinal Marchisano, “John, I would have called myself John, like the Good Pope; I would have been completely inspired by him".
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Our Lady of Good Remedy---Her Intercession saved Countless Christian Slaves
Our Lady of Good Remedy---Her Intercession saved Countless Christian Slaves
By Larry Peterson
Those gospel passages from Matthew's gospel give us Jesus' teachings on what is commonly known as the Corporal Works of Mercy. Who could have ever thought at the time of Christ that 1200 years later these simple directives from our Lord would not only lead to the founding of two religious orders, the Trinitarians and the Mercedarians, but also to a special devotion to the Blessed Mother where she
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Don't Resuscitate - Exterminate
Don't Resuscitate - Exterminate
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The genius of modern technology has found ways to repair most types of defective gadgets, from virus-diseased computers to the Hubble telescope and spacecraft toilets. But now one has yet found a way to straighten a crooked billiard cue.
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Why the Fatima Chastisement and Triumph Await Us
Why the Fatima Chastisement and Triumph Await Us
By John Horvat
This year we commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal. The occasion is a time for reflection upon a world and Church in disarray. As a result, many sense that a dark future awaits us.
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Mass Murder in a Post-Christian World
Mass Murder in a Post-Christian World
By Robert Curtis O.P.
Disaster struck us again, this time in Las Vegas, Nevada with an unfortunately well-orchestrated plot to mass murder some 22,000, concert goers. Fifty-nine wee killed and five-hundred were wounded.
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Fatima - The Apparition that Changed the World Book Review
Fatima - The Apparition that Changed the World Book Review
By Starla Hester
This book on the miracles of Fatima gives a clear timeline as to the apparitions three children experienced while living there. The book begins with a timeline to prepare you for the story that happened 100 years ago. The incredible life and death of the three children are thoughtfully written out
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Where Were You when the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You when the Lights Went Out?
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Centuries ago a European nobleman built a church to leave as a spiritual legacy for his townspeople. At the opening ceremony, the townsfolk began asking, "Were are the lamps? How will it be lighted?" The nobleman pointed to empty lamp brackets along the walls, each assigned to a family that was given a lamp to be brought and lighted at the worship service each Sunday
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Day 158 – Celibacy
Day 158 – Celibacy
By David Vermont
Paul continues on today expounding on the rules for marriage and sexual relations. He makes two statements that are particularly interesting. Now as a concession, not a command, I say this. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another. To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am.
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The Art of Virtuous Listening
The Art of Virtuous Listening
By Linda Kracht
Contained within simple, faith filled dogma are the roadmaps leading us toward a purposeful life that includes meaningful relationships with God, family, friends and neighbors.
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On the Problem of Pain
On the Problem of Pain
By Allison Welch
When I first started teaching I was afraid I wouldn't know the answer. I've come to love the questions I can't answer. For starters, it means the student is thinking, often deeply, about the subject. How exciting.
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Try This Breath Test
Try This Breath Test
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Debunking poor excuses for any form of spiritual sloth could easliy become a full-time job for any pastor. Instead of a "breath test," we all need to take a gut-level "honesty test" periodically to check our motives.
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The Magnificent Dogma of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary- ---
The Magnificent Dogma of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary- ---
By Larry Peterson
The Third Ecumenical Council held by the Catholic Church took place in Ephesus in 431. The Council was called to refute the teaching being put forth by the Patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius. He held that the Virgin Mary may only be called the Christotokos (Birth Giver of Christ) and not Theotokos (Mother of God).
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