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My Top 3
My Top 3
By Rose Cuervo
In "Jorge from Argentina: The Story of Pope Francis for Children" by Marlyn Monge, a pre-ordination event is mentioned when the then-seminarian was moved to write thirteen precepts of his personal faith convictions (of the Mother of God, of Christ, etc.)
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Bourbon with a Sermon
Bourbon with a Sermon
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
In old frontier towns the first ones to set up shop were whiskey sellers and preachers. Today, when neighborhoods are dying, the last places to shut down are liquor stores and churches. There has to be a moral in that demographic footnote.
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Faith Alone?
Faith Alone?
By Matthew Martinez
As we approach the 500th anniversary of the reformation I have decided to write on one of the two biggest tenants of that movement- Sola Fide (faith alone). Martin Luther’s revolutionary idea was that we are justified by faith alone (sola fide in Latin).
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The Pope that Saved the Church and Christendom..The story of St. Pius V
The Pope that Saved the Church and Christendom..The story of St. Pius V
By Larry Peterson
October is the month of the Holy Rosary. During the month we might also acknowledge the person known as the Pope of the Rosary, Pope St. Pius V.
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St. Gianna Childbirth Education for Parents
St. Gianna Childbirth Education for Parents
By Julie
I recently had a student finish the St. Gianna Childbirth Education "Prep" for Parents and I wanted to share her testimonial with you.
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When the Obvious Isn't
When the Obvious Isn't
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
One of the most obvious things that fail to be consistently obvious to most people is the simple fact that we all have to die sometime - except persons alive at the time of Jesus' second coming; they'll be instantly "reconfigured" (see 1 Corinthians 15:51-52).
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Day 155 – Stewards of the Mysteries of God
Day 155 – Stewards of the Mysteries of God
By David Vermont
There are so many things in the fourth chapter of First Corinthians, it’s hard to know what to write about. So when in doubt, start with the first sentence: This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
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Soul Stirring
Soul Stirring
By Deborah Burton
It was a treat at the historic La Madeleine Church [formerly known as L'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine/Church of Mary Magdalene] in the 8th District of Paris when Frédéric Moreau and the quintet Orchestre Les Violons de France performed Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons', and Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D major. In addition, a soloist sand two different versions of Ave Maria.
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Always be Jesus
Always be Jesus
By George Calleja
How can I be of help to the poor and the needy? What should I do when I visit the sick and the prisoner?
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When it all began.
When it all began.
By Ralph Hathaway
When it all began; a story of the unknown, unseen, but all planned by one who knew what was to be!
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Changing Your Outlook to an Uplook
Changing Your Outlook to an Uplook
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
At a metropolitan intersection a pollster sprang this question on twenty passersby: "Without looking up, tell me what the sky looks like right now." Not one could say. To most city people, the sky and its clouds are of little or no consequence.
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The Examples of the Saints
The Examples of the Saints
By Deborah Burton
Today's pilgrim journey was a day of saints. We are all called to be saints and to some that seems impossible. However nothing is impossible with God. Take our saint of the day, St. Catherine Labouré.
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The Joy of knowing Christ
The Joy of knowing Christ
By George Calleja
Christ. It has been a joy for me that I know Christ. Jesus Christ is the source of my life. When I reflect upon my life, I know that in every situation of my life Jesus has always been with me.
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The Apocalypse: an Eternal Dream of What Would Always be in a Fallen World that is to Receive an Incarnation?
The Apocalypse: an Eternal Dream of What Would Always be in a Fallen World that is to Receive an Incarnation?
By Scott Pauline
In a Star Trek episode of many years ago, the original cast had discovered a world that had mid-twentieth-century technology. A conflict existed. The ruling people of that world would take a certain persecuted people and put them in sports stadiums and abuse and kill them.
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What Can You Do with a "Birr"?
What Can You Do with a "Birr"?
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Just as the usefulness (subjective value) of a coin may vary in different situations, so also many human activities have considerable value in one situation but little or no value in another situation.
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God Inspires a Hilarious Solution to Morning Mayhem
God Inspires a Hilarious Solution to Morning Mayhem
By Melanie Jean Juneau
With limited funds, surrounded by lots of little people on a hobby farm, I had to discover innovative ways of coping. When I relaxed, often an unusual, creative or even funny solution to a problem popped into my head. I just needed to keep everything in perspective and listen to my own inner voice as well as the whispers of the Spirit.
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Bright As Night
Bright As Night
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
In the spiritual life there are likewise only two seasons - light and darkness. Paul writes of both day and night in the same sentence to counterpoint the difference between spiritual enlightenment by faith in Jesus and the spiritual darkness that envelops those refusing to believe in him. for those not living with the Lord, even "the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night" (1 Thes 5:
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