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Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture
Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture
By Robert Curtis O.P.
After WWII, if America became a beacon, what we did we could somewhat justify to ourselves because our way of life represented freedom. When we defended others, as a superpower, we intended to be on the side of right.
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St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister
St. Clare of Assisi: Light from the Cloister
By Bret Thoman
The first time I ever entered a Poor Clare church was in 2004. I was with my wife, Katia, in the postcard-perfect medieval hill town of San Severino at the base of the Apennine Mountains in central Italy. We were with a group of Italians on a pilgrimage to the Franciscan places within the bucolic region of the Marches led by the provincial minister, Fr. Ferdinando Campana.
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Getting Chummy with the Lord
Getting Chummy with the Lord
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Jesus, whose appellation was "Emmanuel," meaning "God with us," promised to be with us not just for a day, but "to the very end of the age" (Mt 28:20). The "practice of the presence of God," even wordlessly, is quintessential prayer, and has four forms, says St. Alphonsus.
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Day 121 – The Demon, the Mother-in-Law and the Leper
Day 121 – The Demon, the Mother-in-Law and the Leper
By David Vermont
Today’s reading: Mk 1:29-45 Three interesting vignettes are in today’s reading (the second half of Mark, chapter 1). First, we see Jesus drive out some demons. There are some interesting details to note. And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching.
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Decision Time
Decision Time
By Mary Rivers
“Jesus began to SHOW his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and…be killed.” ….Peter rebuked him. (Mt.16:21-27) This is the first of a series of Sunday gospel reflections designed to be given to young adults leaving home for school, to remind them of their Catholic faith, which parents have given to them.
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Finding Unity in a Fractured World
Finding Unity in a Fractured World
By Robert Curtis O.P.
Many writers refer to our world as “post-Christian” but we know that can’t be true because Jesus promised to be with us “always, even to the end of the age” (Matt 28:20). If by post-Christian, however, those writers mean that the tenets of Christianity no longer principally inform our culture, then they may be onto something.
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How To Properly Place Your Holy Rosary
How To Properly Place Your Holy Rosary
By Tim Hatch
The Holy Cross is sacred. It is only in the Catholic tradition that a replica Cross, or Crucifix, is venerated and affixed to the Holy Rosary. It is also a sacramental, and like all sacramentals, which guide our attention heavenward, the Holy Cross must be treated with care and respect.
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A Saint I Ain't
A Saint I Ain't
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
We often don't know which side is which; sinners are often saintly and saints are often "sinnerly." Yet "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom 3:23). From the cradle we're known as sinners, but from the casket we may seem like saints.
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Day 120 – The Gospel of Mark (Peter's Gospel)
Day 120 – The Gospel of Mark (Peter's Gospel)
By David Vermont
Mark first appears in scripture on Paul’s first missionary journey. However, after that trip, he stops traveling with Paul and becomes the interpreter (and probably secretary) to Peter. Thus, Mark’s Gospel is a record of Peter’s teaching.
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How can I prove the Divinity of Christ, to a Jehovah, from Scripture?
How can I prove the Divinity of Christ, to a Jehovah, from Scripture?
By De Maria
I recently saw this question asked on the Internet. This is how I would respond. In my debates with Jehova Witnesses JWs), Evangelicals and other Non-Catholics, I don't try to prove anything definitively from Scripture.
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Ephesians 4 and the Mass of the Assumption at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
Ephesians 4 and the Mass of the Assumption at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
By Mary Rivers
The visible manifestation of Ephesians 4 in the twenty-first century was experienced here at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help on August 15. We, the participants in the Mass, procession, benediction, led by Bishop David Ricken, contrast the immoral world outside, as opposed to the “living stones” along the grounds of the shrine, growing toward the “fullness of Christ”.
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"Virtue"- al Reality
"Virtue"- al Reality
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Phobias and panic attacks are being treated successfully with only seven weekly sessions by the use of virtual reality therapy at Georgia Tech. The new technology projects a phobic situation of apparent reality, helping the patient to be reconditioned gradually to a normal response to heights, flying, tunnels, and dogs.
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Day 119 – The Anointing of the Sick
Day 119 – The Anointing of the Sick
By David Vermont
Today we read James chapter 5, which contains two blockbuster theological revelations. First, the anointing of the sick: Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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"Silence" - Like a Cancer Grows!
"Silence" - Like a Cancer Grows!
By Ralph Hathaway
The very words of a song made famous by Simon and Garfunkel echo throughout the halls of life itself, resounding to those who will listen, those to whom the words of healing and hope are the last tenet of bringing some back to life after the onslaught of severe drug overdosing.
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What does God look like?
What does God look like?
By Victor S E Moubarak
We are told that God created us in His image, and for centuries people have assumed that God is a bearded man sitting on a cloud in Heaven looking down on us.
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What a Waste!
What a Waste!
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Every pain or tribulation is a "coupon" redeemable for a heavenly fortune. Don't waste it!
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Day 118 – Sins of Omission
Day 118 – Sins of Omission
By David Vermont
Just in case you didn’t understand what Saint James said in the previous chapters, today, in the last line of Chapter 4, he makes it as clear as he can: Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
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