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White Privilege and the Problem with Secular Penance
White Privilege and the Problem with Secular Penance
By Karl Erickson
As a Catholic, I understand guilt. It has the power to make us better men and women of God. As we examine ourselves and come before the Lord to seek forgiveness, guilt can be a pointed and personal reminder of the redemptive power of Christ and the need for the Sacrament of Penance.
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The Piano Farewell: My Wife's Passing is Now Complete yet the Music Lives On
The Piano Farewell: My Wife's Passing is Now Complete yet the Music Lives On
By Larry Peterson
My wife, Marty, passed away this past March and, naturally, her piano remained behind. But it was part of her, an extension if you will, for no matter how much the Alzheimer's would erase her memory, every day she would still manage to play that piano. The last few months of her life she probably sat playing it two to three hours a day.
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Day 100 – And so we came to Rome.
Day 100 – And so we came to Rome.
By David Vermont
Today we read about Paul’s arrival in Rome after his harrowing journey. This journey has taken several months, it has included a shipwreck and many stopovers. On one stopover in Malta, Paul has cured many people who were sick.
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TWO DAYS IN August, 2017
TWO DAYS IN August, 2017
By Mary Rivers
Charlottesville, Va., August 11, 2017, and Champion, Wisconsin, August 15, 2017: Two different emphases; two different results. Hatred and bigotry portray the first city; love and peaceful unity in the other.
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What Was Lost--Can Be Found--By Grace Alone
What Was Lost--Can Be Found--By Grace Alone
By Elizabeth Thomas
With Wisdom, comes understanding, with understanding comes forgiveness and with forgiveness comes Peace beyond all measure, overflowing pouring out. First comes the Light that guides us back to those deep roots of the past that still grow in the present.
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Rule-of-Life for the Wives
Rule-of-Life for the Wives
By Rose Cuervo
I am thinking of wives who have managed to get a lot of things done in the day by having a rule of life, that is a regular schedule which makes them optimal in their work and happy in their downtime. I know a wife who said that when she wakes up early and prays for a good while, she ultimately gets more done and stays more at peace the whole day.
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On The New Normal: A Catholic Look at Gender-Dysphoria and the ‘Trans-Rights Movement'
On The New Normal: A Catholic Look at Gender-Dysphoria and the ‘Trans-Rights Movement'
By Ad Iesum Per Mariam
In this tumultuous era of social, economic and political change, the growth of the movement seeking social acceptability of transgender norms and procedures presents itself as a logical product of fifty some odd years of the ‘sexual revolution’.
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Reading Within Tradition
Reading Within Tradition
By Adam Crawford
Years ago, when studying various interpretations related to St. John's Revelation, I came across the following quote on the website of the Orthodox Church in America: "The Orthodox Church does not accept the notion that everyone can properly interpret the Bible as he or she wants. Some Protestant bodies believe in this, but Orthodoxy does not.
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Day 99 – Shipwreck
Day 99 – Shipwreck
By David Vermont
In today’s reading Paul is shipwrecked for the fourth time in his missionary journeys. The night before some of the sailors were going to escape the ship on a lifeboat but Paul seems to have convinced them not to leave.
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The Earth Shook---The Gates Were Opened!
The Earth Shook---The Gates Were Opened!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Now, we are not in a prison, but what we are in, Bob and I and quite a few more of you folks too—is the AGING PROCESS. I referred to it once as “Purgatory on Earth.”
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Stretch with Jesus
Stretch with Jesus
By Juan Trujillo
Sometimes and some days, you see yourself in the necessity of “stretching” your salary, stretching your work, your studies, your homework, your walking, your body. Don’t worry, there is always a better way to stretch yourself. Try it.
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She died saying, "Padre, perdónalos. Viva Christo Rey!" (Father, forgive them. Long live Christ the King!)*
She died saying, "Padre, perdónalos. Viva Christo Rey!" (Father, forgive them. Long live Christ the King!)*
By Larry Peterson
Throughout history there have many horrific tales of the persecution and martyrdom of Catholics. And, oftentimes, how many times have Catholic nuns stood tall for Christ staring death in the face and then embracing it for Him. These stories gush forth inspiration and the ladies who died defending their faith many times did so in the most horrible ways imaginable.
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Understanding God in a World of Mystical Turmoil.
Understanding God in a World of Mystical Turmoil.
By Ralph Hathaway
Mystical because of the different senses (aspects) we may find ourselves dealing with in an esoteric (or private) manner. That is, to know with more than what a few are allowed to share in and enhance the deeper pronouncements of God’s inner workings among people.
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How We Can Know That Mary was Assumed into Heaven
How We Can Know That Mary was Assumed into Heaven
By Tony Jesse
Welcome to mid- August. It’s hot outside. Kids and parents are gearing up for back to school and the Church celebrates an important holiday. The word “holiday” means “holy day” and that brings us to a significant holy day of obligation in the Church’s calendar – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Day 98 – The Voyage to Rome
Day 98 – The Voyage to Rome
By David Vermont
Today we read the account of Paul’s journey by ship to Rome. The first part of the voyage is relatively uneventful. However, the last leg of the journey was treacherous as it was already late in the year and nearing winter when sailing was difficult.
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Ornate Churches
Ornate Churches
By Charlie Johnston
Why build ornate churches? Why did the Catholic Church spend, what would amount to millions of dollars in today's money, to build Saint Peter's Basilica?
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Grace trumps each time
Grace trumps each time
By Rose Cuervo
There was a viral video going around where a teacher proclaims the virtue of hard work over intelligence and genius. There was of course more things above grit, which is overrated and potentially fraught with the pulling-oneself-up-by-one's-bootstraps self-reliance that would degenerate into pride and ultimately distancing from God and ingratitude of what He sends.
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