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Warriors for the Working Day
Warriors for the Working Day
By Robert Atkinson, M.I.
I was always looking for something! St. Augustine says "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” Well, I finally found rest in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, the Holy Eucharist! The first time I walked into a Catholic Church, I knew I was home!
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Community! God's Way of Spreading His Life and Love with Man.
Community! God's Way of Spreading His Life and Love with Man.
By Ralph Hathaway
Some questions recently asked of me; “Why do I need to attend church? Can’t I just pray alone or do good for others? Is there a need to be at church and hear the same thing over and over drifting into monotony?
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Odd Man Out
Odd Man Out
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher, regarded even numbers as feminine and odd numbers as masculine. He preferred odd numbers, freely admitting his prejudice against the even, "feminine" ones. This is one mild example of how women have been treated as second-class citizens for centuries.
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I have post partum depression. And that's ok.
I have post partum depression. And that's ok.
By Catherine Garrett
Three days ago I was diagnosed with post partum depression (PPD). I was prescribed medication because PPD is an actual medical diagnosis that requires treatment. Part of that treatment includes getting counseling. What I was completely unaware of, was just how long depression and anxiety were controlling my life, my words, and my actions.
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Day 93 – Onward to Rome
Day 93 – Onward to Rome
By David Vermont
Paul is being held by the Romans for his own protection. He is taken to the Sanhedrin so the Romans can learn exactly what he is accused of. There he debates with the Jewish leaders.
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29 year old seeking portion control
29 year old seeking portion control
By Rose Cuervo
L.M. writes, "I am 29 years old and have diabetes. Can you help with portion control?" L.M., life is not fair to a dieter when the packaged food you get from the supermarket or cooked food from restaurants are actually good for numerous servings, yet only made evident if we bother with the food label (if it is handy).
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Three days---Give God Three Days
Three days---Give God Three Days
By Elizabeth Thomas
When what seems to be the worst or the most frightening thing to happen comes your way—remember what all was done in Three Days.
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Nothing Left But God
Nothing Left But God
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
On this last day at work before a layoff, a Los Angeles man received an emergency call to hurry home, where he was horrified to find his house in ashes and his wife and four small children dead. Totally bereft of family, house, job, and even insurance, he wept in his neighbor's arms, "I have nothing left but God."
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Conflicting Theories of Law and the American Political System: A Commentary on Thomistic & Hobbesian Conceptions of Law & the American Republic (Part II)
Conflicting Theories of Law and the American Political System: A Commentary on Thomistic & Hobbesian Conceptions of Law & the American Republic (Part II)
By Ad Iesum Per Mariam
Surely few thinkers are more opposed to the Thomistic legal system than Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes’ disagreement with Aquinas is more than a surface level opposition; Hobbes posits a radically different human anthropology and metaphysics.
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Day 92 – Paul, A Roman Citizen
Day 92 – Paul, A Roman Citizen
By David Vermont
Today we read a short passage of how the crowd of Jews rejects Paul after he tells them that Jesus sent him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. The resulting fury of the crowd compels the Roman tribune to remove Paul from the Temple. For good measure, he decides to have Paul scourged.
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Repentance: Conforming one's life to reality
Repentance: Conforming one's life to reality
By Deacon Frederick Bartels
When Christ began his ministry he announced: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mt 3:2, Mk 1:15). These first words of the incarnate Son of God are perennial words spoken to all people throughout all time. They remind us that something wondrous yet mysterious is waiting beyond the visible constraints of this world.
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Handling stress before stress handles you
Handling stress before stress handles you
By Rose Cuervo
One of my bookstore finds today is a stress prevention handbook for emergency responders by a psychotherapist who helped in the Oklahoma bombing and other mass disasters.
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Food, Faith, and Fellowship
Food, Faith, and Fellowship
By Matt Kresich
Over the summer I was given the opportunity to go on nine day pilgrimage. While the sites and food were enough to make it memorable, the people on the trip really put it over the top. On paper, it shouldn’t have worked. Our group consisted of 40 people from all across the United States.
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Some Plead Ignorance, Others Breed Ignorance
Some Plead Ignorance, Others Breed Ignorance
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Ignorance comes in two models: culpable and incupable. The former implies malice in refusing to learn what God wants us to know. The latter is not malicious.
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Encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection (5)
Encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection (5)
By George Calleja
In this article, you will find some encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection, which can help you in your life. Use these quotations for your meditations, share them with people who need encouragement, and make them part of your daily life.
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Day 91 – Paul's Speech in the Temple
Day 91 – Paul's Speech in the Temple
By David Vermont
Today we read the speech delivered by Paul to the crowd in the temple that wants to kill him. He starts by speaking Hebrew. This is to let the crowd know that he is a Jew. Then he details his bona fides that he studied under the great Rabbi Gamaliel and that he previously earnestly persecuted the Christians.
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Healing the wounds of the world
Healing the wounds of the world
By George Calleja
How tragic it is to hear news about different wars and terrorism taking place all over the world. Many innocent people are dying daily in these tragic situations.
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