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Sparring with Shadows
Sparring with Shadows
By Mike Bugal
One of the biggest waste of that time is engaging “trolls”. That is an Internet term for people who just want to sling mud (or less mentionable material) at people without any desire to discuss whatever subject they are ranting about.
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Why Can't You Tickle Yourself?
Why Can't You Tickle Yourself?
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
This is a question with a good news/bad news kind of answer. The bad news is that no one really knows the answer; it's one of countless mysteries still unsolved by science. The good news is that all mysteries, both scientific and religious, will be known eventually - most of them probably in the next life.
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"The Lonely Man of God"
"The Lonely Man of God"
By Ralph Hathaway
One must often think about the realm of God and how he, man, is to cope with the throes of evil that exist without him regarding how and where that evil begins, or to where it is going.
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Day 82 – Paul in Thessalonica
Day 82 – Paul in Thessalonica
By David Vermont
Today we read of Paul’s continuing travels and his arrival in Thessalonica. Again Paul preaches to the Jews at the synagogue. This was always fertile ground for converts because they were able to understand the context of the Messiah and the Gospel.
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Grasping At Straws
Grasping At Straws
By Mike Bugal
Last year I wrote an article titled “Do Protestants Actually Believe Sola Scriptura?” in which I talked about the pretty much universally accepted doctrine among Protestants that the Bible is the sole authority for sound doctrine.
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Sin and the Total Eclipse of the Sun
Sin and the Total Eclipse of the Sun
By Mary Rivers
Sin is not a one- time thing; Growing, it is ever darkening the landscape of life; Darkening until it is black all around,
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Body Language Spoken Here
Body Language Spoken Here
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
In times of persecution, early Christians needed some swift inconspicuous gesture to identify themselves to one another. Since a Christian is one who follows Christ, the challenge of Christ himself suggested the gesture to be used: "If anyone would come after me, he must...take up his cross and follow me" (Mk 8:34).
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"Peace" Finding and Keeping it.
"Peace" Finding and Keeping it.
By Ralph Hathaway
Where is peace to be found and how may we identify peace in a manner that will relate to all peoples. A policeman is shot by an individual that refuses to accept normal procedures of upholding the law. His family must bury his remains days after.
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Day 81 – Paul is Beaten and Imprisoned
Day 81 – Paul is Beaten and Imprisoned
By David Vermont
Today we read about what will become and all too common occurrence for Paul as he is beaten and arrested for preaching the gospel. The incident stems from Paul’s casting a demon out of a young slave girl.
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Homeschooling and More...
Homeschooling and More...
By Julie
I attended the local Catholic Homeschool Conference this year; I actually learned a lot. I have been homeschooling since my daughter's been in Kindergarten. Now, we have a first grader and third grader this year. We are doing First Communion Preparation, etc. this year too.
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8 Thoughts on Motivation and Mass Attendance
8 Thoughts on Motivation and Mass Attendance
By E.M. McCarthy
Sometimes even if we love the Mass, we lack motivation to go. The problem with skipping Mass is that we lose valuable graces when we don’t go. Here are a few thoughts on how to keep going even when we don’t feel like it.
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God's Pretty Smart
God's Pretty Smart
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
God's pretty smart," observed a perspicacious fourth-grader. "Long before eyeglasses were invented, he put our nose and ears in the right places."
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Do You Really Want to be Healed?
Do You Really Want to be Healed?
By Elizabeth Thomas
Ouch or Touché! I was kneeling at Mass dealing with the side effects of an eye drop I use for my glaucoma. This problem started 3 years ago when I developed severe weakness in the legs and body; along with sensitivity to light and noise so bad that I would get dizzy or mind could not think.
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Day 80 – Spreading the Word
Day 80 – Spreading the Word
By David Vermont
Today we read Paul setting out on his second missionary journey. He immediately meets Timothy who is ½ Jewish and ½ Greek. Timothy had converted and Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him.
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Gone Too Soon
Gone Too Soon
By Lorrie McNickle
There are so many expressions we convey to others when someone passes away. "Gone to soon" is one of the most common, and is an unfortunate statement. "Gone too soon" is an empty platitude that actually undermines our faith and the hopefulness that we should always exude in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Little Girl Get Up
Little Girl Get Up
By Susan Skinner
If you’re like me you probably spent much of your life worrying about what people think of you, or various other anxieties that happen throughout the day. I often feel like I spent a good majority of my adult life in a fog. Chasing that next happiness, but once achieving it, like a ghost, the happiness disappeared.
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What Have We Become? Are People Now Sport?
What Have We Become? Are People Now Sport?
By Ralph Hathaway
Have you ever viewed a Seinfeld skit and learned to laugh at what is satirical about life’s situations? One can see the obvious scenarios that do exist within a society that can sit back and view what the world sees as real, but then turn off the TV and go about their daily routine of living and forgetting the message that this show just portrayed.
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