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Remembering Alzheimer's Patients and their Caregivers
Remembering Alzheimer's Patients and their Caregivers
By Larry Peterson
A Poem About Alzheimer's
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O Happy Fault!
O Happy Fault!
By Nicholas Modelski
A few weeks ago, the priest at daily Mass shared a profound thought that I've never really thought of. He referred to the line in the Exsultet (the thing the deacon, priest, or cantor sings at Easter Vigil after the Paschal candle is placed in the sanctuary): "O happy fault/that earned so great, so glorious a Redeemer!"
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Day 71 – Cornelius
Day 71 – Cornelius
By David Vermont
Today we read the first half of the account of the conversion of Cornelius. We read that both Cornelius and Peter are given visions from heaven. Cornelius is to seek out Peter. Whereas Peter is prepared by his vision to begin his mission of spreading the Gospel to the gentiles.
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Faith and Repentance
Faith and Repentance
By Deacon Frederick Bartels
Turning fully to Christ in faith is the solution to the greatest threats against humankind.
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The Dual Attack
The Dual Attack
By Susan Skinner
The father of lies attacks the human will, intellect, and memory in one of two ways.
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Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
"Foot-in-mouth" disease is common in these days of political sensitivity. The poor become "economically challenged," while the elderly are "chronologically gifted."
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Fight The Silence
Fight The Silence
By Logan Holder
All around us are victims of an industry known as Human Trafficking. These victims hide in plain sight and need your help to be delivered from captivity.
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Day 70 – Peter raises the Dead
Day 70 – Peter raises the Dead
By David Vermont
Today we read some very dramatic events. Saul is converted and is on fire for the Lord. He preaches boldly, so much so that his life is threatened. He escapes at night to Jerusalem and joins up with the Apostles.
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"Tradition" - Do Everything to Preserve its Tenet's
"Tradition" - Do Everything to Preserve its Tenet's
By Ralph Hathaway
Why is it that so many so-called evangelists feel the need to put down Catholicism by finding fault with every subject we as Roman Catholics believe and adhere to? Turn on the TV and you’ll find some particular preachers cannot exist unless they attack our Church with admonishments to warn others’ of the incorrect direction the Catholic Church is going.
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Charlie Gard: Their Son, Your Son, My Son… Our Son
Charlie Gard: Their Son, Your Son, My Son… Our Son
By Troy Kroening
We are all interconnected. What happens to one of us, happens to us all. Once we permit a wrong against one of us, we ask for the possibility in our own life. The case of Charlie Gard is no different.
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Gradual Relapse, Sudden Collapse
Gradual Relapse, Sudden Collapse
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
One of the most fascinating and dramatic of televised news events is the instant collapse of the dyamited skyscraper. One moment the edifice stands in all its grandiose splendor, and the next moment it is a heap of rubble hidden in billowing dust. The stark suddenness of the change excites our fascination.
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God Speaks to Our Hearts, When We Seek His Words
God Speaks to Our Hearts, When We Seek His Words
By Elizabeth Thomas
In the past two weeks, while dealing with slow recovery process, and also praying for wisdom; I have received two specific messages that I KNOW you might want to hear too.
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Day 69 – The Conversion of Saul and the Infinite Merit of Suffering
Day 69 – The Conversion of Saul and the Infinite Merit of Suffering
By David Vermont
Saul’s conversion on the road to Damascus is one of the most famous stories of the New Testament.
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Will You Earn Angel Wings?
Will You Earn Angel Wings?
By Lorrie McNickle
“Your loved one has earned their angel wings” Eeick!!!!! That comment makes me want to scream, especially when I see it posted by someone who teaches in Catholic Education. I am not sure if there is any statement that so fundamentally demonstrates the ignorance and apathy of most Catholics in today’s society.
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Touchstone of Love
Touchstone of Love
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
An opal is one of the less lustrous gems to be found in any jewelry store. But it is called the "sympathetic jewel" because it bursts into colorful iridescence when it is warmed by human touch.
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
By E.M. McCarthy
I smell the wax burning. The purity of bees’ wax calms me. I recall that as a small cian, I sat by the fire during the long winter months, and shivered as the wind spoke to the clouds in loud gusts. The flames of the oetseira comforted me then. Now the candle’s flames remind me we do not walk alone on the earth. The Spirit is here with me.
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Day 68 – The Ethiopian Eunuch
Day 68 – The Ethiopian Eunuch
By David Vermont
This is one of my favorite passages of scripture. The story is simple and straight forward, yet it is ruddy and real. You can almost see the dust being kicked up as the men travel the desert road.
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