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Do You Choose the Rainbow or the Rainbow Flag?
By Lorrie McNickle
The rainbow is an everlasting sign and symbol from God of a covenant He made with His people during the earliest days of creation. It was a sign that God would never again destroy the evilness, and filth of sin with the cleansing waters of a flood; a flood that ravaged the Earth and destroyed all life, except a small chosen few of His faithful servants.
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Reflection - First Friday - July, 2017
By Kathleen A. Skarupinski
Had another great morning Mass, Benediction and reflection - 1st Friday. Got to thinking about this advice..."Don't do what they do, but do what they tell you." As a Catholic, I've had to answer to this question whenever one of our shepherds seems to be choosing sin.
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Listen Up!
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Much of our astronomical knowledge today comes from listening rather than looking, The listeners are "radio astronomers" whose enormous antennas constantly scan the skies for squawks, beeps, and hums that reveal far more about the universe than the eye can see. It may even be the only way of detecting possible life in space.
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Who did Jesus die for?
By Ralph Hathaway
A question arose one day from some close relatives while discussing the severe actions perpetrated by some of the most heinous individuals of our recent history, as to who is in Hell. These relatives were positive that those individuals should be in Hell and the certainty that they were was enough said.
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Day 67 – The Laying on of Hands - Confirmation
By David Vermont
Today, I cannot emphasize enough, the importance of what we learn in the readings. Saul has begun the persecution of Christians in Jerusalem and the fledgling community is scattered. We see this has the opposite effect than Saul intended. The Gospel begins to spread outwards from Jerusalem
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On a Theology of Marriage
By Denise Deverts
A few months ago I took a four-part class on the Sacraments. It was a good class, and I learned quite a bit. However, I was a little disappointed in the coverage of Holy Matrimony. It later was pointed out to me that the theology of marriage is somewhat underdeveloped compared to that of the other six Sacraments.
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Take a Closer Look
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
When violin strings were made of catgut and the bows were strung with horsehair, one unimaginative boor described violin-playing as "drawing the tail of a horse over the guts of a cat." That's enough to de-romanticize any tableside violin serenade!
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Dumbing Down The Vocabulary Of Faith
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
I learned the phrase, “dumbing down” from one of the editors at a British publishing company Blackwell Scientific Publishing Company. Richard understood my goal to produce a textbook which challenged and would provide a breadth of physiology and pathophysiology not available in competing texts.
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Day 66 – The Martyrdom of Stephen
By David Vermont
Today we read about the death of Stephen who is the first martyr of Christianity. The story is fairly self-explanatory but there are some interesting details to take note of. First, Stephen was a deacon. We saw this when we read Acts chapter 6:
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Does Jesus Love Strippers?
By Lorrie McNickle
Does Jesus love strippers? Seriously, I saw this “new story” on my Facebook feed today. Yes, Jesus does love strippers, he loves all of us, holy or sinful. The question that really needs to be asked is “Do Strippers love Jesus?”
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Time Out in the Rat Race
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Ever think about "getting away from it all"? You might want to reconsider. Scientists discovered that laboratory rats exposed to only one week of conditions simulating modern city life- flashing lights, loud noice, crowding, and so on - demonstrate signs of irritability, aggressiveness, and permanent hyper-tension (high blood pressure). Imagine what these conditions do to humans over the course
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Simon Peter, the Rock and the Pope
By Ken Litchfield
The Pope is the visible head of the Church that Jesus left behind after He ascended into Heaven. Most of us know that Jesus said “You are Peter and on this Rock, I will build my Church” It is in Matthew's Gospel chapter 16 verse 18. Catholics see this as Jesus ordaining Peter as the first Pope, but non-Catholic Christians say that Jesus was talking about Peter’s Faith not his Office.
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Day 65 – Stephen Recounts the History of Salvation
By David Vermont
Today’s reading is the first half the speech Stephen makes to the Jewish council. Two things are significant about this speech. The first actually is recounted at the end of Chapter 6. Stephen is preaching and is, “full of grace and power”, and did, “great wonders and signs among the people”.
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Prayer
By Ralph Hathaway
Jesus told His disciples to pray like this: “Our Father Who art in heaven……..” “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret”. “Where two or more are gathered in My name there I am in their midst”.
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It's a marathon - not a one day training session
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
I’m currently doing puppy training class with my puppy. Now, he’s almost a year old so he’s still young but not quite a brand new puppy.
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God's Silence of Love
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
In the British navy, when an explosion or any sudden disaster occurs, the bugler's duty is to play immediately what is called "The Still." It is a signal for wah person to remain perfectly quiet for a moment to calm himself to prepare for panic-free and well though-out action in the emergency.
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Pope Saint John I, The Negotiator Who Would Not Compromise
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope John I was not, foremost, a negotiator. He was a priest who upheld orthodoxy. He was killed for his orthodoxy.
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