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A Revert's Perspective
A Revert's Perspective
By Lisa Ponchak
It is no secret that my husband has struggled with deep regret over us leaving the Catholic Church and being away for 10 years. He has since worked through it and has forgiven himself, especially now that the Lord has restored him, and he is doing what he is passionate and gifted in. I on the other hand have not dealt with the same regret.
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Day 23 – Understanding Parables
Day 23 – Understanding Parables
By David Vermont
Jesus himself describes what the parable of the sower means, so it is not necessary to recount that here. However, what is interesting is Jesus’ explanation of why he speaks in parables.
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The Benedict Option
The Benedict Option
By E.M. Wilson
So recently I have been reading some great articles written in response to the “Benedict option” one from Bishop Baron and another from R.R. Reno over at First Things.
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Saved By Gentleness
Saved By Gentleness
By Rose Cuervo
I come from a Mass honoring Mother Mary when I reach the intersection and make a left turn. In keeping with a harried and ultra-feminist lifestyle, I would have made any turn or any driving move with a hard driving style, pummeling down on the gas and making accelerated changes when I can, never giving in, and forget about yielding.
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Are you ready for the end?
Are you ready for the end?
By Troy Kroening
People may scare us with talk about the End Times or some terrible tragedy that could befall humanity. Sure, we need to be diligent, but we need to be ever more focused on our possible end. Our life could end at any moment. It happens all of the time. And no one has yet to live forever … apart from Jesus.
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Mary and Prayer
Mary and Prayer
By Mariel Roersma
There are many things to learn from our Blessed Mother. And she certainly was a woman of prayer. She cried out to God in many times of need. And I’m sure she must have prayed for others too. And what better gift to give to others than the gift of prayer?
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Day 22 – No sign will be given and the family of Jesus
Day 22 – No sign will be given and the family of Jesus
By David Vermont
Today we see the Scribes and Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign. Jesus refuses to give a sign. Instead, He says the only sign that will be given is the “sign of Jonah”. That like Jonah spent three days in the belly of the whale, so the Son of Man will spend three days in the belly of the earth.
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On Petitionary Prayer
On Petitionary Prayer
By Rob Agnelli
To the outsider, Christian doctrine gives the appearance of having many contradictions. A common example concerns the Christian practice of petitionary prayer. The objection goes something like this, “If God is omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent, then why would we pray to Him?
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How Do I Earn Salvation?
How Do I Earn Salvation?
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
The other day, I got a message from a friend who had attended a Non-Catholic event where she had an encounter with a Born Again. She had been confronted by the “once you have accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you are saved and cannot lose that salvation” belief.
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"Are You Ready" Chapter IV; The Saga Continues
"Are You Ready" Chapter IV; The Saga Continues
By Ralph Hathaway
This Chapter IV is part of an on-going story that began with (“Are You Ready”) Chapter I; continued to chapter II (Sequel to Are You Ready) to chapter III (Continuation of the Sequel).
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Four Steps on the Path to Divine Intimacy
Four Steps on the Path to Divine Intimacy
By Nancy Marie Murray
There is much talk these days about meditation, mindfulness, and such things. These sound like wonderful pathways to lead you to closeness with the Lord, and are sometimes practiced even in Catholic settings.
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Rock On!
Rock On!
By Greg Schlueter
Confession. Recently on the way back from a long trip I was spinning through the radio dial. Amidst a range of talk radio, jazz, classic, worship and hits...I did stop for two songs that in former days would have really captivated me: "For Those About to Rock" by ACDC, and "Foolin" by Def Leppard.
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The Face of Mercy to Those in Misery Part #4
The Face of Mercy to Those in Misery Part #4
By Deacon Mike Knuth
In the first three articles, we have looked at the bridges of mercy found in our Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter “Mercy and Misery.”
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Longing for "Eternal Easter"
Longing for "Eternal Easter"
By Prof. Anthony Maranise, Obl.S.B.
Merely days ago, I graduated, at long last, with my Masters in Theology. Treasuring as I do all that I learned, the professors that taught me, and my classmates, all of whom became friends, the graduation itself, while welcomed, was also bittersweet in that it was an ending of a process and way-of-living I had grown accustomed to.
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Jesus Ascended on the FIFTH day! Just by Accident?
Jesus Ascended on the FIFTH day! Just by Accident?
By Scott Pauline
Jesus ascended into heaven on the FIFTH day (though Thursday is the FOURTH working day in modern times, THEOLOGICALLY it is the FIFTH day, since the FIRST day of God's Mythical Creation is SUNDAY, not Monday)
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The first shall be last and the last shall be first.
The first shall be last and the last shall be first.
By Troy Kroening
Now, this has nothing to do with showing up late to Mass. I am pretty sure that God prefers you be there early. It may be better to ask, are we pushing others down in order to be raised up? At first, we may not see where/if we do this. A good test would be to check our humility.
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Is it time to bring military metaphors in church talk?
Is it time to bring military metaphors in church talk?
By Joby Provido
We used a lot of military metaphors when explaining the Faith. For example, we used to be called Soldiers of Christ, and we used to refer to the Church on earth as the Church Militant. Christ himself used military metaphors.
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