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Outside the Church There is No Salvation: The Positive and Negative Aspects
Outside the Church There is No Salvation: The Positive and Negative Aspects
By Scott Pauline
There has been some opposition to the notion that a good Muslim or Protestant could be saved. I need to comment now on the true teaching of the Church in this regard
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Bob Dylan & The Bible
Bob Dylan & The Bible
By Tony Jesse
Bob Dylan recently won the Nobel Prize for literature. This award is given to artists who showcase a profound meaning in their writings. I’m no songwriter, but I like to pick the brain of the songwriters here in Nashville because I find their work intriguing. Often songwriters will tell me that songwriting is a form of poetry.
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The Golden Trumpet
The Golden Trumpet
By Br. Gustavo Kralj, EP
With the consummation of the Sacrifice of Our Lord Jesus Christ, death was put to death and Light vanquished the darkness, in the supernatural realm. Nonetheless, it fell to the Apostles, the disciples and their followers to make the Kingdom of Christ a reality by proclaiming the Good News to the four corners of the earth, by being heralds of the Gospel.
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Why I Am Pro-Choice
Why I Am Pro-Choice
By Trish Irvine
The sighs and groans were heard throughout the room. It was a Thursday and so, like most Thursdays, we had a journal entry. It was clear to me that this was not their favorite thing to do. Then again, they are high schoolers, and so finding activities that they actually, visibly enjoy is a difficult task.
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A Paean for Conservatives and Traditionalists--Pippa, Trump and Little Homebodies
A Paean for Conservatives and Traditionalists--Pippa, Trump and Little Homebodies
By Rose Cuervo
Late last year I was praying for a book that would ground me both in holiday traditions/ basic entertaining--what to do for them, what to cook, how to even make it possible, even special. God answered that prayer that same day by letting me see in a college bookstore "Celebrate" by Pippa Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge's sister.
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Living in Liminal Time
Living in Liminal Time
By Malleson Emmerling
I first heard the term “liminal time” from Sr. Audrey Doetzel, a Sister of Our Lady of Sion. Liminal living is living in an intermediate state of life. It’s kind of like the in-between time when perhaps we’re single, but we want to be married. Or we’re living in an apartment, but we’d prefer to be in a house. Maybe we’re sick, but we want to be healthy.
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When is the right time?
When is the right time?
By Troy Kroening
Commonly, we get our priorities messed up. Not that we are always doing so knowingly. No, we do so because we see an apparent need. As I have heard from Matthew Kelly and will paraphrase (hopefully not badly), the most important things in life are hardly ever urgent and the most urgent things are hardly ever important.
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Preventing Homily Abuse
Preventing Homily Abuse
By Evelyn Augusto
Faithful Catholics know what makes a bad homily. We have sat through enough of them in our lifetimes. Often we are asked or rather, urged, to be more understanding of less eloquent priests. Now, I can’t be sure why our clergy doesn’t understand, as Archbishop Villegas reminds us that: “Homily abuse can harm souls.” What I can say is this: Good homilists are made, not born.
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The Lord Wastes Nothing
The Lord Wastes Nothing
By Trish Irvine
Nothing will be wasted. What a beautiful promise the Lord makes to us in that one verse. He was speaking of the bread that had been multiplied to feed the hungry who had come together to hear Him preach. If He says this about bread, how much more would He say it about my life?
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The Power of Prayer: The Holy Rosary of The Blessed Virgin Mary
The Power of Prayer: The Holy Rosary of The Blessed Virgin Mary
By Frank J. Maduri
The Holy Rosary is one of the most important and powerful prayers in the Catholic faith. It is given a special observance in the months of October and May. The Feast Day observing The Most Holy Rosary falls in October. The prayer of the Rosary has been described in Catholic tradition as a weapon against the evil that has pervaded our world.
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Humility, a good friend that we disregard.
Humility, a good friend that we disregard.
By Troy Kroening
Humility is looked upon positively, but none of us seem to really want humility. Some of it comes from an incorrect view of humility, but most of it comes from pride. The incorrect view of humility that I speak of is thinking less of ourselves. As I have heard it said, true humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.
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Anxiety is from Satan and is Rooted in the World
Anxiety is from Satan and is Rooted in the World
By Lorrie McNickle
Anxiety does not come from God. It comes from the worry and pride of placing the worldly and material above the divine and Heavenly.
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An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton and Her Supporters
An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton and Her Supporters
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
I am one of the ‘uneducated poor whites’ (according to media pundits) who voted for Donald Trump and want to explain why I did so, to you and to your hundreds of thousands of sad, angry followers. Many of whom are my friends. And who will most likely delete this article when they see it posted on their social media sites.
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The Power of Truth
The Power of Truth
By Mariel Roersma
I will admit it, I'm not perfect. I'm a struggling sinner trying to be a Saint. I'm also a cradle Catholic with a big heart. And recently that heart has gotten in the way.
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A Sign of Contradiction
A Sign of Contradiction
By Jennifer Edwards
Images of safety pins were popping up all over social media this week, and as I began to research the meaning behind this movement, I became increasingly confused.
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Why Ad Orientem Matters
Why Ad Orientem Matters
By Rob Agnelli
In what has become a controversial interview with the French Catholic magazine Famille Chretienne, Prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Cardinal Robert Sarah, encouraged the practice of priest and people facing east (ad Orientem in Latin) together during certain parts of the Mass.
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Advent Thoughts: A Short Reflection on Gratitude
Advent Thoughts: A Short Reflection on Gratitude
By Carol Ann Chybowski
Every year, when Advent rolls around, we promise ourselves that we will spend less time stressing about all the things we have to do, and spend more, much more time in prayer. I’m always amazed at the number of seasonal devotional books available to us.
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