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Catholic Churches are Unfriendly
By Faith Flaherty
Catholic Churches aren't welcoming. How many times have Catholics heard that and then tried to give examples of welcoming activities.
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Finally Home
By William Hemsworth
The Catholic Liturgy entails many things. We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing, and to remember what He has done for us. We listen to sacred scripture and see how the Old and New Testaments are connected. We gather as one family united in our faith in the Lord, but most importantly we gather to celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ and His presence in the Eucharist.
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Sharing Christ's Passion
By Mary Rivers
One of our parishioners has been arrested under the Ala illegal Immigration Law. She is a mother of three, ages 5,3, 1, and has been in the United States for years. She came here with her husband to have a better life, to leave behind a life controlled by drug cartels. The Passion of Christ begins in earnest now for this mother - the same passion endured by Mary begun the moment she said “yes
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Who or What is Mastering Your Life?
By Katie Zalany
No one can serve two masters. You are not able to serve both God and mammon.
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Thanksgiving is Thanksliving
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
As a priest I receive many Mass requests of petition, but hardly ever for a Mass of thanksgiving. (“Eucharist” means thanksgiving!).
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Facing the Truth About Facebook
By Karl Erickson
It's not that I have anything against Facebook... On second thought, maybe I do have a little something against it. In many ways, I think it encourages some of the poorest dimensions of our culture: shallowness, pettiness, inauthenticity, and meaningless busyness--the antitheses of reflection and substantive work.
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Bless your Enemies
By David Torkington
I simply worshipped the heroes of ancient Greece when I was at school. I loved to hear stories about Troy and the heroes who fought there. I loved to read about the Persian wars and about the warriors who fought for freedom at Marathon, Salamis and Thermopylae. Most of all I worshipped Alexander the Great and marvelled at the mighty empire that he set up before he was even thirty.
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Virtuous Obedience
By Daniel Belken
As a seminarian, obedience is something that I am encouraged in and taught about with frequency. This is not by accident- even the smallest actions of a parish priest, no matter how trivial, can affect his relationship with his people, with his bishop, or even God!
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How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Have?
By Katie Zalany
I was recently at a department event for work, and one of the icebreaker activities was a “four corners” exercise in which we broke off into groups based on our answers to certain questions. One of those questions was “How many pairs of shoes do you have?”
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Comfort and Torment
By Mary Rivers
Reclining upon a chaise above slaves, who serve him; Robed in finest linen of purple hue;
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Why the Government is God #2
By Mary Ann Gambill
To make this very short and easy to understand, the government pays people.
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Fasting and the Eternal Prize
By Ellen Gable Hrkach
St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians stresses the importance of discipline and “winning the prize.”
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Sara Salkahazi...Another Little Known Catholic Who Will Always Be a Shining Star*
By Larry Peterson
Embedded among the thousands of shining stars who have been elevated to the rank of Canonized Saint in the Catholic Church are those I call, "hidden gems". These are the chosen folks more or less unknown to most Catholics.
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Millennial Immigration Presents Opportunities for Catholics
By Donna Kendall
Popular sentiment toward current massive immigration in the United States and throughout the world ranges from fear and resentment to worries about terrorism, criminal behavior, and economics. How can we, as a nation, embrace the problems that accompany the influx of illegal immigrants?
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The Virgin Mary: Conqueror of Muslims Hearts
By Nate Lauer
On September 11th 1683, Vienna was besieged by Islamic Ottoman Turks. Christians throughout Europe prayed the Rosary in the midst of a desperate situation.
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The Truth About Mary and the Rosary; 1 Witness and 3 Misconceptions
By Allison Welch
As I walked from booth to booth collecting my swag at a Catholic Conference, I got a text message from my confirmand, “Have you ever heard of the Tradition of the Seven Sorrows?”
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The Attitude of Gratitude Brings Happiness
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus met ten lepers who pleaded with Him for help. Jesus did not immediately heal them, but instructed them to go and show themselves to the priests. According to Jewish law only the priests could declare a person “clean” and allow him to re-enter society.
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