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6 Reasons to Brave Taking Your Children to Mass
6 Reasons to Brave Taking Your Children to Mass
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
I’m not going to pretend that taking children to Mass is not filled with peril and adventure…and terror and mortification…and nightmares and sometimes nosebleeds…It’s all of that and much, much more.
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A teen's legacy sealed in blood
A teen's legacy sealed in blood
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
At the tender young age of 14, he had a love and affection for Our Lord Jesus and for Our Lady of Guadalupe. Blessed Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio also had an immense love and enthusiasm for the Blessed Sacrament, which continued to feed and sustain his deep faith and trust in the Lord.
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Moral Relativism Continued: The Benefits of Suffering
Moral Relativism Continued: The Benefits of Suffering
By Patricia Mann
You may have read a recent article that I wrote about moral relativism in which I lamented the rampant spread of views that reject fixed and authoritative moral truths in favor of “individual truths” which are subject only to the subject’s own views of moral reality and moral boundaries.
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What's Your Hurry?
What's Your Hurry?
By Michelle Nicholl
It always amazes me to see how some people are in such a hurry to leave mass! They can't wait to flip up the kneeler and roll out. I'd like to ask them sometime, what's your hurry?
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In the Footsteps of the Apostle of India
In the Footsteps of the Apostle of India
By Br. Gustavo Kralj, EP
In faraway and legendary India, there are vivid traces of St. Thomas’ passage through those lands. By paying a visit, we somehow feel the evangelizing fire of the ardent disciple.
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The Whale's Prayer
The Whale's Prayer
By Sue Hallett
For all we know of the world, we know so little. Whales sing, of this we are aware, but more than that is pretty much a mystery. Scientists tell us that the blue whale’s song, projecting waves of sound that touch neither the sea bottom nor the foamy surface, can extend five thousand miles through the ocean.
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Holiness is the Only Option for the Truly Free
Holiness is the Only Option for the Truly Free
By Josie Portz
When I was in school for my undergrad, I had to take a few philosophy courses where there was a great deal of talk about Aristotelian thought. Our professors showed us how helpful his works could be when we started talking about theological and spiritual matters.
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God answers prayers in His time, just ask Zechariah.
God answers prayers in His time, just ask Zechariah.
By Troy Kroening
As we are told in the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah was serving as the priest to burn incense in the sanctuary of the Lord. The angel then appeared to him and told him that “because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son.” Zechariah responded in disbelief and was struck mute because of his disbelief. [Luke 1:5]
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NFP Myths: Facts or Fiction?
NFP Myths: Facts or Fiction?
By Shannon Whitmore
Six weeks after my son John was born, I had my postpartum appointment, a visit that many Catholic couples dread. They often find themselves on the defensive as they try to explain why they don’t need to be sent home with a pack of condoms and a prescription for the pill.
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The Joey Scam
The Joey Scam
By Sue Hallett
My 90-year-old mother called around 10 this morning. She was a bit sheepish. “Are you busy today?” she asked, her usual prelude to a request for help from me. I said that I was planning to stop by at 3 p.m. to do a few things for her. She said that it needed to be sooner.
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God's Awesome Design for Depression
God's Awesome Design for Depression
By Greg Schlueter
Experts have been drawing attention to a growing, culture-wide epidemic of depression. Before another word, please note: My use of “depression” in this article is not in the clinical sense. I’m not a psychologist. I’ve never seen a counselor. I’m not on medication.
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The Martha Syndrome
The Martha Syndrome
By Marie Murphy Duess
I’m a Martha Stewart wannabe when it comes to entertaining. As a child, I loved setting the table for my parents’ guests, and my tables became even more elaborate when I married and started to entertain in my own home. No guest ever leaves a dinner party without a handmade favor. And I spend hours preparing the meals I serve, frantic that I get it right.
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A Wall Only Separates, It never Brings Together
A Wall Only Separates, It never Brings Together
By Raymond Moon
Today, I posted a simple statement about what I would do if a certain political presidential candidate actually won and actually started to build a wall, a yuuuuge wall. I stated that I would be one of those crazy Catholics who would go down to the border and protest the building of the wall.
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Does Relativism Make Any Sense?
Does Relativism Make Any Sense?
By Arnold Scott
Why does relativism seem to be so popular these days? Relativism can appear to create some level of peace and harmony among diverse groups. People will say things like "whatever works" and "if you believe it, then it's true for you!" Even discussing your convictions can be considered "imposing" your beliefs on others.
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Rooted in Love
Rooted in Love
By Norma Elaine Robertson
There's always one thing that Jesus tells me before telling me anything else, "I love you." Jesus didn't say, "Alright. These are the conditions in which you must meet before I love you." And then name off a list of conditions. There is no doubt in this world, or in the next, that Jesus loves you.
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To Be a Saint: Imitate Christ
To Be a Saint: Imitate Christ
By Katie Zalany
Mother Teresa’s recent canonization calls to mind what it takes to become a saint. We tend to put saints on a pedestal that we can’t live up to. In actuality, we all could be saints if we imitated Christ and strived to be as holy as we can possibly be – if we truly listened to the Lord’s call for our lives and lived it out.
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I'm Not Who You Think I Am
I'm Not Who You Think I Am
By Joe Richard
I am one of the most misunderstood figures in the New Testament. I have been called a repentant whore. Some people say I was the adulterous woman whom The Master saved from a death by stoning. I was accused of wasting an alabaster jar of expensive ointment by rubbing it on my poor Master's tired feet. I was maligned by many throughout the history of Christianity.
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