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The Joy Of Jesus!
The Joy Of Jesus!
By Kathy Lamb
Father Adam gave all parish families a book for Christmas, The Joy of the Gospel by Pope Francis. I wanted to share a bit from his section on Kerygma (164):
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How to Stay Devoted to the Eucharist
How to Stay Devoted to the Eucharist
By Andrew Meyer
Source, Center, and Summit of our faith, the Holy Eucharist stands at the beating heart of Catholicism. No greater a gift, no greater act of mercy, was ever bestowed upon us.
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Decluttering
Decluttering
By Linda Kracht
For a year now, we have been decluttering re-organizing, repainting, fixing or replacing things in our home. After living here for 32 years, we decided its time to downsize which means selling the home and moving on to someplace else.
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Courage, Trust and Riding a Bike...
Courage, Trust and Riding a Bike...
By Carlos Espinosa
"Do you know what courage is?" I asked my 8-year-old son in frustration, after repeatedly trying to get him to trust that I wouldn't let go of his bike seat if he started pedaling. "It's when you're afraid, but you do it anyway."
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My Paycheck From God
My Paycheck From God
By Michelle Nicholl
I remember when I was a kid how much I looked forward to the Summer and all the different activities sponsored by the local schools and churches.
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My Testimonial on Confession
My Testimonial on Confession
By Kathy Lamb
I had wonderful experiences at the Marian Conference in Chicago last weekend. This year for some reason I felt completed to go to Confession as early in the conference as possible. On the trip up to Chicago, while riding with my friends, Fred and Cathy, I wrote down what I needed to confess.
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A Child Shall Lead Them
A Child Shall Lead Them
By Sherry Kenner
Over the years, I have enjoyed watching and listening to Mother Angelica on EWTN. Mother was feisty, funny, and faithful. I especially loved her Bible storytelling skills. She made the scriptures come to life and lovingly described the first apostles as ordinary, average men with many faults and weaknesses.
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Me and Jesus -- A God-desired Relationship
Me and Jesus -- A God-desired Relationship
By Richard Maffeo
I should be calmer when I hear the disdain of those who, by their education and training, should know better. Yet despite such education they ridicule the idea of a personal relationship with Jesus.
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A "call" or should I say "fall" to conversion
A "call" or should I say "fall" to conversion
By Jacob Escobedo
There is so much that we can learn from St. Paul; not only from his several epistles which make up most of the New Testament, but from his experience on the road to Damascus. We know what kind of person Saul of Tarsus was. He persecuted Christians and even oversaw the execution of St. Stephen our first Martyr.
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11 Patron Saints for the Stay-at-Home Parent
11 Patron Saints for the Stay-at-Home Parent
By Olivia Swyden
Unless you're some beyond belief future patron saint of patience, at some point or several points during your stay-at-home parent career, you probably find yourself wanting to pull out your hair, hide in your bathroom, or just plain run away. These eleven patron Saints can really aid you in your every day expeditions of conquering eternal laundry, perpetual messes, and cyclical toddler battles.
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Repentance precedes forgivness
Repentance precedes forgivness
By Charlie Johnston
The word frequently translated as "repentance" in the New Testament is the Greek word "metanoia", this word means more than the English word "repent". Metanoia means to sustain a complete change of mind and heart, it's more than mere sorrow, it's a conversion of the heart.
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The Joy of Running
The Joy of Running
By Teresa Hurst
We were camping this last weekend and my youngest daughter, Grace, wanted to run a mile around the campground in preparation for cheerleading tryouts in June.
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Meditations on Mercy - The Church and the Mercy of God
Meditations on Mercy - The Church and the Mercy of God
By Nancy Marie Murray
What great mercy and love our Lord has shown in providing us with the guidance of His Church, led by the Holy Spirit. The first reading for Sunday, May 1st shows the apostles settling disputes which arose in the early church and determining which rules Christians must follow.
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Growing in Grace
Growing in Grace
By Mike Bugal
As cradle Catholics we were baptized as infants… hence the term “cradle”. This Baptism freed us from Original Sin and began our initiation into the Church. I have served as godfather for several of our nieces and nephews since my reversion to the Church. Godparents (or “sponsors” as they are known here) make the commitment to be responsible for the spiritual growth.
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The Gift of the Eucharist
The Gift of the Eucharist
By Marie Murphy Duess
The heart of our Roman Catholic faith is the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. It is the most important of all seven sacraments because in receiving the Eucharist, we are embracing the very body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ and become one with Him. Through this act of love and unity, we receive innumerable graces, and for this reason, it is important that we understand the significance
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Parable of 3 Loaves at Midnight: The 3 Sacraments of Initiation?
Parable of 3 Loaves at Midnight: The 3 Sacraments of Initiation?
By Scott Pauline
In my previous article on Loaves and Fishes....we saw that the partitioning of the loaves and fishes perfectly mirrored the way the Sacraments are partitioned.
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Bernie Sanders at the Vatican
Bernie Sanders at the Vatican
By Rosemary Bogdan
Much has been made of Bernie Sander’s visit to the Vatican to speak at a conference of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Members of both sides of the political spectrum fretted over the question of exactly from where the invitation originated.
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