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Eastertide: The 50 days of Easter
Eastertide: The 50 days of Easter
By Robin Armit
For most people, Easter is only one weekend in the year that begins with Good Friday and ends with Resurrection Sunday; or for more secular people, it is a long weekend to enjoy to the fullest - since many countries Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays.
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"Shatter points of truth": the intersection of faith and film
"Shatter points of truth": the intersection of faith and film
By Mary Ashley Burton
I sat down with Catholic filmmaker James Pinedo to hear more about his inspiration, the interplay of faith and art in his life,and his latest film, Extrovert.
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The Lamb has Seven Horns, the False Prophet, Two
The Lamb has Seven Horns, the False Prophet, Two
By Scott Pauline
The primary spiritual climate of the modern societies of former Christendom is as dark in nature as any of the greater phases of God’s Plan since the foundation of the world--as dark as Noah’s day, as Babel, as Egypt, as the Seleucids, as pagan Rome. It is not as widespread, but in nature, it is as dark as these.
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Blessed Anthony Neyrot and the Perils of Marriage
Blessed Anthony Neyrot and the Perils of Marriage
By Christy Breedlove
Bl. Anthony Neyrot was a Dominican religious in the 15th century. He started off his adult life rather uneventful. He got wanderlust and moved around looking for the next adventure. Later he was captured by a Muslim ruler and even, for a time, disavowed Catholicism and married a Turkish lady. He started to translate the Koran (into what I’m not sure) but when he found out a Dominican friend died,
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Transubstantiation, Scripture and Church Authority
Transubstantiation, Scripture and Church Authority
By Nicholas LaBanca
Recently, I seem to be posting thoughts that must be considered controversial. This is the second time in a row I've had a lengthy discussion after writing an article on the Real Presence. What I've come to realize, is that some non-Catholic Christians are unable to reconcile their sola scriptura beliefs with the doctrine of the Real presence,
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Coming Out for Catholics
Coming Out for Catholics
By Courtney Holbrook
For anybody who does not know, I am personally discerning religious life as a Salesian Sister. God willing, I will become a candidate in the fall of 2017. It has been a journey, but it would have been much harder without the support of family and friends.
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Living Easter for Fifty Days
Living Easter for Fifty Days
By Rexcrisanto Delson
Beatum Pascha! Happy Easter! Forty days of Lent is now behind us. The alleluia is no longer buried, and our fasting, praying, and penance have given way to the Risen Christ. Let us now reflect on what Easter is and how we can continue celebrating it in our daily lives.
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It's Spring!!! Merry Christmas!!!
It's Spring!!! Merry Christmas!!!
By Robert (Bob) Green
Christmas in the spring? What's this guy talking about? Well...if you believe what the Gospel says, It's Christmas time! What is Christmas or Christ's Mass? It is a celebration of the birth of our Saviour.
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A Memorable Church In An Unexpected Place
A Memorable Church In An Unexpected Place
By Debra Booton McCoy
During Holy Week, I had the honor of attending a small mission church in Las Vegas. It was a very tiny building, in the Spanish style. The small piece of land adjacent to it was surrounded by an 8 foot high wrought iron fence. The land was probably no more than ten feet by twenty feet in size, covered with patio stones, filled with extra chairs in one corner,
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God is Pro-Choice
God is Pro-Choice
By Richard Maffeo
It should surprise no one that God is pro-choice. He didn't create us to render robotic obedience to Him. If we couldn't disobey, then our obedience would be meaningless. Which is why, because He desires humanity to willingly return His love, He made a strategic, yet risky decision at Creation.
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21st Century Priest
21st Century Priest
By Kathy Lamb
We have a 21st Century priest. This is a wonderful thing.
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Can We Console Jesus on the Cross?
Can We Console Jesus on the Cross?
By Lorrie McNickle
Holy week this year was very profound for me. As I grow in knowledge and understanding of my faith our liturgical celebrations have become much more awesome and meaningful.
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The Essence of the Prayer of Jesus
The Essence of the Prayer of Jesus
By David Torkington
The essence of the prayer of Jesus entailed dedicating every moment of every day to loving God with every part and with every fiber of his being (Lk 2:29. Jn 4:34). All his prayer was directed to this end. Pledging himself to love his Father, come what may, day in day out, might be simple, but it certainly wasn’t always plain sailing.
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The Three Most Powerful Words
The Three Most Powerful Words
By Danielle Castellucci
He is risen! Three little words; and yet, their meaning is beyond comprehension. In those three little words, the words that defy reality, death, our only surety in this life, is defeated. No longer will we rot in our graves. In Christ we are promised to rise to a life more glorious than this, one with no tears, sorrow, pain, suffering, insects, predators, terrorism, politics, natural disasters,
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Spring Cleaning for the Heart
Spring Cleaning for the Heart
By Carol Ann Chybowski
Spring is here! Okay, technically it’s been here for a while, if you believe the calendar. And the seed catalogues-my favorite wish books. But the best part of this time of the year is that it is also springtime for the heart.
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Pope Saint Stephen I
Pope Saint Stephen I
By Debra Booton McCoy
A Roman by birth, Stephen's father was Jovius. after that we know nothing of Stephen until Liber Pontificalis, the ancient book of the popes, describes him as an archdeacon under Pope Lucius I. As Lucius assumed that he would be martyred, he appointed care of the Church into the hands of Stephen.
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We Were Taught Not to Lie
We Were Taught Not to Lie
By Kathy Lamb
My best friend, Mary is in her 90’s. Every Saturday I meet her at church for 5 o’clock Mass. After Mass she hooks her arm in mine and I walk her to her car. Lately we’ve started going out to dinner after Mass with three of her other old lady friends, Irene, Kate and Lucille.
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