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To Commit or Not To Commit? That is the Question!
To Commit or Not To Commit? That is the Question!
By James Berkon
I was surfing the net a few weeks ago when I came across an article featuring the current University of Washington Huskies Football Coach Chris Peterson. The reporter asked Coach Peterson his opinion of the upcoming National Signing Day, when high school seniors commit to college football programs across the country for the next four years of their lives.
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What did the Cross accomplish?  What does Scripture say?
What did the Cross accomplish?  What does Scripture say?
By De Maria
As far as I know, crucifixion is no longer practiced. But, in the ancient world, crucifixion was a horrible form of execution which accomplished both the torture and death of the persons sentenced to such a punishment.
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"But why does God let that happen?"
"But why does God let that happen?"
By Catherine Garrett
After a tragedy like the terrorist attack in Belgium, the question comes: "If there is a God, why does He let things like this happen?" And, "doesn't He care?"
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Objective, Tango (Apologies to Shakira)
Objective, Tango (Apologies to Shakira)
By Mark Connolly
In our interactions with others, we sometimes give, sometimes receive. It takes two to tango, as they say. Yet our objective is a Trinitarian Tango – active participation in the Gift we have received. You, me, God. Arrange the words however you want; God is the Subject.
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Father, Forgive Them . . . .
Father, Forgive Them . . . .
By Richard Maffeo
Just a few hours earlier, in the Gethsemane Garden, soldiers led by the Jewish priests surrounded Jesus and the disciples. Peter drew His sword and came within a hair of cutting the skull of the high priest’s servant. He sliced off His ear, instead.
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Defending Christ Amid Chaos
Defending Christ Amid Chaos
By Rexcrisanto Delson
On March 4, 2016, four Catholic sisters belonging to Blessed Mother Teresa’s order, Missionaries of Charity, were among the sixteen peopled murdered by terrorists in Yemen. The news prompted a widespread reaction by both secular and faith-based media. On Sunday, March 6, 2016, Pope Francis told an audience the sisters “gave their blood for the Church,” and said they are modern-day martyrs
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Instant Gratification {Day 27}
Instant Gratification {Day 27}
By Lori Conklin
Living in a world of instant gratification has left its mark on society and human relationships. Sure we all know this and agree. Yet still we are on to the next and the next thing. Our brains on overload thinking about many things at once. Progress or distraction.
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What If That Curious Story Really Is True?
What If That Curious Story Really Is True?
By Bill Dunn
Easter Sunday is almost here. Our culture celebrates with eggs, the symbol of new life. And with bunnies, the symbol of fertility. And with lilies and other flowers, the symbol of springtime renewal. And with 30 pounds of chocolate per person and fancy new clothes, the symbols of a consumer society obsessed with gluttony and covetousness.
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The Discomfort of the Cross
The Discomfort of the Cross
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
For obvious reasons, Good Friday has a different feel than any other day of the year. No other day has the same gravity. No other day has the same draw. We stop what we’re doing in the middle of the day to acknowledge the beginning of the most significant event in human history—the Paschal Mystery.
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Dei verbum (The Word of God)
Dei verbum (The Word of God)
By Charlie Johnston
It's a stereotype, but it has shades of truth to it. The sad fact is that far too many Catholics don't read the bible often or at all. Yes, we pick up the Bible proclaimed at Mass, but that is only a small portion of the body of Sacred Scriptures that we have at our fingertips, and I will touch on this later.
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The Twelfth Station of the Cross: A Mercy Reflection
The Twelfth Station of the Cross: A Mercy Reflection
By Bobbie Ann Taylor
As a little girl, my experience of Good Friday was one of respectful silence. Although our family did not go to church that day, my mother insisted that I be in the house, “off the streets,” so to speak, particularly from twelve to three, not playing or even uttering one word in our little apartment. Rather, she insisted that I rest in total silence.
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Where does Jesus teach Scripture alone?
Where does Jesus teach Scripture alone?
By De Maria
If we look through Scripture, we find that Jesus selected a group of men. Then He organized them into a cohesive company of men to which He then gave a mission to accomplish. What was that mission? Was it that they should write down all which He commanded and hand it out so that others could read it and learn for themselves what He taught?
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The Tale of a Sacrament, an Encounter with Mercy
The Tale of a Sacrament, an Encounter with Mercy
By Charlie Johnson
I am a person who has struggled in life with accepting God’s forgiveness. Some of the things I have done have hurt my soul so bad, it seems, God wouldn't bother listening to me at all. I always tried to convince myself of God’s love and forgiveness and I've tried to remember all those comforting bible verses. You know the ones.
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I Like to Watch
I Like to Watch
By Gail Berna-Dompke
I like to watch. I know I shouldn't, but there is something about it. There is something universal and personal at the same time, so I watch. It wasn't always like this. For many years, I refused to attend. (...These are indeed a stiff necked people..Exodus 32:9.) This was the sort of thing my Christian friends would shake their fingers at and convict me of idol worship.
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What Was Finished
What Was Finished
By Richard Maffeo
Perhaps no other statement of Jesus on Golgotha’s hill mean so much to me as “It is finished.” I spent weeks contemplating why that is true, and decided the answer is best illustrated by my life with my two fathers.
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Repent and Rejoice!
Repent and Rejoice!
By Anne Gerard
During this holy season of Lent, we are called to REPENT! As we reflect more fully on Christ – His ministry and His passion – we have the opportunity to examine our own lives. Are we living as disciples of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior?
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Never Wasted
Never Wasted
By Richard Maffeo
No one knows how its claws can tear the soul like the one who for decades gave up a dream, a life, a goal, a purpose . . . .
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