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RCIA - We're Doing it Wrong
RCIA - We're Doing it Wrong
By Matthew Newsome
Recently I came across Fr. Dwight Longenecker’s article, “10 Reasons Catholics Don’t Evangelize”. He includes the RCIA—the very process by which new Catholics come into the Church—as an obstacle to evangelization.
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A Simple Explanation for the Drop in Mass Attendance
A Simple Explanation for the Drop in Mass Attendance
By Bill Dunn
Many people nowadays wonder why attendance at Sunday Mass has dropped so drastically. For example, here in the Hartford Archdiocese on any given weekend, the number of people at Mass is a full 65% less than during the 1960s.
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Spirit and Truth
Spirit and Truth
By Lori Conklin
It was Friday morning. All week Philadelphia had been preparing for the Pope’s arrival. I headed over to the Convention Center attended Mass and heard the last keynote speakers Pastor Rick Warren and Cardinal O’Malley.
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Book Review - Rediscover Jesus!
Book Review - Rediscover Jesus!
By Robert Trausch
On Super Bowl Sunday 2016, I finished reading the book written by Matthew Kelly entitled “Rediscover Jesus – An Invitation.” The 188 - page soft cover edition was a gift to me from my parish by way of a friend. I am grateful to both for inviting me to walk with them more closely with Our Lord and Savior!
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What Protestants should know
What Protestants should know
By De Maria
Jesus Christ established the Catholic Church. It is clear from even a cursory reading of the New Testament, that there is no mention of any Protestant Church within those venerable pages. Nor is there any mention of any Protestant doctrine which contradicts the Catholic Church.
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Massive Applause
Massive Applause
By Conor Coutts
While visiting home for winter break last month, I was attending a Sunday Mass with my grandmother, when a challenging thing occurred. Between Eucharistic reception and the concluding rite, the pastor invited all of those who had upcoming birthdays to the front of the church, blessed them while the choir then sang ‘happy birthday’, and joyful applause broke out.
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Today... let us live for peace.
Today... let us live for peace.
By George Calleja
Today at this early morning, as I woke up, I said thank you Jesus for this lovely day
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Signum Crucis: A Spiritual Weapon for Men
Signum Crucis: A Spiritual Weapon for Men
By Rexcrisanto Delson
One of today’s most taken-for-granted and often forgotten Catholic treasures is our Signum Crucis; the sign of the cross. Gone are the days when it was a norm in the daily lives of Catholics, as was depicted in the movie, “Born on the Fourth of July,” in where a scene shows the main character, played by Tom Cruise, dipping his fingers into a holy water font and signing himself
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Being Versus Action: A Reflection
Being Versus Action: A Reflection
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
The tension between ‘Being’ and ‘Action’ is fundamental. We know the importance of balance in our work and the need to take time to simply ‘be.’ But for many of us, like Martha in the Gospel, activity is what we do, essential to our nature.
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Lead Me To Calvary
Lead Me To Calvary
By Mike Bugal
When I was an Evangelical Christian I loved the old hymns of the faith. There is nothing wrong with the newer songs or even the simplistic worship music that are so popular among young church goers (and by now some in their middle age too). But in food terms the newer songs are Big Macs and the older hymns are filet mignon.
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That you glorify God with one mind and one mouth
That you glorify God with one mind and one mouth
By De Maria
I hear many people, to this day, say that they left the Church because they feel the Mass is dead. They don’t get anything out of it. They also complain that the people in the Mass aren’t very friendly. Not very inviting to outsiders.
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The 40 Day Lenten Blogging Challenge
The 40 Day Lenten Blogging Challenge
By Allyson Rae
I'll say this in my best Ned-Stark-from-Game-of-Thrones voice: Lent is here. For most people in the US, this is an annual thing where Catholics walk around with weird black letter T's on their foreheads, and they start exercising for a few weeks and frequent McDonald's for their infamous yearly Fish Filet sandwich on Fridays.
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Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for Us!
Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for Us!
By Catholic365
Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for Us!
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Strengthen Your Lenten Journey Through Fasting
Strengthen Your Lenten Journey Through Fasting
By Ellen Gable Hrkach
When you hear the word fasting, do you automatically cringe? Do you dread Ash Wednesday or Good Friday? Or do you embrace the self-denial of fasting on those days? If you’re like most people, you might not look forward to Ash Wednesday or Good Friday, the Church’s compulsory days of fasting.
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God Shares Our Pain: Lessons from the Adoration Chapel
God Shares Our Pain: Lessons from the Adoration Chapel
By Amanda Knapp
"Sticks and stones can break our bones, but words can never hurt us." I'm sitting here, fairly late at night, in the Adoration Chapel at my church. It's quiet; it's dimly lit. It feels holy.
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Youth Ministry Shouldn't Be What It Used To Be
Youth Ministry Shouldn't Be What It Used To Be
By Dan Goddu
I answered the call to youth ministry from the pastor of my former parish back in 1990. I tried to meet kids where they were at by organizing youth group meetings, planning fun events, holding retreats, and by just listening. At the time, Holy Hour, Eucharistic Adoration, the Sacrament of Confession, and the Rosary were far from my planning worksheets.
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Giving Up Something For Lent? Not so FAST
Giving Up Something For Lent? Not so FAST
By Jacob Escobedo
Ah Lent! The season of the universal Church’s liturgical year that is centered on penance. Also known as the time in which the Gloria and Alleluia are not sung and Mass tends to be slightly more solemn in order to provide an environment for reflection and humble prayer.
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