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Was Jesus a Drunkard?
Was Jesus a Drunkard?
By Michael Gagnon
Have you ever experienced that awkward moment when you are hosting a party and run out of drinks and food for your guests; really any moment when you realize that you’re on the verge of being completely embarrassed and there’s nothing you can do about it?
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Do I Really Need Mass?
Do I Really Need Mass?
By Michelle Nicholl
Do I Really Need Mass? How often do we find ourselves asking that very question? Every week? Occasionally? Or maybe it’s just those times when we find ourselves rushing to get ready, and in our frustration, wish we’d been better prepared. Or maybe! Just maybe! It's beginning to be more often than we care to admit.
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Allow Yourself to Be Inspired
Allow Yourself to Be Inspired
By Joseph J Marotta, MD
Life is a gift and how we live it depends in large part on the influences we experience along the way. If we are blessed with great motivation and uplifting guidance, our journey will truly become one of inspirational proportion and energy.
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Pitting the Church against Christ, a false dichotomy
Pitting the Church against Christ, a false dichotomy
By De Maria
Frequently, anti-Catholics will say that Catholics pit the Church against Christ. Or that we put the Church before Christ. That, however, is a false dichotomy.
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Wedding Fragments
Wedding Fragments
By Sue Hallett
A wedding is so big, so much, you can't put your arms around it. Afterwards, your heart is filled with a thousand fragments.
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Biblical Heroes Answer the Call
Biblical Heroes Answer the Call
By Bill Dunn
In the Scripture readings at Mass for the weekend of February 6th and 7th, we get an interesting look at three of the greatest heroes in the entire Bible. The first reading describes the call of Isaiah, arguably the most important prophet in Israel’s history. Hundreds of years before the fact, Isaiah wrote numerous messianic prophesies, all pointing toward the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
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Christ the Judge in a World of Noise
Christ the Judge in a World of Noise
By Eric Wojtkun
The world is full of man-made noise. Noise, sounds and vibrations with no Godly organization, only serve to distract us from our ingrained mission of finding and loving the Lord. This means if we want to draw ourselves to the Lord, we must through force of will, ignore the world's noise so our souls can make music in harmony with God's intended design for the world.
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Suffering: Where's the Justice?
Suffering: Where's the Justice?
By Veronica Dannemiller
Why does God let good things happen to “bad” people and let “good” people suffer? I don't have all the answers, but I do know this - “good” people suffer, but so do “bad” people. And “bad” people prosper, but so do “good” people. We just notice more when good things are happening to a “bad” person and it's a “good” person suffering.
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"Grim Grinning Ghosts" and the Resurrection of the Body
"Grim Grinning Ghosts" and the Resurrection of the Body
By Sinclair Cushmore
Any other Catholics out there enjoy a good “haunted house” attraction? Of course I don’t lean toward anything occult, but I enjoy some spooky fun pointed at the supernatural (and that includes morally appropriate Halloween celebrations). Being a Disney fan, my favorite thing to do when I enter Disney World is to stop by the Haunted Mansion. You could say I am a “die hard” Haunted Mansion fan!
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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
By De Maria
The other thing I enjoyed, was that on Ash Wednesday, we got ashes on our forehead. I couldn’t wait to have them put ashes on my forehead so that I could see them in the mirror!
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Bl. Marie Rivier and Power Ball
Bl. Marie Rivier and Power Ball
By Christy Breedlove
Our search for obscure saints this week leads us to the Blessed Marie Rivier. Marie lived mostly in the 18th century. She suffered a horrible accident when she was two and was paralyzed. Her mom would take her to church where Marie prayed. “Cure me, Blessed Mother, and I'll give you a hat...Cure me.
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Hail Mary, the Immaculate One
Hail Mary, the Immaculate One
By Casey Phillips
As Catholics, we dedicate Saturdays to our Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary. With that in mind, I wanted to briefly discuss one of the Marian dogmas which is integral to our understanding of Mary, and that often serves as a stumbling block for non-Catholic Christians: the Immaculate Conception.
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Stubborn Love
Stubborn Love
By Richard Maffeo
It seems the longer I serve Christ, the closer I draw to Him, the more my thought life assails me. Perhaps it is because I am less willing today than I have been in the past to pass off my godless thoughts with an insipid and cavalier excuse like, “I’m just a sinner saved by grace.”
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How The Catholic Church Championed and Transformed Women's Rights And Dignity
How The Catholic Church Championed and Transformed Women's Rights And Dignity
By Nate Lauer
Growing up and living in the 20th and 21st Centuries, you may live under the impression that the Catholic Church and Christianity have inhibited women’s rights, dignity, and freedom for the past 2000 years. However, did you realize that history says otherwise?
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Yes, It's Personal!
Yes, It's Personal!
By Mike Bugal
Coming back to the Church from Evangelical Christianity there are certain terms that are still near and dear to my heart. One of those terms is “Personal Relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ” and apparently it’s one of the most misunderstood among Catholics (specifically among Traditionalist/Latin Only folks).
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Outside the Church there is no salvation
Outside the Church there is no salvation
By Kevin Noles
Catholics believe that The Church is visible, spiritual and founded by Jesus. This is a mystery of the faith. The Word of God tells us this otherwise there would be no way to understand this through reason. If we were to say that there is no salvation outside Jesus, all Christians, Catholics included, would agree.
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church not Church...right?
church not Church...right?
By Casey Phillips
The Christian Church is both visible and invisible. What does that mean? It means that there is both an unseen reality of the Church, which unites us by our baptism to our Lord Jesus Christ and there is a very real, tangible dimension to the Church that Jesus established on earth.
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