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Our Blessed - and Blessing! - Mother
Our Blessed - and Blessing! - Mother
By Bobbie Ann Taylor
For a number of years, I had the grace of praying with an intensely faith-filled woman for whom English was not a first language, a perceived challenge on her part that God used, when I first met her, to open my eyes to another way of looking at Our Lady.
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Nativity Scenes and the Infancy Narratives
Nativity Scenes and the Infancy Narratives
By Joe Richard
Before long, many of us will be displaying a special Christmas decoration in our homes. For some of us, it's an indispensable tradition. I'm referring to the Nativity Scene. Sometimes it's called a creché, sometimes a stable, or a manger scene. Often, it is something that has become a family heirloom, handed down from our parents, and lovingly displayed each Christmas season.
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A Year of Mercy?
A Year of Mercy?
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
Young parents of a six month old baby murder fourteen and injure twenty-two. Eight men, an ISIS kamikaze terror squad, dressed in suicide belts and armed with AK 47's mow down over one hundred thirty and injure 350 at the Bataclan Concert Hall in Paris. To date, there have been 298 murderous attacks by religious extremists in this year which has not yet ended. Why a year of mercy?
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One Scandalous Silent Night
One Scandalous Silent Night
By E.M. Wilson
So in case you haven't heard the show Scandal had an episode featuring the main character Olivia something or other (obviously not a viewer) getting an abortion to the tune of Silent Night.
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Where do we find the Immaculate Conception in Scripture?
Where do we find the Immaculate Conception in Scripture?
By De Maria
On this, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, I thought it might be appropriate to say a few words about this wonderful gift which God gave to the woman who would become His Mother.
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Hormones and Hair Shirts
Hormones and Hair Shirts
By Teresa Hurst
There’s no rational explanation why sometimes I will be in a deep, sleeping nirvana, and suddenly, bing, my eyes pop open, at which time my body calls it quits. All done sleeping. That’s been the case the last couple of nights. Hormones. It’s the menopausal ‘’crazy juice” coursing through my veins and brain that often cause me to operate a tad out of bounds.
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Satan the Scapegoat
Satan the Scapegoat
By Jonathan Hayes
On the one hand, it is unfortunately rare for people to believe in the existence of Satan and other demons. Rather, they may believe that Satan is simply a symbol of evil, a myth, or some other nonliteral idea introduced into religious thought and writings. This view is unhistorical, unbiblical, and irrational in the face of evidence supporting the existence of demons.
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The Decision to Veil
The Decision to Veil
By Tess Shore
December 8 is a Holy Day of Obligation. It is the day of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a day to honor Mary being conceived and not having any sin. Just as Mary humbled herself before God, many women chose to symbolize their own humbling by wearing a veil in the Church. Many women veiled prior to the Second Vatican.
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Play Time
Play Time
By E.M. Wilson
So the other day I ended up babysitting my second cousins (that is the unspoken glory of a large extended family, your cousins bring their kids over and you end up watching them while they catch up with your parents/the rest of their immediate family). This would be far more annoying I'm sure if my second cousins weren't completely awesome.
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The First Thanksgiving
The First Thanksgiving
By Malleson Emmerling
This was the fourth Thanksgiving I’ve spent as a single, separated (not yet divorced) mother. I’ll admit, it’s become much easier. This year, my heart was drawn to all of my friends and relatives who are single. The holiday season can be a time of loneliness. I chose to keep my mind focused on those who were single or widowed and pray for them throughout my day. This brought me peace.
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Being good without God
Being good without God
By De Maria
The reason for our existence is that we should love God in this life in order that we should be with Him in the next. Did you notice the continuity? There is no real separation between this life and the next. If you love God in this life, that entails obeying Him and keeping all the Commandments. By definition, that means being righteous.
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The Day That Jesus Came To Visit
The Day That Jesus Came To Visit
By Jean Briese
December 7, 1973: “Where are you Mom?” It has been three days since I last saw Mom. Three days since she went out on her “date” with yet another man that I did not like.
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A Different World, A Journey Through Autism
A Different World, A Journey Through Autism
By Allison Brown
Having four children out of seven on the Autism Spectrum is hard work. Most days have their challenges and struggles.
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The Church and Authority: Part 4 Petrine Primacy (The Pope)
The Church and Authority: Part 4 Petrine Primacy (The Pope)
By Kevin Noles
There may be no bigger contention between Catholics and Protestants, besides maybe salvation, than the doctrine of the Pope. There are many different arguments against the Pope from Protestants such as “Petros only means pebble” or “Peter was never in Rome.” Unfortunately my desire to keep each article short (about 1,000 words) does not give me a lot of room to cover each issue,
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Boldness for Christ
Boldness for Christ
By Richard Maffeo
It happened during the noon hour. I was visiting a friend on board a navy destroyer and as we looked down at the hundreds of men and women milling about on the pier, I spotted Roger.
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Is Salvation caused by works?
Is Salvation caused by works?
By De Maria
A long time ago, a Protestant asked me, “Does the Catholic Church teach that works cause salvation?” I answered: No. The causes of salvation are explained in the Council of Trent (Session VI, chapter 7) and boil down to the Mercy of God.
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The Importance of Sacramentals
The Importance of Sacramentals
By Clare Lafferty
If you look around your house, you probably have some sacramentals around and don’t even realize it. What are sacramentals? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sacramentals are “sacred signs instituted by the Church to prepare us to receive the fruit of the sacraments and to sanctify different circumstances of our lives (no. 1677)”. Examples of sacramentals are medals, holy water,
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