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Our body is a temple of God
Our body is a temple of God
By Tess Shore
We feel that we are being judged by our peers. We think we are being judged because we are not "good enough Catholics". However, somehow we are placing all this pressure on ourselves that we sometimes end up caving into the pressures of demoralizing our bodies by committing suicide.
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What's Wrong with the World?
What's Wrong with the World?
By Greg Schlueter
The Times invited essays on the question, "What's Wrong with the World?". One reply, from the pen of G.K. Chesterton, distinguished itself from all others: "I am."
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Pray for the Courage to Accept the Call to Stewardship!
Pray for the Courage to Accept the Call to Stewardship!
By AnneMarie Miller
Do I have the courage to live a life of stewardship? This question has been running through my mind ever since I attended a recent Sunday liturgy. The readings on this day, “Stewardship Sunday,” revolved around giving oneself wholly to God.
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Words To Live By
Words To Live By
By Clare Lafferty
As I sat at Mass, I realized that every word that is read from the Bible is perfect. It is another affirmation that God is the author of the Bible. Every word and phrase has meaning for all of us. God’s words were written so He could show us how to live in Him.
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On The Eucharist
On The Eucharist
By Chris Boyer
Recently, many Catholic news agencies began to report on a historical development in the interfaith relations between the Catholic and Lutheran churches.
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Our Shepherd Among Us: Reminiscences and Reflections (Part Three)
Our Shepherd Among Us: Reminiscences and Reflections (Part Three)
By Justin Soutar
After making the short flight from New York to Philadelphia on Saturday morning, September 26, Pope Francis found himself standing in front of historic Independence Hall that afternoon, where he delivered an important address on the topic of religious liberty to the substantial crowd gathered on the Mall.
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To Missal or Not To Missal
To Missal or Not To Missal
By Jody T. Morse
While attending my first Novus Ordo (Latin) Mass, back in the fall of 2009, my brain endured quite the rollercoaster of thoughts. The monologue went something like this: “Wow, Look at this place! It looks like a Medieval-genre film set. Where are we going to sit?
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Final Exams? The Saints Can Be The Best Study Buddies
Final Exams? The Saints Can Be The Best Study Buddies
By Dean P. Johnson
As college students around the globe hit the books, pull all-nighters, and cram for final exams, the stress they feel can often work against all their valiant efforts. Fortunately, there is help, a lot of help, a communion of saints’ worth of help.
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Syrians, Samaritans and Mustard Seeds
Syrians, Samaritans and Mustard Seeds
By Ross Decker
He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.”
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May the Universe Be With You
May the Universe Be With You
By Linda Kracht
Star Wars fever is heating up as fans await the release of the much anticipated (promoted) Star Wars; The Force Awakens this December. Every Star Wars fan expects this movie to deliver on the promise to shock and awe even more than its predecessor films. A man dying of a rare form of cancer hoped to live long enough to see the film — and he did.
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Love and Responsibility: A Deeper Meaning of God's Love and "Pananagutan"
Love and Responsibility: A Deeper Meaning of God's Love and "Pananagutan"
By Andee de Jesus
"Pananagutan' is a Tagalog word that means responsibility. It is one's obligation. When God breathed the life for us, He gave us the gift of life and freewill. He opened our eyes for our purpose in life, that originated the idea of "responsibility". He taught us to be responsible for the uttered or unuttered words, our way of thinking, purpose, and most especially our actions.
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Receive You through the Eucharist
Receive You through the Eucharist
By George Calleja
Thank you Jesus that I may receive you through the Eucharist. The Eucharist that is the source and summit of my life.
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Can You Name Them?
Can You Name Them?
By Linda Kracht
Can you name them? Can you name the primary virtue that is one’s personal resolve of the mind and heart to maintain discipline over one’s physical (and sexual) body? The same virtue couples natural desires with what (another virtue)? What is required to maintain this virtue (three points)? What is the primary and opposing vice to the primary virtue?
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Waiting ... Waiting ... Nothing!
Waiting ... Waiting ... Nothing!
By Victor S E Moubarak
Many of us often pray. Sometimes, our prayers are prayers of thanks to the Lord, but, if we're honest, more often than not we pray because we're asking God for something. We may be asking God to help us find a job, get a promotion at work, better health, a good and happy marriage or whatever else we consider to be our need, or indeed our entitlement. Yes, I repeat ... our entitlement.
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An Open Letter to Youth Ministry Leaders
An Open Letter to Youth Ministry Leaders
By Greg Schlueter
While the below article is a bit ranty in form, sometimes we pull punches in things people really need to hear. As her father, I know it is born of a long season of real prayer, self-examination, frustration and, above all, an earnest desire for her generation to more deeply know and live for Jesus Christ. This is for youth ministry leaders who may be settling for less. Anne Marie is in her senior
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How the Womb Reveals the Dignity of Woman
How the Womb Reveals the Dignity of Woman
By Dr. Susan Caldwell
In the Incarnation, God became “one flesh” with human nature. Through the womb of a woman, God chose to reveal himself to his creatures. Have you ever stopped to meditate on this mystery? If this is true -and it is - then what does this tell us about the dignity of woman? Each and every woman.
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Giving Thanks this Thanksgiving
Giving Thanks this Thanksgiving
By Chris Boyer
When asked by a Pharisee which commandment of the law is the greatest, Christ responds “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself (MAT 22:36-40).”
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