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A Soul in Purgatory
A Soul in Purgatory
By Mallory Hoffman
She didn't remember how she got to this ledge. She knew she was in a huge, dark place, and that she was on a ledge, but she didn't know any thing else. There were no memories beyond this moment. All she knew is that it was dark and cold here. She stood on a ledge, a precipice, but she wasn't afraid of falling. She was confused.
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Do Protestants Actually Believe Sola Scriptura?
Do Protestants Actually Believe Sola Scriptura?
By Mike Bugal
“Sola Scriptura” is a Latin phrase that means “Scripture only. It’s one of the Five Solae that basically define Protestant theology. These Solae are used within Evangelical Christian circles to delineate who are “Christians” and who are not.
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Praying the Rosary Helps
Praying the Rosary Helps
By Crysaly Aviles
Praying the Rosary helps. I dare suggest that praying the rosary is more about building my faith than having my prayers answered - after all God already knows my needs: "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him,” (Matt. 6:8). I began to notice that my faith in Christ was increased as I prayed the rosary.
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An Exegeses of the Sacrament of Baptism Part II
An Exegeses of the Sacrament of Baptism Part II
By Chris Boyer
So what, then, do we gain from our baptism? In addition to the sacrament being the “washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit” (CCC #1215), the Church teaches us that Baptism is a beautiful and glorious gift from God that conveys grace (even unto the guilty), anoints us into the common priesthood of believers, and seals us into Christ’s church (CCC #1216).
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Repentance The Forgotten Doctrine of Salvation
Repentance The Forgotten Doctrine of Salvation
By Robert LaFleur
Even a casual reader of the Bible soon discovers that repentance is a major biblical topic. All the prophets mention it in one way or another. Isaiah called Israel to repent, as did Jeremiah and Ezekiel and Hosea and Micah and Malachi. A survey of the New Testament shows that the words “repent” and “repentance” are used in various forms 55 times.
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Bullying - Just for Kids?
Bullying - Just for Kids?
By Linda Kracht
The statement from the CDC implies that bullying is negative behavior limited to youths who are in no way related to or in relationship with the person they are bullying. Is that true?
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Science Is Silent on the Supernatural
Science Is Silent on the Supernatural
By Bill Dunn
Our culture is becoming more and more secular. An increasing percentage of people now identify themselves as atheists, and while a majority of Americans still claim to be Christian, many no longer believe the basic doctrines of the faith.
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The Stigma of Abortion?
The Stigma of Abortion?
By E.M. Wilson
Roughly six months ago I started using Twitter as a way to promote my writing. As a social media avenue, I find it both a bit mindless and incredibly interesting simultaneously. Mindless because of the sheer capacity of things people Tweet (for better or worse) and interesting because when things trend it's an almost instant way to take the pulse of how people feel about a certain situation.
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Brawling Brothers
Brawling Brothers
By Dean P. Johnson
One thing that has constantly struck me about the Bible is the recurring idea of brothers fighting. We have Cain and Abel. We have Esau and Jacob. We have Joseph and…well, all the rest of his brothers! It is interesting that people who are supposed to love one another, who have significant commonalities, who have shared experiences, can be constantly and connivingly at each other’s throats.
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Shedding God's Light on the Mystery of the Real Presence
Shedding God's Light on the Mystery of the Real Presence
By Bobbie Ann Taylor
Are you surprised that starting right from the beginning of Sacred Scripture—right there in the first chapter of the first book of the Bible, in Genesis 1:3, using just a few words, the Lord has provided one of the most compelling apologetic arguments for defending His Real Presence in the Eucharist?
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Gratitude: Is It A Virtue?
Gratitude: Is It A Virtue?
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
There are times that it feels as would, I imagine, a tsunami: Caught up with such power, force and hugeness that I feel walloped, almost annihilated, flattened by the sense of gratitude. Attending Mass yesterday at the Benedictine Monastery of the Risen Christ was like that.
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An Exegeses of the Sacrament of Baptism Part I
An Exegeses of the Sacrament of Baptism Part I
By Chris Boyer
As the first of two posts on the Sacrament of Baptism, this post will serve to explore the theological foundation for the Sacrament of Baptism. The second post will explore the gifts received from the Sacrament.
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A Step Beyond Faith Part 3
A Step Beyond Faith Part 3
By Robert LaFleur
How can we even think we shouldn’t strive for holiness or can’t become holy? So many places in the Bible, we are called to holiness. Is not the Bible the word of truth? The Word as given by God? Then who are we to say we can’t be holy?
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Hush.It Will be Alright
Hush.It Will be Alright
By Richard Maffeo
I heard her before I jogged around the corner. A long, slow, desolate cry. Blonde pig-tails, blue jeans, a long sleeve pullover shirt. She couldn’t have been older than four. She sulked in her driveway as Dad unloaded groceries from the van. He called gently for her to come inside.
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A Step Beyond Faith Part 2
A Step Beyond Faith Part 2
By Robert LaFleur
A relationship that goes far beyond just faith is Love, with a love where you love so much your happiness is only doing what is pleasing to Him. A love so deep you are willing to sacrifice your human will daily (banish) so that you desire to only walk in His will.
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Uniformity with God's Will
Uniformity with God's Will
By Will Campbell
I am currently re-reading St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori's great work "Uniformity with God's Will". This is such a beautiful reflection and teaching on the importance of uniting ourselves entirely to the will of God.
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A Veteran's Lament
A Veteran's Lament
By Mary Rivers
The morning mail brought a prayer card for those carrying their cross today. Mass would be said for all whose names I requested. I quickly filled the spaces with names too numerous for the sheet of paper provided. From memory of my youth came the following, quickly written, as if someone else was guiding the pen.
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