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Scriptural Illiteracy
Scriptural Illiteracy
By Brett M Petillo
There is a saying that I love. “Just because you are standing in a garage, that doesn’t make you a car.” You can go to church every Sunday, check off all the boxes that a good Christian is supposed to and yet still be no closer to heaven than the atheist next door.
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Why did Jesus give Simon the name, "Rock"?
Why did Jesus give Simon the name, "Rock"?
By De Maria
Perhaps you never wondered. Here’s why. Because He wanted all to know that Simon would be he to whom all must turn who want to know God’s will. There is a precedent for this in Scripture
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Love is Greater than Hate
Love is Greater than Hate
By Tess Shore
In John 4:20-21 Jesus says "If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother."
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The Protestant Dilemma
The Protestant Dilemma
By Sergio Garibay-Olivares
The Faith is something that we carry in our hearts. From the Virgin Mary who is the first Christian, continuing with Peter 'the Rock', to today's layman, Bishops and the Pontiff, the Catholic Church is a faith that survived the attacks of Nero, the conquering of Hagia Sophia, and even more.
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The War Room
The War Room
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
Prayer as war: the correlation of combat with happiness has long been one which applies to my life. Therefore, a movie about prayer and war was a film I wanted to see when my sister Lee told me about it. Fitting, because the spiritual life is fundamentally a battle.
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God's Creation (and How It Reveals Him Fully)
God's Creation (and How It Reveals Him Fully)
By Shawn Roche
So many will insist that light and dark are merely partners in a never-ending dance. However, how do you dive darkness out of a room? By bringing light into it. One will always dominate where the other is not present. Even the night, believed to be a tie of darkness, is not so bleak.
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Book Review: "Purge the Evil"
Book Review: "Purge the Evil"
By Bill Dunn
Purge the Evil is a vigilante thriller, which explores what happens when a passion for righteousness gets transformed into ruthless evil. In the suburban town of West Hartford, Connecticut, petty criminals start turning up dead, each with a single gunshot to the head. Police Captain Ray Bradford tells his officers, “It’s just drug deals gone bad.” But Detective Mike Cavanaugh isn’t convinced.
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Getting to know Jesus
Getting to know Jesus
By George Calleja
Many books, articles have been written about Jesus. Many films about Jesus have also been done. Also, on the internet one can find endless information about Jesus. All these can help or disrupt you from getting to know Jesus. This depends solely if the source is genuine or not. Getting to know Jesus in a personal way is possible by building a personal relationship with Him.
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At All Times Give Thanks
At All Times Give Thanks
By Charlie Johnston
One of my favorite family traditions is on Thanksgiving my parents would have me write a list of all the things I was grateful for that year, it's a tradition I've carried on with my own children. We are commanded in Scripture to be thankful, and that comes easily enough in the good times, but thanking God in the hard times is a real key to spiritual growth.
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Prayer and Writing- Three Parallels
Prayer and Writing- Three Parallels
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
Prayer and writing seem like two completely different activities, perhaps even opposed to one another. Unless we think a little more deeply about what is required of a writer and by one who prays. In order to do so we need to understand that both involve work.
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Reexamining Pope Francis' "Who am I to judge?"
Reexamining Pope Francis' "Who am I to judge?"
By Alex Johannigman
This is a big week for the Catholic Church in the United States with Pope Francis' visit! Even though he'll be hundreds of miles from my home in Texas, the excitement is hard to contain, especially as I see friends of mine in Washington DC, New York City, and Philadelphia share their excitement and plans for which papal events they plan to attend.
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Going Deeper Into Prayer
Going Deeper Into Prayer
By Carol Ann Chybowski
I learned a lot from the course I took on the writings of St. Teresa of Avila from the School of Spiritual Formation at the Avila Institute online. Previously I shared one of the insights I received on the deep meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. Today I’d like to share a little bit of what I learned about prayer.
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A Sermon Without Words
A Sermon Without Words
By Mary Rivers
God gives one faith- trust in Him and in the words of His Son, Jesus Christ. He gives His grace to believe to us, and this grace of faith comes not from self but from God- a gift free, not quid pro quo, (You give me something and I will give you something.)
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Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement
By Richard Maffeo
At sunset this month on September 22, many Jews will observe the most holy day in Jewish faith. Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement – dates back to the days of Moses when God instituted the observance so that, through repentance and blood sacrifice, the sins of the people could be forgiven. You’ll find reference to Yom Kippur in Leviticus, chapters 16, 17, and 23.
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Amazing Story. Pope Francis, Fr. Larry Richards, Justin Fatica and Us.
Amazing Story. Pope Francis, Fr. Larry Richards, Justin Fatica and Us.
By Greg Schlueter
This week Pope Francis will be on the world's center stage. More important is his purpose: God's design for marriage and family. As Catholics, we are very conceptual. We run the risk of merely spectating. Cheering from the sidelines. Yet our affirmation of the truth is not the same as living it. As someone said, even Satan knows the truth.
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Finding The Gold
Finding The Gold
By Mariel Roersma
It's so easy to find a million flaws in someone, or to find reasons to dislike someone. It's easy to disagree with someone, or put someone down. It's so easy to encounter someone who speaks another language, is from another country, has different beliefs, or has a different opinion than we do and dislike them, or not even want to be around them.
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Faith and Works
Faith and Works
By Mary Rivers
Many of us do not know intimately someone who is homeless, someone whose body is disfigured, someone who is undocumented, or one who had to grow up too soon and support his brothers and sisters, but we all know one who may have been bullied, or may have secret sorrows, or is forced into an adult role.
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