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Interview With Author Maria Thompson
Interview With Author Maria Thompson
By Anabelle Hazard
What you are about to read is a privileged interview with Maria Thompson, author of “See You in Heaven: the life and writings of Rosie Gil,” an inspiring book on blessed motherhood.
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What Have We Done?
What Have We Done?
By Elizabeth Thomas
In the Book of Exodus, we have first the Egyptians, and then the Israelites asking this question—“What have we done?” Just like them, we find ourselves asking the same question when embarking on a whole new way of life, or making some changes that require extra risk when we follow our passion and dreams.
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The Shameful Silence--it Honors Evil
The Shameful Silence--it Honors Evil
By Larry Peterson
"Silence in the face of evil is evil itself." Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran theologian in Germany during the reign of Adolf Hitler. His book, "The Cost of Discipleship", has become a classic. Focusing on the "Sermon on the Mount", the book more or less spelled out what Bonhoeffer thought was the true way to follow Christ.
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Who Cares What the Church says, I Do What I Want
Who Cares What the Church says, I Do What I Want
By Lorrie McNickle
How many of us Catholics practice this type of Cafeteria Catholicism? I would guess, most of us. I surmise that many of us pass judgement on the teachings and dogmas of the Church without fully understanding them. This is irresponsible and probably exudes the vice of pride, it certainly doesn’t exude humility.
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Finding Christ in a Fallen World
Finding Christ in a Fallen World
By Judy Landrieu Klein
As I watched each of the four scathing video exposés that were recently released showing Planned Parenthood officials in trafficking baby parts, the words of messianic prophecies and their fulfillment in the life of the God-man rang in my ears:
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Being a Catholic
Being a Catholic
By Tess Shore
While waiting for Daily Mass to begin and praying for world peace, it dawned on me that we all think it is easier to blame the scapegoat. So the question then becomes, if we are supposed to be Christ-like everyday and even though we are tempted by the devil, why do we blame everyone else and not take responsibility for our own actions?
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The Fathers made me do it...Part 1
The Fathers made me do it...Part 1
By William Hemsworth
Before entering the Catholic Church I had been an ordained Baptist and Lutheran minister. To say I was anti-Catholic would be an understatement. I believed everything I was told about the Catholic Church, such as they worshipped idols and were the whore of Babylon. One day I set out to prove that the Catholic Church’s claim of being the church Christ established was false.
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My experience as a Christian Author
My experience as a Christian Author
By George Calleja
During the years 1990 to 1996 I was a full time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I have been married and am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.
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To All Young Catholics Preparing to Leave Home
To All Young Catholics Preparing to Leave Home
By Richard Maffeo
So, you’ve graduated high school and you’re headed away from home for the first time. Whether your destination is college, the military, marriage – or anywhere else far from the familiar of family, church, and friends – you must read this. Your spiritual health will be tested many times, and how you handle those tests will determine the memories you will deal with thirty, forty years (and longer)
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Baptism: Part 3 Infant Baptism
Baptism: Part 3 Infant Baptism
By Kevin Noles
An early practice of Baptism was infant baptism. Some people find that the argument for infant Baptism is an argument from silence. The same can be said about believers Baptism. There is no passage of Scripture that tells us that infants cannot be baptized. This argument comes from Nick Kuhns, who adheres to the Methodist theology ...
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Justice Without Rights?
Justice Without Rights?
By Michael D. Greaney
In “A Call to Virtue,” an article in the May 18, 2015 issue of the Jesuit magazine America, Vatican adviser Jeffrey Sachs made the following statement: Pope Francis has declared that the joy of the Gospel can help the world to overcome the globalization of indifference to others.
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You Can't Beat Progress
You Can't Beat Progress
By Steve Reasbeck
"This isn’t the middle ages anymore", a gentleman told me in a recent discussion that we had over the virtues and need for faith. "We’ve come so far......especially in the last century.....that it isn’t necessary to believe in fairy tales anymore. God isn’t dead, He just never existed, we’ve progressed". I realize that this mindset and viewpoint is becoming increasingly popular these days.
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Why I didn't always like the Rosary
Why I didn't always like the Rosary
By Heidi Bock
Converts sometimes mention how blessed we lifelong Catholics are for having been raised in the faith. This is indeed the case; however, it doesn't always follow that we appreciate this great gift. In fact, the Catholic faith can seem very much like the turkey at Thanksgiving, or choosing to run a yearly marathon---something that is "your thing", that "works for you" ...
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Catholics in Finland Extend an Open Invitation to all Catholics to Visit Stella Maris - Finland
Catholics in Finland Extend an Open Invitation to all Catholics to Visit Stella Maris - Finland
By Stephen Lowe
The collection of buildings centered on the Stella Maris Chapel is dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary. The buildings offer accommodation during retreats, and ecumenical activity to educate the younger Catholics, as well as other Christian denominations, who are attracted by the peaceful tranquility and the beauty of the Finnish countryside.
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A Prayer Before Work
A Prayer Before Work
By Pam Spano
I was promoted at the end of March and I love my new job! I'm blessed to have a boss that wants me to succeed and is very helpful. She is more than willing to answer my texts on her days off or she will call the office so she can walk me through something I'm stuck on.
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A Gospel Riddle
A Gospel Riddle
By Carol Ann Chybowski
The stories of Jesus and His disciples in John’s Gospel are some of my favorites, likely because I enjoy a good riddle. In verbal play, the surface meaning is generally not the only intended meaning. This double meaning is what makes the joke funny. It also provides further proof for my personal pet theory that the shortest Gospel readings pack the biggest punches,
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On Pope Francis' favourite words, "Joy and Mercy"...
On Pope Francis' favourite words, "Joy and Mercy"...
By Kim-Thérèse Lee
Recently, we had our Apostolic Nuncio come and celebrate Mass in the parish. In his homily after the Gospel, he drew our attention to a couple of very important words used by Pope Francis, “Joy” and “Mercy”. While preaching to us, he informed us of the importance of becoming a Church to advocate these two qualities, sharing the Joy of Christ and the Mercy of Christ with others.
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