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Nate's Great Reads For Holy Week & The Easter Season.: Six Top Picks
Nate's Great Reads For Holy Week & The Easter Season.: Six Top Picks
By Nate Lauer
Prayerful reading can work wonders in our spiritual life (with God’s grace). Though by no means an exhaustive list, and certainly not an attempt to proclaim these as the absolute best books for every English speaking and reading human soul, I nonetheless list here a few books that I think you may find particularly impactful, body, mind and soul for Holy Week.
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Only a Laborer
Only a Laborer
By Elizabeth Thomas
Celebrating a year on the internet Podcast show “Its Me-God” my co-host shared how, as a recovering alcoholic he always looked forward to spending an hour with God on the show. “It is like coming to church.”
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To Blog, or Not To Blog
To Blog, or Not To Blog
By Bill Dunn
For years people have been telling me things such as, “Bill, you have to start blogging,” and, “Bill, your essays are perfect for a blog,” and, “Bill, blogs are what all the cool kids are doing.”
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No stranger at the door ...
No stranger at the door ...
By Victor S E Moubarak
“ … and there we were both standing at the doorway of the Church,” said Father Ignatius, “ and then he asked me if I could spare a cup of coffee. I didn’t think he drank coffee. What do you think he drank anyway? St Peter?” asked Father Donald.
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Know This to Be True--(Modern Day Psalm)
Know This to Be True--(Modern Day Psalm)
By Elizabeth Thomas
Know This to Be True One day you were born, one day you will die. In the middle of this life, What happens to you--
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Mary's Dowry: England's Consecration to Our Lady
Mary's Dowry: England's Consecration to Our Lady
By Hannah Marie
Flying from Houston to Heathrow on my first international trip, I nervously pondered the country I would soon experience. During my two weeks on England’s shore, I discovered Catholic roots and memories in almost every nook and cranny.
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What Will We Do in the Dark?
What Will We Do in the Dark?
By Elizabeth Thomas
The other day when the temps soared above 100 degrees, I was putting things into the ‘garage’ of the RV and thinking about the hot sun and how we may gripe about the heat but what would WE do if there were three days of darkness as prophesied by some saints and the Blessed Mother. The type of darkness one might see as an aftermath of a huge volcano, how would people cope?
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How to Help a Friend Who is Hurting
How to Help a Friend Who is Hurting
By Dawn Wright
What can I say, what can I do, when I have a friend who is really hurting? Without warning, my family’s world capsized in October 2014. Unexpectedly and tragically, we lost our 12-year-old son.
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What Happened?!!!
What Happened?!!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
If I was a witness to a happening, and questions were being asked concerning what happened--my reply would be something like this. "Let me see, where to begin--Oh yes, yesterday happened. Where would you like for me to begin?
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To my fellow Catholic Millennials: Make a Conscious Effort to be in this World
To my fellow Catholic Millennials: Make a Conscious Effort to be in this World
By Billy Critchley-Menor
Growing up as a Catholic millennial has proved to be a confusing challenge. My generation is the least religious in American history, and becoming less religious as we get older. This generation is also said to be one of the most tolerant.
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What Would Have been the Fate of Dutch Schultz if God Used a Zero-Tolerance Policy?
What Would Have been the Fate of Dutch Schultz if God Used a Zero-Tolerance Policy?
By Larry Peterson
This past Sunday two of my grand kids made their First Confession. It is always a beautiful thing when children receive their first Sacraments. Invariably, they never forget those moments. I was seven years old when I made my First Confession and I can still vividly remember that day.
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Catholic Sex Scandals: Media Double Standards vs. Statistics
Catholic Sex Scandals: Media Double Standards vs. Statistics
By Dave Armstrong
The terrible revelations of sexual misbehavior and cover-ups, exposed in 2002-2003 remain a huge and unspeakably evil scandal. I've never seen any conscientious, serious Catholic try to excuse or justify what happened. It's a black mark that has caused untold damage in many ways.
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Don't Throw God's Gift in the Trash
Don't Throw God's Gift in the Trash
By Lorrie McNickle
I overheard a comment the other day from an associate. She was mentioning her inability to get to Mass because of her busy work schedule. She assumed that God would understand her situation and her lack of attendance at Mass that week.
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What's wrong with "Catholic guilt?"
What's wrong with "Catholic guilt?"
By Christopher Smith OP
A friend of mine, who interestingly is Mormon, recently commented on my apparent lack of remorse over something. She asked jokingly, “Where’s your Catholic guilt?” I said, “I don’t carry any.” She appeared confused and asked, “Are you giving up on being Catholic?”
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Sign of No Peace
Sign of No Peace
By Dan Goddu
I absolutely cringe at the Sign of Peace. Next to the "meet-and-greet" social before Mass starts (see General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) paragraph 45), it is the most "Protestant" part of the Mass. It seems to come at the worst time - just after the Doxology and the Our Father and right before the Lamb of God - solemn prayers at most solemn points.
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The Reluctant Roman: or Why I Converted to the Catholic Church, Part I: History and Authority
The Reluctant Roman: or Why I Converted to the Catholic Church, Part I: History and Authority
By Randal Schmidt
Let me make this clear up front: I never wanted to be a Catholic. To begin with, I did not even see that as a serious possibility at first. As a Protestant, during my college years I had become terribly dissatisfied with the various churches that I had attended. Many were too liberal, some were biblically unsound, some were too loud, too rowdy, too this, too that and so on.
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Communication Breakdown
Communication Breakdown
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
If I take a trip to Italy and I only speak English, absent a translator, I may have a very difficult time communicating. The lack of my ability to communicate can cause severe problems. The root problem is two languages are being spoken and neither individual understands the other one’s language.
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