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From Laetare Sunday 2014
From Laetare Sunday 2014
By Sarah Aten
So, lately, in case you hadn't noticed, life's been a bit rough for me. This tends to coincide with Lent, being the time of year in which Catholics give up something to draw them closer to God or take up something that will draw them closer to God. The traditional 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays - being the Sabbath and all - and are a time of penance.
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Stop Speaking Churchanease
Stop Speaking Churchanease
By Chachi Diaz
A friend of mine recently returned from a weekend of ministry training in which she was inspired, rejuvenated, and…left out. Although she had a great time for the most part, she also experienced a phenomenon that most of us experience when we first become involved. It’s the same feeling when we venture into a foreign country where we hear different languages we don’t understand.
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Reconnecting With an Old Friend: St. Therese, The "Little Flower"
Reconnecting With an Old Friend: St. Therese, The "Little Flower"
By Larry Peterson
I have a small bedroom I converted into an office. Against the wall next to the closet is a narrow bookcase. It is about seven feet tall and one foot wide and has seven shelves. It is a great dust collector. Anyway, I had this sudden urge to “straighten up” the mess of papers and supplies I had so “neatly” placed on those shelves over the past few years.
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Those Gentle Urgings
Those Gentle Urgings
By Michelle Watkins
Today I had an urge. I had a list of errands but something told me to delay my projects and make an Adoration pit stop. I mentally fought it. I figured it could wait till another day….one less filled with self-imposed obligations. Yet, I could not deny a persistent feeling….
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Go Tell It on a Mountain
Go Tell It on a Mountain
By Elizabeth Thomas
Father Robert Barron, while reading his Lenten reflections brought this to my attention. A lot of things going on---on a mountain. ”The Transfiguration takes place on a mountain, and this right away places it in relation to the Old Testament. Abraham is willing to sacrifice his son on a mountain; Noah's ark comes to rest on Mt. Ararat; the law is given to Moses on Mt. Sinai; ...
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#Ashes
#Ashes
By Lori Conklin
I always find it humbling when the priest dips his thumb in the ashes, makes the cross on my forehead and says, “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” That puts life into perspective in a way nothing else can.
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Let us Sing for the Lord
Let us Sing for the Lord
By Natalie Pucillo
This time of year, people constant ask me two types of questions, knowing that I am a Catholic teenager. The first is whether I have picked a college yet (the answer is still no, Aunt Gina). The second is what I have chosen to give up for this Lenten season.
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Knights in Shining Armor: What every man should know
Knights in Shining Armor: What every man should know
By Michael A. Durney
Let’s be honest, there isn’t much talk about shining armor anymore. After all, we are in the twenty-first century now and the fair maidens are uninterested in anything so not cool, so noisy, so sweaty and so… well… so unpopular. Back in medieval times wearing armor was all the rage and the maidens were very impressed with the shiny colossal costumes, right? I don’t think so.
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Take your Catholicism into the Voting Booth
Take your Catholicism into the Voting Booth
By Will Moravits
When I was teaching 8th grade history in a Catholic School a few years ago, I had a class very interested in politics. Most were moderately interested in what was happening but there were three students in particular who were very vocal.
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Why do we call Lent, "Lent"?
Why do we call Lent, "Lent"?
By Nate Lauer
Why do we call Lent, “Lent”? Do we lend out things during Lent? Do we seek to retrieve items that we have previously lent out to others? On top of this question, is Lent called “Lent” by all Catholics in every place?
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Today's Teenager, Social Media, and Catholic Morality
Today's Teenager, Social Media, and Catholic Morality
By Will Moravits
My wife and I have been teaching the Teen Confirmation Class at our local parish for the past three years. I also serve as the Director of Religious Education and Youth Minister for the parish.
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Time to Build an Ark Again
Time to Build an Ark Again
By Elizabeth Thomas
Somewhere just recently, I read an article talking about events of the world and how we were being ‘flooded with evil.’ Yeah, no duh! Read any headline, listen to any newscast, and you cannot argue with that.
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Cosmic Express
Cosmic Express
By Timothy Neboyskey
Cosmic express evermore moving toward moira
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Time to Boycott Groupon?
Time to Boycott Groupon?
By Karl Erickson
I don't usually suggest company boycotts. It often seems like a pointless venture. In this case, though... I was thoroughly disgusted the other day with a product I happened upon on Groupon's website. I read the description twice--just to make sure--and my jaw dropped.
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Fifty Shades of Gray - Not the Movie
Fifty Shades of Gray - Not the Movie
By Linda Kracht
“There are all different shades of gray. On some people, it’s quite nice looking and other people it’s really really harsh if it's sort of that black-ish, gray, bluish gray color.” Yes, this essay will address the real effects of sporting fifty shades of gray among men and women in America.
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Make Time for Saint Vincent
Make Time for Saint Vincent
By Karl Erickson
Saint Vincent is the kind of movie that lingers on your mind long after the last frame has passed. It’s an extraordinary motion picture whose characters—especially Bill Murray’s Vincent--feel vibrant, alive, and authentic.
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Trust is "key"
Trust is "key"
By Pat McDermott
Quite awhile back I began finding a penny and a dime in various places. I could find the two coins on the street, on a counter, in my pocket, etc. Almost always, I found just one dime and one penny. I had read things about the penny being a reminder of the “trust in God” words on the coin before, but why the dime too?
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