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Normally
Normally
By Mallory Hoffman
Normally... Normally, I don't wake up at 3:45 AM. 5:30 is my preference, but today I woke up very early. Normally, I eat sparingly for breakfast not wanting to blast my blood sugars into high gear so early. Yet, this morning, I cooked a full breakfast and enjoyed every bite!
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Pope Francis, General Audience September 18, 2013
Pope Francis, General Audience September 18, 2013
By Jill Frankenberry, Ph.D.
In 1967 at age 19, I traveled around Europe. I walked the entire city of Rome day and night. The city was quite different then. I remember walking into St. Peter’s Basilica through the front doors, stepping into a totally lit Basilica. Pope Paul VI passed directly in front of me, carried on an elaborate chair resting on the shoulders of many men.
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The Sin of Blasphemy is NOT "Free Speech"
The Sin of Blasphemy is NOT "Free Speech"
By Larry Peterson
Asia Bibi, a mother of five and a Catholic, languishes in a Pakistani prison. She has been there for five years. She waits for them to come and drag her to the gallows where she will be hanged by the neck until dead. Why? Because, to the Muslims, working alongside her in the fields, she was an "Infidel".
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The True Meaning of Life
The True Meaning of Life
By Jeffrey Battiston
How often in the rat race of life, with work, family, kids, school activities, sporting events, running from here to there, do we find ourselves asking the question: What is the purpose of all of this; there has to be something more?
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Should The Church make compromises with popular (pop) culture?
Should The Church make compromises with popular (pop) culture?
By Mario A. Magaña
Compromises, as you may know, are good and proper in certain situations, but not in all. For example, if I like Italian food, but my family members (those I live with) like Japanese food, and we all want to eat the food we like always, it is in good order to make a compromise for an agreement to be reached making it possible for all to eat the food we like often.
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Federal Government decides on Gay/Lesbian marriage
Federal Government decides on Gay/Lesbian marriage
By Carol Sanchez
Just a thought.... How many people understand what an Oath is? And how it differs from a contract?! A contract is an agreement between 2 or more people, where one promises a goods or service to the other, usually in exchange for something, right? Once that contractual agreement has been fulfilled they are through, end of contract.... But an oath is something much more serious, and much deeper.
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The Woman of My Dreams
The Woman of My Dreams
By Kara Klein
Recently at the national Focus conference I heard gifted speaker Sara Swafford tell a group of single young women: “Become the woman of your dreams and you’ll attract the man of your dreams.” This struck a deep chord in me.
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The "Double Whammy" of January 22, 1973: Roe vs Wade & Doe vs Bolton
The "Double Whammy" of January 22, 1973: Roe vs Wade & Doe vs Bolton
By Larry Peterson
This coming Thursday is the 42nd anniversary of Roe vs Wade and the annual March for Life will take place in Washington, D.C. Thousands upon thousands of "Pro-Life" advocates will brave the freezing weather in defense of the unborn.
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Did You Buy Donuts?
Did You Buy Donuts?
By Elizabeth Thomas
There is a blurb at the end of some detective stories that say the story you have just watched is fictional and has no connection to real life. Let us say this may have happened today. An event in life occurred that left me baffled and wondering about that ole human nature.
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5 Uncommon Reasons to Keep Your Unborn Child
5 Uncommon Reasons to Keep Your Unborn Child
By Matthew Sewell
When St. John Paul II walked out onto the balcony after being elected pope in 1978, the first words out of his mouth were, “Be not afraid!!” Those were strong words back then, when many Christians across the world, including in his home nation of Poland, were being severely oppressed under Communist rule.
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Marriage and Family: Pre and Post Woodstock
Marriage and Family: Pre and Post Woodstock
By Larry Peterson
This opening paragraph quotes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church; #1603: "The intimate community of life and love which constitutes the married state has been established by the Creator and endowed by him with its own proper laws....God Himself is the author of marriage."
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Be Not Vexed
Be Not Vexed
By Elizabeth Thomas
I thought it very interesting that the Bible reading that I was led to on Monday was Psalm 37, which starts out “BE NOT VEXED over evildoers.” Considering this week was the beginning of the “new” government and the days of continued fighting and name calling among our Congress and the President, it was not difficult to see why I was led to that reading. Now, the ‘vexed’ part is simple enough.
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NO to Ecumenicals
NO to Ecumenicals
By Victor S E Moubarak
It has long been a notion amongst Ecumenicals that it is a good idea to mix with people from other denominations, to learn from them, exchange views and create friendships hopefully leading to unity.
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What Cardinal Burke Really Said About Men and the "Feminization" of the Church
What Cardinal Burke Really Said About Men and the "Feminization" of the Church
By Matthew Sewell
To quote a friend of mine, “Trying to understand Church issues through mainstream secular media is like trying to understand global economics through a 13-year-old girl’s Instagram account.”
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The Queen Of Hearts
The Queen Of Hearts
By Nate Lauer
I have a propensity for Swedish Rock Music. Most recently, Avacii has been making waves. In the 1990’s, Ace of Base was topping the charts.
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What Does Our Divine Lover Have to Do to Allow His Embrace?
What Does Our Divine Lover Have to Do to Allow His Embrace?
By Roberta Lambert
Even Jesus’ friends do not seem to understand his desire for each of us to come to him, to commune with him and to allow for a full embrace when receiving the totality of who he is in Holy Communion.
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"Big Brother" is Watching Everyone. What happened to God?
"Big Brother" is Watching Everyone. What happened to God?
By Larry Peterson
Surveillance is a lovely word. Derived from the French word, surveill, it flows harmlessly off the tongue. But what it means when it lands is anything but lovely. It means continuous observation of a place, person, group, or ongoing activity in order to gather information.
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