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Pope Francis: Infallibility Doesn't Make Him Right
Pope Francis: Infallibility Doesn't Make Him Right
By David Vermont
When the Bishops returned from the Synod it was clear that rather than building consensus the meeting revealed deep divisions among them on some issues of Catholic social teaching. Cardinal Burke took the extraordinary step of questioning the leadership of Pope Francis and called the Church a “rudderless ship” under him.
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Take Your Role in History's Great Play
Take Your Role in History's Great Play
By John Rieping
Comedian and actor W.C. Fields (1880-1946) presented his first performances, juggling, in churches and theaters at the age of 15. Three years later, he left his parents’ Christian home in Pennsylvania and soon became a headliner on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Many years later, a friend found him, now a known atheist, reading a Bible in a hospital. When the surprised visitor asked why,
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Divine Language of Life Within Us (The Origin of DNA)
Divine Language of Life Within Us (The Origin of DNA)
By Andrew Polaski
“His invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made” (Rom. 1:20). The human body is composed of trillions of cells. Inside every cell lives God’s instructions that write us into being.
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The Non-Prodigal Son
The Non-Prodigal Son
By David R. Myers
We all know the story of the prodigal son from St. Luke’s Gospel. It’s a beautiful tale of forgiveness, of return, and it teaches us about God’s mercy and love. Jesus made a point to teach about God as Father, not some distant being managing the cosmos. No story brings it home better than the Prodigal Son.
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Alzheimer's Disease; An Ever Expanding Universe of Blankness
Alzheimer's Disease; An Ever Expanding Universe of Blankness
By Larry Peterson
Right now, in my world, I am fighting like crazy to keep just a tiny little space free in my brain. It is becoming my secondary challenge. My life’s ultimate challenge is now in my face. It is being Caregiver to my wife who has entered a world from which there is no turning back. She has Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Death with Dignity? Or Do Life and Death Belong to God?
Death with Dignity? Or Do Life and Death Belong to God?
By Rachel Lucas
The Saturday before All Souls Day, in my home state, cancer victim Brittany Maynard exercised Oregon’s “death with dignity” law to end her own life. She moved here from California for just this purpose. She reasoned that she was dying, that she didn’t want to suffer any more than she had to, and that she deserved the right to end her own life with “dignity” on her own terms and timing.
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Season of Giving
Season of Giving
By Elizabeth Tichvon
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus calls us to invite the needy to our banquet tables. His messages aren't to discourage us from welcoming friends, family and wealthy neighbors, but to instead bear in mind our intentions. It’s against human nature to give lavishly without looking for repayment, but Jesus insists that we give without expectation. How do we do that?
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A Truly Unnecessary Activity
A Truly Unnecessary Activity
By Dennis P McGeehan
So the other day I'm channel surfing trying to find something worthwhile to watch (I failed miserably) when I came upon a movie whose current scene caught my eye. I paused there and watched for a few minutes. It turns out the gist of the movie was that a rare book collector wanted to obtain an ancient text that held the secret to summoning Satan
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Planned-Parenthood-Supporting Catholic Politicians: "A Pathetic Spectacle"
Planned-Parenthood-Supporting Catholic Politicians: "A Pathetic Spectacle"
By Catholic365
Prior to the recent primary election I received a heartfelt letter from a member of the Diocese who had just discovered that the candidate for whom she had intended to vote was “pro-choice and for same-sex marriage.” She wrote: “Dear Bishop Tobin, for whom do I vote? Do I vote at all?
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Dear God
Dear God
By Dom Perry
For Those in Despair. Dear God, there are those souls, who by want of sins past, come to despair and dare desire to take their life. The devil comes to plant seeds of destruction. But human souls, even at the last moment of life, even after a life of flesh, can hope of redemption by asking God, in a contrition as simple as - "Forgive me God".
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Pro-Life IS Pro-Women
Pro-Life IS Pro-Women
By Melanie Jean Juneau
Perhaps I have finally discovered a label to describe myself – a pro-life feminist. At first glance theses two terms seem to oppose each other but true feminism is not the antithesis of motherhood or a pro-life stance. Contrary to standard stereotypes, one is pro-woman precisely when one is pro-life. My story is simply a witness of a woman who discovered a liberation as a mother of a large family
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Our God- Without Selfies
Our God- Without Selfies
By Andee de Jesus
Imagine our God doing selfie shots, there would be violent reactions I bet! Why would God do such act? I, myself had posted selfie shots too. Who doesn’t? Our generation today saves all the good picturesque shots taken by “smart” phones or the digital single-lens-reflex (DSLR) in the highest image level. Then I thought, what if God wiould take selfie photos with us?
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Cardinal Dolan's Parade Compromise
Cardinal Dolan's Parade Compromise
By A. Patrick Schneider II, MD, MPH
I have been mulling for nearly two months over Register columnist Pat Archibold’s blog (“Cardinal Dolan and the shameful NYC St. Patrick’s Gay Parade”, Sep 3, 2014). Archibold is right. This is indeed “shameful.” Catholics need clarity on marriage and family from its leadership, not more confusion.
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Is the Church Always Asking For Money?
Is the Church Always Asking For Money?
By Bill Dunn
Did you ever hear the story about the farmer who lived alone in the countryside with his dog? After many years, the dog finally died, so the farmer went to the parish priest and said, “Father, my dear old dog is dead. Could you say a funeral a Mass for him?”
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Tolkien, Resurrection, and the Way Things Really Work
Tolkien, Resurrection, and the Way Things Really Work
By John Carswell
On more than one occasion, author J.R.R. Tolkien referred to the Resurrection as the ultimate eucatastrophe (i.e. "happy turn") of human history. In fact, On Fairy-Stories makes it clear that the Resurrection was at the heart of his creative vision. In a 1944 letter to his son Christopher, he discusses a particular mystical experience
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A Short History of All Souls Day
A Short History of All Souls Day
By Carol Ann Chybowski
As you are all probably aware, we will soon be commemorating All Soul’s Day, the companion celebration to the upcoming Feast of All Saints. Celebrating the legacy of all saints, known and unknown, who have gone before us makes sense, but how did it come to be companioned with All Soul’s Day and how is All Soul’s different?
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All Saint's Day: Never Forget that Our Christian Roots are Embedded in Judaism
All Saint's Day: Never Forget that Our Christian Roots are Embedded in Judaism
By Larry Peterson
My father has been dead for many years but he is still teaching me how to be Catholic. He is doing this by living in my mind via memories of his personal Christianity in action. The Feast of All Saint's Day flips a switch that turns on one of these memories. That is also when I began to embrace the fact that the vast majority of the first Catholics were born and raised Jewish.
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