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What Does Eucharistic Adoration Mean To Me?
What Does Eucharistic Adoration Mean To Me?
By Joe Westbrook
In our daily grind, full of busyness and distractions one thing should get our attention, but probably doesn’t, is our relationship with God. If you are like me, there is always too much going on, too many fires to put out, and not enough hours in the day.
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Halloween Has Religious Origins
Halloween Has Religious Origins
By Bill Dunn
This week we celebrate Halloween. Like most holidays on the calendar, Halloween has religious origins. In fact, the word holiday itself is a contraction of the two words “holy” and “day.” In ancient times—for example, back when people had only dial-up Internet service—all the special days during the year were religious festival days.
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5 Thoughts on Failure and Grace from The Lord of the Rings
5 Thoughts on Failure and Grace from The Lord of the Rings
By John Carswell
We are accustomed to our heroes succeeding. Luke hits the bullseye and blows up the Death Star in Star Wars. Harry (finally) defeats Voldemort. For those of you who have read or seen The Lord of the Rings (you probably want to stop here if you haven’t), you’ll know what a surprise it is to find that Frodo ultimately fails to deliver Sauron’s Ring to final destruction.
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Halloween: A Very Catholic Holiday
Halloween: A Very Catholic Holiday
By Monique Ocampo
There are some things you should know about me. For one thing, I am a cradle Catholic, which means that I was born into a Catholic family, baptized as a baby, and was raised with the teachings of the faith. I went to Catholic school from Kindergarten all the way to 7th grade and later on went to a Catholic university.
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What Would Jesus Do?
What Would Jesus Do?
By Elizabeth Tichvon
It was my first day working as a patient advocate at a cancer hospital and I felt uneasy entering the rooms of the sick and dying, as a stranger. But as it turned out, the day was a success and I met wonderful, courageous people whose spirits were brightened just because I came to sit and listen and pray with them.
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Healing
Healing
By Renee Oania
I attended a special Mass today at 3pm in my parish, Our Lady of Refuge, in Castroville, CA. This Mass was part of a Parents’ Retreat for their children who have signed up for the Religious Education Classes for 2014-2015 - Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation.
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Marriage Belongs to God
Marriage Belongs to God
By Rachel Lucas
At this time, there is much uproar in the media about the Catholic Synod of the Family in Rome where the topic of marriage has been in heated debate. One of the tenets of marriage being considered is whether or not divorced and civilly remarried couples can receive the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. At the center of the debate is the concept of the indissolubility of the marriage vow.
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On Her Feast Day, October 29: Meet Blessed Maria Restituta; Holocaust Victim
On Her Feast Day, October 29: Meet Blessed Maria Restituta; Holocaust Victim
By Larry Peterson
May 1, 1894, was a happy day for Anton and Marie Kafka. Marie had just given birth to her sixth child, a girl, and mom and her daughter were both doing fine. The proud parents named their new baby, Helena. Devout Catholics, Anton and Marie had Helena baptized into the faith thirteen days after her birth in their parish church,
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Patience is a High Hanging Fruit
Patience is a High Hanging Fruit
By Dean P. Johnson
I am standing behind a woman at the sushi bar. It is a small part of a much larger food buffet that my family and I like to frequent, inexpensive, not too good, but you can eat as much as you want. The sushi is by no means gourmet. It is pretty minimal by sushi terms, just salmon, red and white tuna, and a bunch different of rolls.
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Coalition of Christian and pro-life groups backs Louisiana diocese's defense of confessional seal
Coalition of Christian and pro-life groups backs Louisiana diocese's defense of confessional seal
By Catholic365
A group of 18 Catholic, Christian, and pro-life organizations has come together in support of the Diocese of Baton Rouge and one of its priests in a legal battle with religious liberty implications for Americans of all faiths.
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Voting With the Heart and Mind of the Church: It's More Important Than You Think
Voting With the Heart and Mind of the Church: It's More Important Than You Think
By Jason Izolt, M.Ed., M.A.T.
As we draw near to the mid-term elections on November 4, I once again am reminded of just how important the Catholic voice is in the political realm. Over the course of the last twelve months, we have seen some major changes sweep across our nation.
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A Kiss Should Mean Something: A Brief Discussion on Pre-Marital Sex and Same-Sex Marriage
A Kiss Should Mean Something: A Brief Discussion on Pre-Marital Sex and Same-Sex Marriage
By Jason Izolt, M.Ed., M.A.T.
In my Confirmation Prep class, the other catechists and I have asked our students to list things they do not like about the Catholic Church in order to help clear up any confusion or misconceptions they may have. Two of those topics I would like to examine today. The topics are pre-marital sex and same-sex “marriage”.
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Meet Asia Bibi: A Catholic Mom Sentenced to Death as a "Blasphemer"
Meet Asia Bibi: A Catholic Mom Sentenced to Death as a "Blasphemer"
By Larry Peterson
We are so blessed to be living in the Unites States of America. The freedoms we have enjoyed are beyond compare. Yet there are those Americans who will fight to have these very freedoms we enjoy stripped away to satisfy their own ideologies. How sad this is and what fools they are. Especially those who try to strip away religious freedom from those who disagree with them.
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Credo
Credo
By Victor S E Moubarak
Every large organisation or institution has a Mission Statement. A statement outlining what the Organisation is set up to do, what are its values, ethics, and purpose. Many years ago, in the year 325, the first Ecumenical Council of Churches met and wrote a "mission statement" which is better known as the Nicene Creed.
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Assisted Suicide, Brittany Maynard, and Giving God a Day
Assisted Suicide, Brittany Maynard, and Giving God a Day
By David Vermont
Dear Brittany, You have incurable brain cancer and you’ve told the world that you are going to take a pill and end your life on November 1st. I don’t know if I can change your mind. You’ve obviously given this decision a lot of thought. You have a well put together website explaining your decision and have hundreds of supporters.
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Surrender Now, Men
Surrender Now, Men
By John C Prejean Sr.
I’m no psychologist or any other type of expert when it comes to the male mind. All my theories are based on self experience and observations. With that being said, why is it that men are so afraid of God? Now some of you all may be saying to yourselves, and especially the ladies,“if you all are so afraid of God, why do you all do such stupid things?”
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Pride goes before an iPad fall
Pride goes before an iPad fall
By Bill Dunn
Recently I prepared a lesson for our parish Bible study. Our group was studying the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ amazing teaching about proper Christian attitudes and actions. We were on the section where Jesus said, “Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth….But store up treasure in heaven….For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be” (Matt 6:19-21).
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