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The Unplanned Movie
The Unplanned Movie
By Nancy Marie Murray
Those who receive God’s gift of mercy often desire in their gratitude to pass it on to others. Abby Johnson is one such person. Once the clinic director of the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Bryan, Texas, Abby turned away from a lucrative career and has become a pro-life advocate, dedicated to helping workers leave the abortion industry.
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Who are the Bad Elements in our Culture? Follow-up to Hate the Most Heinous Evil we face
Who are the Bad Elements in our Culture? Follow-up to Hate the Most Heinous Evil we face
By Ralph Hathaway
Overheard from a commentator on TV; “As soon as different cultures move into the neighborhood our traditions go out the window” (not verbatim but the meaning is still real).
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This Blessed Mother statue was carved by an Angel; Our Lady of Liesse aka Our Lady of Joy
This Blessed Mother statue was carved by an Angel; Our Lady of Liesse aka Our Lady of Joy
By Larry Peterson
During the time of the Crusades, it happened that one day three of the Knights of St. John were caught in an ambush and captured by the Saracens. The three prisoners were brothers and happened to be from the highly regarded family of Eppes in northern France. They were all loyal and true to the faith, a trait that would be immediately tested.
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Sudoku-ing Through Life
Sudoku-ing Through Life
By Linda Kracht
Have you ever played the popular Japanese puzzle game, Sudoku? To solve the puzzle, players place one of nine numbers [1-9] in each section, row & column without repeating the number. The easy puzzles provide players with many pre-set number clues whereas the more difficult puzzles provide few clues. Sudoku makers claim “logic, concentration, awareness and brain power” increase
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It's a Heart Problem
It's a Heart Problem
By Lorrie McNickle
I think that our biggest problem today in this country and in this world, but most of all in our hearts is that we are all too happy and eager to celebrate Mardi Gras, but fail to acknowledge Ash Wednesday, we love Easter but ignore Good Friday, we celebrate and revel in Christmas but are ignorant of Advent.
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The Non-Racist Healy Family---This nineteenth-century American, Catholic family gave the world two priests, one bishop, and three nuns and they had all been born as slaves.
The Non-Racist Healy Family---This nineteenth-century American, Catholic family gave the world two priests, one bishop, and three nuns and they had all been born as slaves.
By Larry Peterson
In 1818, Michael Morris Healy left Ireland for America and settled in what is today, Macon, Georgia. Through hard work and smart business dealings combined with some “good luck” in the Georgia land lottery, Healy managed to become a successful cotton planter, owning 1500 acres and 49 African slaves. Among them was a 16-year-old girl named Mary Eliza Smith.
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70th Anniversary of Exorcism Performed by St. Michael the Archangel
70th Anniversary of Exorcism Performed by St. Michael the Archangel
By Norman Fulkerson
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the only documented exorcism in the United States of America.1 This is important because one of the biggest lies of the devil is to convince mankind that he does not exist. This perhaps explains the stunned reaction of audiences to the dramatized version of this exorcism in the 1973 movie The Exorcist.
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Bar Pro-Abortion Politicians From The Eucharist
Bar Pro-Abortion Politicians From The Eucharist
By Birgit Jones
Faithfully practicing Catholics often recoil at the contradictory nature of public figures' actions and their claims of being Catholic. Especially when they continue their scandalous behavior and yet, present themselves for Holy Communion.
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Rainbow Smackdown
Rainbow Smackdown
By E.M. McCarthy
Many sports and educational institutions fly the Rainbow flag now. Even some Catholic pastors have participated in flying it. I believe we are entering into an era that will see many Catholics having to choose between being faithful to the Church of Christ or supporting state-sponsored gay rights.
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The Dangers Lurking Amongst Us
The Dangers Lurking Amongst Us
By Lorrie McNickle
The Church these days can be a scary place, can't it? Well, I would imagine that there have always been scary aspects to the Church, in the Church and around the Church. Jesus Christ himself established the One, Holy, True and Apostolic Church, as a place where we could come and find him, physically present, body blood, soul and divinity in the Holy Eucharist.
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Hell Bound Tolerance
Hell Bound Tolerance
By Birgit Jones
The lyrics of Bob Dylan's ode, "The Times They Are A-Changin'", depicted his views on social injustices. His intention was to focus on the unhelpful attitude of government of his time. Yet, the song remains timeless because the times do keep changing. Today, however, that change is far from the ideal held by most Christians.
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Lent Gets Personal
Lent Gets Personal
By BJ Gonzalvo
I Love Lent! As a Catholic, I really love all these opportunities to celebrate the cycling of the seasons of life throughout the year.
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Ash Wednesday: 40 Days of Opportunities for Strange Correlations
Ash Wednesday: 40 Days of Opportunities for Strange Correlations
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
A few years ago, the priest ended his Ash Wednesday homily with the command to “Have a joyous Lent!” I do not know if anyone else in the crowded church was as astonished as I at this exhortation. But incrementally, I am beginning to peel back the infinite paradoxes and contradictions of this faith of ours. One that mandates joy while immersed in terrible sorrow, fear, loss, betrayal, even death.
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Church Has Lost Moral Authority
Church Has Lost Moral Authority
By Bill Dunn
In a previous essay, I mentioned that the Catholic Church has lost her moral authority in our culture. There was a time in recent memory when the Church was a beacon of morality in American society. Those days are long gone. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, the ongoing clergy sex abuse scandal keeps getting worse and worse.
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Mispronouncing "Mercy"
Mispronouncing "Mercy"
By E.M. McCarthy
It seems that we are in a deeply disturbing place today and it is a war of words. I read an article in USA Today about a woman named Kate Carson who aborted her daughter in a late term abortion because the child had severe birth defects. The mother described the abortion as an "act of mercy."
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Early Christian Spirituality - The Fruits of Contemplation
Early Christian Spirituality - The Fruits of Contemplation
By David Torkington
In 1968 Bishop Casey of Brentwood appointed me director of his retreat and conference centre at Chingford in North London. The centre, otherwise known as Walsingham House, was owned and staffed by Dominican sisters. My tenure lasted from 1969–1981. All the courses for priests and religious were aimed at spreading the New Biblical Theology that had such an influence on the Second Vatican Council.
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This Present Darkness: Six Lessons
This Present Darkness: Six Lessons
By Karl Erickson
When news of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s letter first broke during August of 2018, it felt emotionally crushing. As converts to the Catholic Church in 2005, it was particularly challenging for our family to stomach the allegations.
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