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There's a Rumor Going Around that….
There's a Rumor Going Around that….
By David R. Myers
You just got an email from a friend who passed it on from another friend who got it from an acquaintance who downloaded it from a friend of a friend’s friend on Facebook. This email claims that, in fact, our political system was secretly invaded some years ago by a galactic vegetable people who have been able to infiltrate the US House of Representatives and the US Senate
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Early Church Councils
Early Church Councils
By Richard Maffeo
A knowledge of Church history is more important than most 21st century Christians realize. The various doctrines we adhere to today regarding God, Jesus, the Holy Trinity, the scriptures, salvation, etc., did not occur in a vacuum. They are the result of 2000 years of theological discussion – the foundations of which were laid in the first several centuries of Christian history.
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Election Novena 2016
Election Novena 2016
By De Maria
If you're anything like me, you're probably asking yourself, "how could this happen in America?" Yep, folks, I can't bear to choose between Hillary or Trump. I don't want either one of those to be Commander in Chief of our country.
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A Near-Hit In Another Sense Of The Word--WYD And Sacrifice
A Near-Hit In Another Sense Of The Word--WYD And Sacrifice
By Rose Cuervo
in 1995, the World Youth Day took place in Manila Philippines. At that time, the closing Mass was the largest crowd ever assembled--5M people--which was bested only in the same location last year when Pope Francis visited--at 6M people. But many people do not know that it could have been a major tragedy instead of a great celebration.
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Blessed be the Peacemakers
Blessed be the Peacemakers
By Tommy Raines
Most of us have heard that verse from Matthew 5:9. The term “peacemaker” has different meanings to each of us. Having been involved in law enforcement for most of my life, police officers come to my mind first. I know that I have always tried to be a peacemaker and protector for all of God’s children.
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God Sends Workers into the Harvest Field
God Sends Workers into the Harvest Field
By Mary Rivers
The stabbing death of an elderly priest as he is saying Mass in Rouen, France has opened my eyes to a new reality: one day we too may have to bear the same cross as did Christ.
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Holy Doors Of Mercy
Holy Doors Of Mercy
By Kate Eschbach
The Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona is a pilgrimage site for a Holy Door during this Jubilee Year of Mercy. When I found out there was a Holy Door in Sedona, I wanted to be sure we each walked through the door and fully understood what it meant.
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I identify as . . .
I identify as . . .
By Tony Jesse
There is an ancient philosophical position that goes by the name of voluntarism, which is to say, the systematic favoring of the will over the intellect; where desire trumps truth. Broken down simply what voluntarism means is that what a person wants to be true becomes what is actually true. Of course, what I want to be true and what is true are two very different questions.
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Ride Out And Meet Them
Ride Out And Meet Them
By Courtney Holbrook
These last few months have been horrible and filled with violence around the world. From police shootings to police being shot… from multiple airport attacks… the Orlando shootings… the truck plowing through people in Nice… even the uncertainty of the military coup in Turkey…. And these are only of the ones we know of; many similar attacks go unreported in mainstream media.
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The Victory of Bread and Circuses
The Victory of Bread and Circuses
By David Kamioner
You’ve no doubt heard about it, the phenomenon that is Pokémon Go. In this game teenagers and their slightly older colleagues chase, using their smart phones, mythical vermin across local venues mapped by geographical software. Or, something approaching that. My own children have thoroughly confused me on the subject.
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Patron Saints: Friends and Companions In All our Activities
Patron Saints: Friends and Companions In All our Activities
By Carol Ann Chybowski
I don’t know about you, but I love sports. I’m not as good at them as I used to be, but that doesn’t stop me from trying something new. And I do like to watch my favorite sports on television, With the Rio Olympics nearly upon us, I’ve been trying to figure out how to watch my favorite sports.
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Catholicism and Race Relations: Nearly Two-Thousand Years of Wisdom, Experience, and Reconciliation
Catholicism and Race Relations: Nearly Two-Thousand Years of Wisdom, Experience, and Reconciliation
By Justin McClain
This past weekend, I accompanied my father, Charles Earl McClain, Sr., from my native Prince George’s County, Maryland, to his native Durham, North Carolina, so that he could attend the weekend festivities for the sixty-second reunion of the Hillside High School Class of 1954.
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Opportunity for Mercy
Opportunity for Mercy
By Lori Gonzalez
I live in the Dallas area. I have lived here my entire life. I went to school here, I worship here, I raise my kids here, I educate kids here, and I counsel our community.
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A Prayerful Nation
A Prayerful Nation
By Crysaly Aviles
In the wake of the recent tragedies from terrorism in Orlando, Florida and Turkey; and most recently a massacre in Dallas - I am reminded that we were once a nation under God. There was a time when we prayed as a whole for God’s instruction and intervention and were blessed by it. Today we are divided by race and religion.
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Prayers for the Dallas P.D.
Prayers for the Dallas P.D.
By Joseph Michael
The tragic and evil events that took place in Dallas have opened a wound in our national fabric not seen since 9/11. Nationwide, the family members of law enforcement officers like myself hurt today. Those of us who know what it is to wait up at night for our loved ones to come home are in mourning.
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How should we respond to tragedy?A young Catholic's perspective.
How should we respond to tragedy?A young Catholic's perspective.
By Jacob Escobedo
Our nation and the world at large has sustained several recent disastrous events. These aren’t the first tragedies that we’ve suffered and they definitely won’t be the last. Sadly, this world is home to individuals who act on their free will to inflict undue harm. So now the question is, how should we as Catholics react to the horrible occurrences that have transpired?
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Discovering, Following and Sharing Christ
Discovering, Following and Sharing Christ
By Ryan Sosebee
I was born with a condition called Spina Bifida, which basically without getting very scientific just means that my spine and spinal cord weren’t developed properly and this caused a lot of damage to my body. Over the years I’ve had over 20 surgeries the first of which occurred within 24 hours of my birth.
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