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Finding Some Perspective in Personal Struggles
Finding Some Perspective in Personal Struggles
By AnnAliese Harry
About a year ago, I was praying the Sorrowful Mysteries, and got to the “Crowning of the Thorns” decade. During that decade, I was hit by a ton of bricks, when I realized that my, sometimes excruciatingly painful, headaches probably still only pale in comparison to the headache Jesus had to suffer when the thorns bit into His head, and were dug further in by hands and every time He fell while car
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Basketball Lessons
Basketball Lessons
By John Paul Bender
I love basketball. I love playing basketball, watching basketball, reading and talking about basketball. I am obviously obsessed with basketball. Naturally I wanted to get into coaching and was blessed with the opportunity to coach a young men's high school basketball team this year in a CYM league.
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Ripped From The Womb, Not A Person
Ripped From The Womb, Not A Person
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
A woman who was preparing for the birth of her child responded to an ad on Craigslist to purchase clothes for her baby. Upon her arrival, the person who placed the ad, a deranged woman bent on kidnapping the unborn child, attacked the expectant mother, cut her open and removed the baby; leaving the mother in serious danger of death and ultimately killing the infant.
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The Sweet Meaning Behind your Easter Candy
The Sweet Meaning Behind your Easter Candy
By Trish Stukbauer
Few things are more delicious than that first bite of sugary, chocolaty goodness after a long Lenten fast. But there’s actually more religious symbolism in your children’s Easter confections than you may realize. Here’s a look at the meaning behind some of our favorite sweets.
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50 Days of Cadbury Eggs: Easter Is a Season, Not a Day.
50 Days of Cadbury Eggs: Easter Is a Season, Not a Day.
By Nate Lauer
Easter is a season, not a day. The same goes for Christmas. There I said it. I find it utterly confounding at times that so many Christians, Catholic or not, treat Advent and Lent as seasons, as well they should, yet seem to apparently celebrate Easter and Christmas as only one day festivities. Whole seasons of penitential waiting followed by blink of an eye celebrations that quickly pass?
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The Mass is the ANSWER for it is the Most Beautiful Thing This Side of heaven
The Mass is the ANSWER for it is the Most Beautiful Thing This Side of heaven
By Larry Peterson
Something deeply mystical happens on Holy Thursday that many people (this may include some Catholics) do not understand. I refer to the Mass of the Lord's Supper. Lent ends when this Mass begins, which is usually in the evening. This Mass commemorates the night when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist giving us His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity forever.
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Nate's Great Reads For Holy Week & The Easter Season.: Six Top Picks
Nate's Great Reads For Holy Week & The Easter Season.: Six Top Picks
By Nate Lauer
Prayerful reading can work wonders in our spiritual life (with God’s grace). Though by no means an exhaustive list, and certainly not an attempt to proclaim these as the absolute best books for every English speaking and reading human soul, I nonetheless list here a few books that I think you may find particularly impactful, body, mind and soul for Holy Week.
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Catholic Sex Scandals: Media Double Standards vs. Statistics
Catholic Sex Scandals: Media Double Standards vs. Statistics
By Dave Armstrong
The terrible revelations of sexual misbehavior and cover-ups, exposed in 2002-2003 remain a huge and unspeakably evil scandal. I've never seen any conscientious, serious Catholic try to excuse or justify what happened. It's a black mark that has caused untold damage in many ways.
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Limping to the Table; Healing the Father Wound
Limping to the Table; Healing the Father Wound
By Tara K. E. Brelinsky
Did you ever have a problem that you didn't even realize you had? Like stinky feet or bad breath, no, not that kind of problem.
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Poems Before First Confession
Poems Before First Confession
By Helen Losse
“Snow madness,” my friend the poet deems, could be the reason for the “weird dreams” several of us
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A Woman's Place
A Woman's Place
By Joni Johnson
The headlines on March 8, 2015, were screaming, “International Women’s Day!” Quotes from famous females were rampant on the internet. The hashtag #notthereyet was being tweeted and retweeted, as those who seek to empower women declare there is so much more to be done in the area of women’s rights. What a concept: a day to focus on the achievements of women.
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God, What Can I Do?
God, What Can I Do?
By Elizabeth Thomas
Remember the Pay it Forward type project we did in our parish during Lent two years ago? We matched money we would have spent on fast food, petty stuff or movies etc and put it aside for charity? Oh of course you don't, you lived elsewhere, I forget I have a very extended family now--so let me tell you about it. It is called "Share it Forward."
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50 Shades of Messed Up
50 Shades of Messed Up
By Crysaly Aviles
The leading actor even says it himself, “I’m messed up” (with much more colorful language.) This movie is dangerous on several levels. It tells its story with a Cinderella undertone that the behaviors portrayed are desirable and sexy. The leading actress is a “commoner” who is swept away by the allure of a billionaire’s attention.
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Why the USA Must Take the Lead in the War Against ISIS Barbarism: It is the Right Thing To Do
Why the USA Must Take the Lead in the War Against ISIS Barbarism: It is the Right Thing To Do
By Larry Peterson
I sit here safe at 7 a.m. pecking away at the keyboard in front of me. My thoughts, for the moment, are focused on the words I make appear on the screen. A cup of coffee sits to my right . My freedom in America allows me to be a Catholic and practice my faith without interference (so far). So at 7:45 I will leave and go to Mass.
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Mr. President, You Know, the Crusades have been over for 566 Years
Mr. President, You Know, the Crusades have been over for 566 Years
By Melanie R. Cameron
In 2012, during a Presidential Debate, President Obama infamously called Mr. Romney out on suggesting Russia as the "biggest geopolitical threat facing America" - his famous undercutting words were, "because, you know, the Cold War's been over for 20 years." The President suggested that it was wrong for a Commander-in-Chief to consider geopolitical threats based on past history.
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Lenten Cookbook
Lenten Cookbook
By Michelle Watkins
Once again, Catholics worldwide are faced with the dilemma of what to eat on Fridays. For those that try to observe Catholic traditions fully and eat meatless Fridays year around this is old hat. For those adhering only to Lenten rules and have a disdain for fish, the sacrifice may be more complex in the weeks ahead.
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Can What Kills Us Make Us Stronger
Can What Kills Us Make Us Stronger
By Judy Landrieu Klein
Lent is a time for unlocking. Unlocking the doors to hope. And unlocking the doors of our hearts that keep us stuck in fear and trembling, imagining what might befall us. Jesus stands in our midst, saying: “Peace be with you.” (John 20:19)
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