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Today's Lazarus and the Rich Man
By Mary Rivers
Thirty years ago “the Lazarus speaker,” for northern Uganda entered our doorway- a humble man with a sense of humor, a love for newly discovered ice cream, a priest who wanted to uplift the lives of his people.
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Living The Worthy Life- America 's Greatest Danger
By Michael Cunningham
In his pamphlet, Tactics of Communism, Bishop Sheen wrote: Q. Which then is the greater danger for America?
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Living a Worthy Life- Fake News
By Michael Cunningham
There are two ways of looking at the war: one as a journalist, the other as a theologian. The journalist tells you what happens; the theologian tells not only why it happens, but also what matters. If we look at this war through the eyes of a journalist or a commentator, it will be only a succession of events without any remote causes in the past, or any great purpose in the future.
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Reflections on St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
By E.M. McCarthy
(These are some reflections I wrote at the request of the leader of our local adoration chapel for our October Holy Hour of Reparation:) Reading: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians, Chapter 4: 1-13
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"The Amazon: New Paths for the Church and for Integral Ecology"
By E.M. McCarthy
The Amazon synod is taking place during October 2019 which discusses the Catholic Church in the Amazon region. As with the general synod in Ireland in May, and the Marriage synods in 2014 and 2015, modern problems are addressed in these meetings. Basically a synod is an academic meeting used to discuss issues related to the Church today.
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Life Is Worth Living- Founding Fathers and The Classical Lie
By Michael Cunningham
No, we are not talking about Washington Irving’s concept of George Washington about not telling a lie when confronted about who chopped down the cherry tree. We are talking about what has happened to our nation since 1947.
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POPE STEPHEN, A CHAOTIC PAPACY
By Debra Booton McCoy
Stephanus was born around 720 in Sicily, the son of Olivus, a man of Greek descent. As a young man, he traveled to Rome and joined the monastery of St. Chrysogonus. From there he became a Benedictine monk.
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Living The Worthy Life - Going To The Past For The Future
By Michael Cunningham
Can you imagine today a Democratic President saying these remarks? Can you imagine a Democratic Candidate for President endorsing these remarks today? Well if you can’t, I do not really blame you- a great deal has changed in the United States since 1943. However, something that hasn’t changed is the topic of this essay-moral education and the responsibility of training the youth of our country.
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Our Lady of Fatima the Prophet
By E.M. McCarthy
On Oct 13, 1917 three children from Fatima, Portugal became a part of a historical phenomenon when a beautiful lady from heaven told them, “I am the Lady of the Rosary.”
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Living A Worthy Life- Democracy and Education Revisited
By Michael Cunningham
This story did not begin on Sept. 18, 2001 but our part of it did. It did and many people did not know it. This went unnoticed to most Americans then and now. On Sept. 18, President Signed Authorization for Use of Military Force bill.
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'My Soul Thirsts for God, For the Living God'
By David Torkington
I am as delighted as all other orthodox Catholics that the Spanish Bishops have spoken out against all forms of prayer involving Eastern meditation techniques and the mindfulness movement in their document, My Soul Thirsts for God, for the Living God: A Doctrinal Orientation on Christian Prayer (published 3rd September 2019). But is it too little, too late?
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Living The Worthy Life- Mother Mary Converts The World
By Michael Cunningham
In his 1952 book, Worlds First Love, Bishop Fulton Sheen devoted an entire chapter to how Mother Mary could be used as key to converting Moslems all over the world to Christianity. He did not mix words or confuse people in this straight-forward set of words.
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Living The Worthy Life- Take A Stand For What Is Right
By Michael Cunningham
This is the opening sentence of Charles Dickens, 1859 novel, The Tale of Two Cities. It is also a metaphor for the beginning of this article.
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Meet St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet---She founded an order strictly to help the elderly; today it has facilities serving the poor elderly all over the world
By Larry Peterson
Teresa Jornet Ibars was born into a family of farmers on January 9, 1843. Her dad’s name was Francisco Jornet, and her mom was Antonieta Ibars. Teresa had two older sisters, Maria and Josefa, and an older brother, Juan who was married and had three daughters. The farm was in Lleida, located in Catalonia in the Kingdom of Spain.
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Maria de Mattias---Her mirror was her best friend until one day she saw a beautiful Lady looking back at her …The Lady told her, "Come with me."
By Larry Peterson
Maria de Mattias was born and baptized on February 4, 1805, in the small town of Vallecorsa, about 50 miles south of Rome. Her father, Giovanni de Mattias, came from a prominent family in the area and was well-to-do. Maria was the second of four children.
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Ten Quotes From St. Therese of Lisieux To Help Us Find Heaven
By E.M. McCarthy
St. Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower)’s feast day falls on Oct. 1. She is the youngest person to be declared a Doctor of the Church.
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Living The Worthy Life- The Devil Is In The Details
By Michael Cunningham
I am a post World War II baby boom, Korean War era, child of television. My parents were children of the radio. My early life revolved around the television set in our living room. Every Tuesday night I would watch Bishop Sheen.
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