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Mary Magdalene as Type of Old to New
Mary Magdalene as Type of Old to New
By Scott Pauline
Wow, I had a new insight after watching the Passion late tonight. Here it is. Already, Mary was a type of the Jews at the Resurrection. Her inability to recognize the Risen Jesus until the third exclamation from Jesus, "Mary," after which she exclaims in ecstasy, "Rabboni," which means, teacher, was an incredible picture of how only in third age of the Church will the Jews recognize Christ
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Don't Lose Sight of the Good News
Don't Lose Sight of the Good News
By Bill Dunn
The past few months have been kind of depressing in the Catholic world. With the clergy sex abuse scandal flaring up once again, passionate and angry declarations have been dominating the daily news cycle.
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Revisiting Halloween in the Philippines
Revisiting Halloween in the Philippines
By BJ Gonzalvo
With the forces of globalization, secularization, social media, and whatever else, the Halloween I remember as a child in the Philippines in the 1980s, or what’s called “Todos Los Santos” (All Saints Day) or “Undas” might be morphing into something completely different nowadays. It might also be losing its meaning, its value, and ultimately its sacredness.
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1980 - Archbishop Oscar Romero shot and killed while saying Mass.
1980 - Archbishop Oscar Romero shot and killed while saying Mass.
By Kathy Lamb
One day last week before morning Mass I knelt in the pew to pray. As I looked down at the seat in front of me I saw a holy card with a picture of Oscar Romero on it.
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November: the Story of Us
November: the Story of Us
By E.M. McCarthy
What a month we're entering. It starts with the celebration of the little guy, all the unknown saints, and ends with the celebration of Jesus, our King.
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6 Sinners Turned Saints and What We Can Learn From Them
6 Sinners Turned Saints and What We Can Learn From Them
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
In a society where we are quick to judge others for the way they look, they way they talk, were they come from, or sins they have committed, we would do ourselves a great justice to remember the Faith Hall of Fame contains terrible sinners who became saints.
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Who is "all ye nations" and what are we expected to do?
Who is "all ye nations" and what are we expected to do?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
It’s often referred to as the Great Commission. Jesus gives his disciples a command, a task, a mission before he ascends to heaven. Their mission? To go, make disciples, baptize, and teach.
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Why? Why Is The All Powerful Silent?
Why? Why Is The All Powerful Silent?
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
As we edge ever more closely to this intense, emotional, and fractious election, I believe that Americans on both sides are asking, “Why? Why Is the All-Powerful Silent?”
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Incense---What is the reason for using it in Worship
Incense---What is the reason for using it in Worship
By Larry Peterson
For me, there is something about the smell of freshly burned incense filling the church that is spiritually uplifting. But where did it come from and why do we use it?
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Church History Filled with Scandals and Crises
Church History Filled with Scandals and Crises
By Bill Dunn
The Catholic world is abuzz with talk about the current crisis: the ongoing clergy sex abuse scandal, enflamed in recent months by disclosures about disgraced ex-Cardinal McCarrick and the Pennsylvania grand jury report.
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Smoking and Catholicism---from Socially Acceptable to Mortal Sin; Is It Possible?
Smoking and Catholicism---from Socially Acceptable to Mortal Sin; Is It Possible?
By Larry Peterson
I grew up “way back” in the 50s. It was an era when people not only ate and drank, they also smoked. In fact, close to 50% of Americans smoked cigarettes.
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For Us Christ Is Life
For Us Christ Is Life
By Mary Rivers
It has been three weeks since Hurricane Michael blew through the Panhandle of Florida, just missing us on Mobile Bay. Hurricane shutters are back in storage, mildew is washed away from painted outdoor surfaces, holes in the ground remain from the storm surge, but are no longer expanding.
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St. Christina the Astonishing---the Extraordinary Story of a Miraculous Woman
St. Christina the Astonishing---the Extraordinary Story of a Miraculous Woman
By Larry Peterson
I know of no other saint that is called “astonishing.” But if anyone deserves this title, it is St. Christina.
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The Triumph of Our Lady's Immaculate Heart and the Ultimate Lie of Antichrist
The Triumph of Our Lady's Immaculate Heart and the Ultimate Lie of Antichrist
By Scott Pauline
Just a couple of days ago, a mind-blowing Insight hit me. It was regarding an essential aspect of the mystery of iniquity. Nothing new was drawn from my analogies . I just discovered that an analogy I already had provided a profound basis for another theology I had.
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Church of Immigrants - Recognizing Christ in the Other
Church of Immigrants - Recognizing Christ in the Other
By BJ Gonzalvo
In his book, “Religion and Immigration,” sociologist Peter Kivisto pointed out that religion was once a neglected topic in migration studies. But for many immigrants, religion is really a vital aspect of the resettlement experience. Timothy Smith even proposed that immigration is a “theologizing experience.”
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Our Lady of Confidence---"Mater Mea, Fiducia Mea" (My Mother, My Confidence)
Our Lady of Confidence---"Mater Mea, Fiducia Mea" (My Mother, My Confidence)
By Larry Peterson
The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome. It is better known as the Basilica of St. Mary Major. St. Mary Major is part of the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran which is the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Rome.
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History of Church Part 3 - The 2nd century (100 AD to 200 AD)
History of Church Part 3 - The 2nd century (100 AD to 200 AD)
By James Dsouza
In the 1st century (1 AD to 100 AD) after Jesus left, Apostles are killed for preaching what they truly seen, known and now fully believe that God loved the world so much that he sent his son Jesus to pay the price for all our sins on the cross, just so that whoever believes in his Son is saved by his loving grace.
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