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What Would it Be like To Go To Church in 155 AD?
What Would it Be like To Go To Church in 155 AD?
By Arnold Scott
The Mass is so very familiar to Catholics, as it should be. It's our weekly celebration of the Lord's Day! Even those who do not attend on a regular basis assume they know exactly what the Mass is and would expect no surprises or interesting changes from week to week.
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Christmas Magic?
Christmas Magic?
By Lorrie McNickle
We are in the very earliest days of the Advent season, and I am hearing the notion of Christmas magic being espoused almost daily. Christmas and Holiday “magic” is an idea that seems to play on our emotions to elicit the feeling and sentiment of a supernatural spirit and force that lifts up the holiday into a Divine and Glorious celebration.
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Witch Hunt. Fakes and Facts
Witch Hunt. Fakes and Facts
By Josef Bordat
One of the classics concerning anticlerical stereotypes is the so-called “witch hunt”, that the Church supposedly operated in the “Middle Ages” against allegedly “wise women” and with “millions of victims”. It is time to bring into discussion newer research results, which stand in sharp contrast to this opinion
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On And On The Sermon On The Mount
On And On The Sermon On The Mount
By Catherine M. J. Mary Evans
I probably knew this as a kid, but was surprised to re-learn that the Sermon On The Mount in the Gospel According to St. Matthew is much longer than just the Beatitudes.
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St. Andrew, Patron Saint of "Second Fiddles"
St. Andrew, Patron Saint of "Second Fiddles"
By Thomas J. McIntyre
Biblically speaking, if anyone had the right to resent playing “second fiddle” to anyone, particularly a sibling, it was Andreas bar Yochannan, better known as St. Andrew, brother of Simon Peter.
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So-called "church-sins" reconsidered
So-called "church-sins" reconsidered
By Josef Bordat
How to handle anti-catholic offenses? What to say if you, as a faithful Catholic, are blamed for inquisition, witch-hunt, crusades, wars, oppression of minorities and so on? Thinking about this question for more than five years, I wrote a book on my experiences in discussions about the Catholic Church and Christianity, faith and religion.
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A Spiritual Wreathe for Advent
A Spiritual Wreathe for Advent
By Ralph Hathaway
As a suggestion for each family to establish their own in-home Sacramental using an Advent Wreath for each Sunday of Advent, the Church welcomes members to take part in the lighting and praying with the signs of hope, love, joy, and peace, in a world filled with doubt, hatred, sadness, and war at this time of waiting for Christ to come again.
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Irenaeus and the Rule of Faith
Irenaeus and the Rule of Faith
By William Hemsworth
In the second century Gnosticism threatened to tear the young Christian Church apart. It was a heresy that taught that all matter was evil, Jesus was spirit, and that true salvific doctrine was passed down through a secret oral tradition[1]. To combat this growing problem the early Church father Irenaeus wrote a lengthy treatise titled Against Heresies.
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How The Federal Government Built a Basilica
How The Federal Government Built a Basilica
By Richard Davis
When we hear today the term “separation of church and state” we think of it as being a precept that impedes the government on all levels from establishing a state-run church, but I found an interesting exception–kind of–in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, where the physical building of a beautiful church was completed with the resources of the federal government, but nobody had a problem with it
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Remembering the season of Hanukkah
Remembering the season of Hanukkah
By Rebecca H. Aikman
Hannukah, the feast of rededication, is the celebration of G_d’s miracle of maintaining the lights of the temple menorah. As such, it is also called the festival of lights.
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An Incompatibility between Leftism, Happiness, and Thanksgiving Day
An Incompatibility between Leftism, Happiness, and Thanksgiving Day
By Rexcrisanto Delson
After watching the 2017 movie, “Spider-man: Homecoming,” I couldn’t stop thinking about the importance of happiness and Thanksgiving Day. This is because the movie had two scenes that had nothing to do with its narrative, and everything to do with moral divisiveness and the ideologies of Leftism.
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A Bit of History (especially for the Younger Folks) during the Thanksgiving Holiday; The Introduction of "God Bless America" *
A Bit of History (especially for the Younger Folks) during the Thanksgiving Holiday; The Introduction of "God Bless America" *
By Larry Peterson
Back in 1940, there were no televisions or laptops or iPads. The United States was on the brink of being brought into World War II. The word “cyber” was not even invented. But there was the radio and that was how the nation received its evening entertainment. Newspapers were trusted and that was the primary news source.
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Pope Saint Agapetus I: What Ten Months Can Do
Pope Saint Agapetus I: What Ten Months Can Do
By Debra Booton McCoy
Pope Agapetus was born in Rome, what date, we do not have. His father was Giordanus, a Roman priest who was killed during the riots that followed the consecration of Pope Symmachus (498-514).
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The "Doorkeeper" --- If I could be at Ford Field, I would definitely "take a knee".*
The "Doorkeeper" --- If I could be at Ford Field, I would definitely "take a knee".*
By Larry Peterson
On November 18, 2017, a great event will take place at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, the home-field of the NFL's, Detroit Lions. Upward of 70,000 people are expected to fill the stadium and they are not going to be there for a football game. Millions from around the world will be watching the event on television or whatever type of device they may have
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Irving "Francis" Houle--an Average, Middle Class, Husband and Father from Michigan…He also bore the Stigmata
Irving "Francis" Houle--an Average, Middle Class, Husband and Father from Michigan…He also bore the Stigmata
By Larry Peterson
We know that St. Francis of Assisi was the first known person to receive the Stigmata and another stigmatic, who was canonized in 2002, is St. Pio of Pietrelcina. We know him best as Padre Pio. St Catherine of Siena may be the best known Catholic woman who bore the stigmata and, for the most part, those who have received the stigmata have been women. Then there is Irving "Francis" Houle
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Feast of the Dedication of Lateran Basilica
Feast of the Dedication of Lateran Basilica
By Ralph Hathaway
I once dreamed of a magnificent edifice, built to lofty heights, Within its walls were signs of peace filled with joyful bliss,
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Church Restructuring Brings Out Angry Letter-Writers
Church Restructuring Brings Out Angry Letter-Writers
By Bill Dunn
In recent months, the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford implemented its Pastoral Planning process, which resulted in many parishes being closed or merged. This unprecedented restructuring has produced a lot of upheaval in the lives of area Catholics. It also has produced a slew of letters-to-the-editor in local newspapers.
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