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Why the Fatima Chastisement and Triumph Await Us
Why the Fatima Chastisement and Triumph Await Us
By John Horvat
This year we commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal. The occasion is a time for reflection upon a world and Church in disarray. As a result, many sense that a dark future awaits us.
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The Magnificent Dogma of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary- ---
The Magnificent Dogma of the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary- ---
By Larry Peterson
The Third Ecumenical Council held by the Catholic Church took place in Ephesus in 431. The Council was called to refute the teaching being put forth by the Patriarch of Constantinople, Nestorius. He held that the Virgin Mary may only be called the Christotokos (Birth Giver of Christ) and not Theotokos (Mother of God).
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Faith Alone?
Faith Alone?
By Matthew Martinez
As we approach the 500th anniversary of the reformation I have decided to write on one of the two biggest tenants of that movement- Sola Fide (faith alone). Martin Luther’s revolutionary idea was that we are justified by faith alone (sola fide in Latin).
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The Pope that Saved the Church and Christendom..The story of St. Pius V
The Pope that Saved the Church and Christendom..The story of St. Pius V
By Larry Peterson
October is the month of the Holy Rosary. During the month we might also acknowledge the person known as the Pope of the Rosary, Pope St. Pius V.
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Soul Stirring
Soul Stirring
By Deborah Burton
It was a treat at the historic La Madeleine Church [formerly known as L'église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine/Church of Mary Magdalene] in the 8th District of Paris when Frédéric Moreau and the quintet Orchestre Les Violons de France performed Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons', and Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D major. In addition, a soloist sand two different versions of Ave Maria.
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The Apocalypse: an Eternal Dream of What Would Always be in a Fallen World that is to Receive an Incarnation?
The Apocalypse: an Eternal Dream of What Would Always be in a Fallen World that is to Receive an Incarnation?
By Scott Pauline
In a Star Trek episode of many years ago, the original cast had discovered a world that had mid-twentieth-century technology. A conflict existed. The ruling people of that world would take a certain persecuted people and put them in sports stadiums and abuse and kill them.
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Through Him, with Him, and in Him
Through Him, with Him, and in Him
By Deborah Burton
The October 6th edition of the Magnificat has a meditation from Blessed Henry Suso, Living our Repentance Daily and one sentence jumped out at me this morning before Mass.
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The Kingship of Christ and the American Founding
The Kingship of Christ and the American Founding
By Robert Curtis O.P.
During the historical period before and after the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, a prevailing expectation among the Israelite people was the appearance of the Messiah. The common view of the Messiah was King and Savior, or the religious figure but also a political figure who would govern nations.
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Best of Plans Sometimes Do Not Turn Out As Expected
Best of Plans Sometimes Do Not Turn Out As Expected
By Deborah Burton
I am on a pilgrimage that I have been planning for a year and a half and am going to try to chronical lessons learned during this journey.
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Music Revealing the Great Ages of History
Music Revealing the Great Ages of History
By Scott Pauline
From apocalyptic theology that I have discussed [The Beast and the Days of Creation as all of human history], human history will have eight total ages of renewal from the Fall in the beginning all the way to the Second Coming and New Creation, inclusive.
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The Typical, Catholic Apocalypse Approach Today: Is It Really Balanced?
The Typical, Catholic Apocalypse Approach Today: Is It Really Balanced?
By Scott Pauline
When I was in college, I had to work at a warehouse. It was known that I was the smart math guy (I was a math major). A fellow blue collar worker commented to me, "So you are a numbers man."
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Rhoda Wise—Wife, Mom, Convert, Stigmatic and Mentor to Mother Angelica*
Rhoda Wise—Wife, Mom, Convert, Stigmatic and Mentor to Mother Angelica*
By Larry Peterson
The year was 1904 and Rhoda Wise was terrified. The sixteen year old girl was experiencing searing pain which was exploding in her lower abdomen. She was taken to Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia where she was about to have surgery to remove her ruptured appendix. She had no idea she was about to experience a turning point in her young life.
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Professional athletes: What, exactly, are you protesting?
Professional athletes: What, exactly, are you protesting?
By Greg Schlueter
This is not about a right to peacefully protest-- which we all ought to respect. I'm genuinely seeking here to understand what and why people are protesting-- inviting respectful conversation.
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A Book Review of Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle's "Our Lady of Fatima: 100 Years of Stories, Prayers, and Devotions"
A Book Review of Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle's "Our Lady of Fatima: 100 Years of Stories, Prayers, and Devotions"
By Justin McClain
One hundred years ago as of May 13, 2017, Our Lady of Fatima ushered in a message of love, of peace, and of enduring reconciliation by way of three young Portuguese children. In the twenty-first century, Our Lady’s message remains just as pertinent, if not more so. The world is besieged by strife and discord, with some areas suffering more acutely than others, and we need a Mother’s tender heart.
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Stories We All Should Know: Our Lady of Olives
Stories We All Should Know: Our Lady of Olives
By Trish Stukbauer
It drew me like a magnet as I waiting in an endless line at an antique mall filled with treasures just outside Charlotte, N.C. Right by the checkout line, pinned to a vintage white fabric dress form, was a collection of blue and white plaid ribbons with various charms hanging from each. The sign above them read: “Purchased from a Spanish flea market.”
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Social Justice: Real and Imagined
Social Justice: Real and Imagined
By Robert Curtis O.P.
Social justice has been a topic and an important element in the cultural conversation for our nation and western civilization, in general, for the last many decades.
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The Unforgiving Servant Parable, All of Human History, the Enlightenment, and More (What the?!) [It's all in the Numbers!]
The Unforgiving Servant Parable, All of Human History, the Enlightenment, and More (What the?!) [It's all in the Numbers!]
By Scott Pauline
Ok, so we are looking deeper into the parable of the unforgiving servant today.
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