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Thoughts About the Supreme Court Ruling on Same Sex "Marriage"
Thoughts About the Supreme Court Ruling on Same Sex "Marriage"
By Tom Ponchak
Here are few random thoughts and reflections to consider about the Supreme Court’s decision on same sex marriage. All people regardless of sexual orientation, regardless of behavior, are created in the image and likeness of God. Jesus Christ took on flesh, suffered, died, and rose from the dead out of love for each and every one of us. He commands his followers to unconditionally love others.
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Blessed are the Persecuted
Blessed are the Persecuted
By Sherry Kenner
A few years ago I decided to research my Cajun ancestors. My mother is a Melancon and a direct descendant of Pierre Melanson (original spelling) from Grand Pre’ in Nova Scotia. She grew up a devout Catholic. Her parents with their children said the rosary on their knees every evening. Her father, Newton Melancon, went to Mass with the Knights of Columbus every Monday morning
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Protestantism is NOT Like The Early Church
Protestantism is NOT Like The Early Church
By Arnold Scott
Protestants often imagine that their particular Christian community is very similar to the early Church. One thing they are sure of is that their community is more like the early Church than the Catholic Church is today. There was a reason for the Protestant Reformation, right?
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Why the SCOTUS Ruling on Same Sex Marriage Almost Broke My Heart
Why the SCOTUS Ruling on Same Sex Marriage Almost Broke My Heart
By Joe Klaas
The Supreme Court ruling in favor of same sex marriage occurred June 26, 2015. I do not agree with it. I have to say, the last few days, I have been kinda bummed out about it. I have thought and prayed much about it. Why is that?
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And What About the Children?
And What About the Children?
By Larry Peterson
The headline of the Tampa Tribune this morning (Saturday, June 27) was emblazoned with huge, bold letters that read, "Pride & Joy". The Tampa Bay Times shouted, "A Right For All". The Supremes have spoken and their decision is in the books. According to the headlines, the world is rejoicing. I just wish someone could tell me about the children. What about the children?
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How Holy Water Strengthened My Relationship With Jesus
How Holy Water Strengthened My Relationship With Jesus
By Rebecca Downs
It never ceases to amaze me how, even though I consider myself a devout Catholic, I can still come to know Jesus more and more. While the incident I am writing about happened earlier this month, I want to also go back to Good Friday. This year I had the privilege of being inside the beautiful St. Patrick's Cathedral for about five hours.
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Is The U.S. Elevated To Glory And Honor?
Is The U.S. Elevated To Glory And Honor?
By Deacon Vernon Dobelmann
Ezra Stiles, the president of Yale College (1778—1795), gave a major Election Address entitled, “The United States Elevated to Glory and Honor.” This was given before the governor and the General Assembly of Connecticut in May 1783. I can’t help but speculate about the reaction of the listeners when he said, “The United States are under peculiar obligations to become a holy people unto the Lord
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The Latest Craze--Calling on Satan to "Come Out & Play"
The Latest Craze--Calling on Satan to "Come Out & Play"
By Larry Peterson
Satan is the Great Impostor, the King of Lies, the Master of all Hate. He was God's greatest angel and decided that he was even better than God. So, the "created" tried to overwhelm the Creator. Having made this choice he and his followers were cast out of God's world for all eternity. We mortal beings cannot even imagine the hate that fills these fallen spirits.
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Does The Catholic Church Accept Evolution?
Does The Catholic Church Accept Evolution?
By Steven R. Hemler
To summarize my series of articles on evolution, let’s ask: Does the Catholic Church accept the validity of the theory of evolution. The answer to this question is both yes and no. While there has been no binding statement of faith issued by the magisterium on this question, several popes and cardinals have addressed the subject. And, their teachings have several common themes.
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Putting Pope Francis in Perspective
Putting Pope Francis in Perspective
By Michael D. Greaney
A senile old fool at the mercy of factions in the Church, manipulated by the Jesuits, out of touch with reality, a disappointment to liberals seeking more change, and a menace to conservatives trying to hold the line against any change ... Pope Francis? No. That was how some discontented individuals and groups in the Catholic Church viewed Pope Leo XIII (Gioacchino Vincenzo Pecci, 1810-1903)
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Jesus' Court - part 4
A Connecticut Yankee in King Jesus' Court - part 4
By Bill Dunn
Early Wednesday morning Jerry Francis and his companions, Benjamin and Simon the Zealot, left their smelly room in the squalid boarding house and walked through a maze of shadowy streets and alleyways in old Jerusalem. With each passing day since he arrived in this place, 20 centuries removed from his life in suburban Connecticut, Jerry thought less and less about home and more and more about the
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The Contraception Issue, Protestants, and Our Unchanging God
The Contraception Issue, Protestants, and Our Unchanging God
By Arnold Scott
The use of artificial contraception technologies is not a very controversial moral issue in our culture these days. It is widely accepted. It was not very controversial 100 years ago either; it was outlawed. In the U.S., it was only in 1965 that the Supreme Court ruled that artificial birth control would be legal for married couples (Griswold v. Connecticut)
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The Messages of Our Heavenly Mother, When Will We Ever Listen?
The Messages of Our Heavenly Mother, When Will We Ever Listen?
By Catholic365
June 12, 1973, a month after 42 year old convert from Buddhism, and totally incurably deaf, Sr. Agnes Sasagawa arrived at the Institute of the Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist in Yuzawadai just outside of Akita and when she opened the tabernacle for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, a very strong light came from it and filled the entire chapel
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The Supreme Court on Stage: The Fate of the American Family Waits in the Wings
The Supreme Court on Stage: The Fate of the American Family Waits in the Wings
By Larry Peterson
G. K. Chesterton said, "This triangle of truisms, of father, mother and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilizations which disregard it." June is upon us and so is the decision by the United States Supreme Court as to whether or not "same-sex marriage" is allowed under the U.S Constitution.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Jesus' Court - part 3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Jesus' Court - part 3
By Bill Dunn
The following morning Jerry Francis and his 1st century companions—Benjamin, Simon the Zealot, and the other two men—left the tiny room in which they were staying and made their way toward the Temple in Jerusalem. The previous evening had been frantic for Jerry.
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What Is The Church?
What Is The Church?
By Tony Thomas
Most of us by now understand “church” as a “people”, and not a “building”; further clarified: The Church is “God's” people. I've known this for some time. I’d even heard that it meant more specifically, “those who are called”; equating “church” with “called”. With that understanding, I thought I was a super theological scholar.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Jesus' Court - part 2
A Connecticut Yankee in King Jesus' Court - part 2
By Bill Dunn
A smile spread across Jerry Francis’ face as he slept. He was having a vivid dream. In the dream, Jerry and his family were laughing and playing in the backyard of their suburban Connecticut home. Jerry was pitching Wiffle balls to his son Michael, age seven, who took mighty swings with a yellow plastic bat.
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