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"Free-Range Parenting"---Another Ingredient in the Crock-Pot of Progressive Balderdash
"Free-Range Parenting"---Another Ingredient in the Crock-Pot of Progressive Balderdash
By Larry Peterson
I grew up in the south Bronx of the 1950s and 60s. We kids in the neighborhood (and there were many kids in the neighborhood) would get home from school sometime around 3 p.m. Most of us went to St. Angela Merici Catholic School which was also the local parish.
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Tribute to an American Catholic Hero
Tribute to an American Catholic Hero
By Justin Soutar
February 23, 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, the most famous photograph in U.S. military history and one of the greatest photographs of all time. As is generally known, it was taken by Joseph Rosenthal, an Associated Press photographer, on February 23, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, a key turning point in World War II.
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The Holy Spirit: Pentecost, And The Sacrament Of Confirmation
The Holy Spirit: Pentecost, And The Sacrament Of Confirmation
By Alex Brittain
Today we celebrate the Day of Pentecost and we reflect upon the Holy Spirit, who is God and the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. Today we will also reflect upon what the Day of Pentecost itself signifies for the Church as a whole and for us as individuals.
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Pentecost: Time For The Holy Spirit — And Some Cake
Pentecost: Time For The Holy Spirit — And Some Cake
By Bill Dunn
On Sunday, May 24th, don’t forget to bake a cake and get some candles. It’s Pentecost Sunday, which is the official birthday of the Church. If you didn’t know that, then you’re welcome.
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Empire of the Cross; Layers of Our Faith
Empire of the Cross; Layers of Our Faith
By Caitlin Bootsma
If you’ve ever visited Rome and had a sense of deja vu or that you were somehow “home”, you wouldn’t be the only one. Many Catholics feel this connection to the Eternal City, despite not having a drop of Italian blood in them. This feeling is reinforced by stumbling upon millennia of Church history contained within hundreds of Churches, rich liturgical art, and even roadside shrines or monuments.
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The Ascension: The gift of the Lord
The Ascension: The gift of the Lord
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
After the crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, the glory of the Lord continued to shine as he appeared to his disciples, appeared to thousands, allowed Thomas to touch his nailed scarred hands, and then revealed his glory through the beautiful Ascension.
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Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for Us!
Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for Us!
By Catholic365
It is sometimes hard to understand how much Our Heavenly Mother loves us and continues to try to get the attention of all her wayward children. Such was a time when she appeared to three shepherd children in 1917.
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My Mother's Day Paradox: I Can't Wait for It to End
My Mother's Day Paradox: I Can't Wait for It to End
By Larry Peterson
Mother's Day is here again and, I have to tell you, it is not my favorite day. Please do not misunderstand, I certainly have nothing against Moms. Heck, my wife was a mom, my sister is a mom, my daughter is a mom and I have nieces who are moms and so on. I know thousands of Moms and, for the most part, I love and respect them all.
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Australia has abolished the death penalty... or has it?
Australia has abolished the death penalty... or has it?
By Bobbie Brewer
On the day of writing this article, Indonesia killed eight people by firing squad after granting a stay of execution for a ninth person who was due to be executed. Since I am an Australian, I will focus on the two Australians that were executed and aspects from Australia.
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"America The Beautiful" : The Melodious Remedy That Our Republic Needs Now
"America The Beautiful" : The Melodious Remedy That Our Republic Needs Now
By Nate Lauer
I am a Native Coloradoan, who has gazed many a time at the glory of Pike’s Peak, rising high above the American Great Plains on which I was born and raised a child of the golden oceans that are Northeastern Colorado’s Wheat fields.
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Witnessing the Genocide of the American Moral fiber
Witnessing the Genocide of the American Moral fiber
By Larry Peterson
The 100th Anniversary of "The Great Crime" is upon us. The killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire began on April 24, 1915. That was the day the Ottoman authorities rounded up 250 Armenian leaders and intellectuals in Constantinople and began the killings.
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The Church and Life's Deep Questions
The Church and Life's Deep Questions
By Arnold Scott
As Christians, we believe that we have access to absolute truth through not just reason and natural law, but also divine revelation. We believe in the Bible as the revealed Word of God and also that the author of life Himself broke into our earthly world as a man. The implications of this belief are profound, to say the least.
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A Patron Saint for California
A Patron Saint for California
By Justin Soutar
During an airborne press conference en route to the Philippines last January, Pope Francis revealed that he will canonize Blessed Junipero Serra, the heroic "Apostle of California," during his visit to the United States this coming September. As a Catholic who was born and raised in California, I have been prayerfully anticipating this historic occasion for many years.
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Faith of Our Fathers: Myth Busters - "Jesus Was Not A Great Man" - Stamping Out Ignorance That Has Built Up Over 1700 Years
Faith of Our Fathers: Myth Busters - "Jesus Was Not A Great Man" - Stamping Out Ignorance That Has Built Up Over 1700 Years
By Michael Cunningham
You go to the dentist to clean your teeth, you may take medicine to help keep your arteries clean, but what do you do for a religious check up? This may sound at first odd or weird, but with Church attendance decreasing and with many people not get a solid religious education in the first place, maybe religious check-ups are just what the doctor would order to help out our spiritual needs. If we h
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The Pope's Mistakes
The Pope's Mistakes
By Victor S E Moubarak
Early one morning Father Ignatius received a phone call from Mother Superior. Sister Josephine had been called away to visit a very sick relative; would he take on her Catechism class of 7 and 8 year-olds. He sat down at her desk and said, “Let’s start where Sister Josephine left off last week. What did she teach?”
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Actor/Producer Eduardo Verástegui Discusses Movie Little Boy: Fruits of the Foundation of Catholic Faith
Actor/Producer Eduardo Verástegui Discusses Movie Little Boy: Fruits of the Foundation of Catholic Faith
By Catholic365
On April 24th, you will see the growth of a movie mustard seed as the independent film, Little Boy, sprouts and spreads throughout theaters across the United States. Eduardo Verástegui (Bella), Producer and Actor playing the cameo role of Fr. Crispin, explains that this is a “family experience more than a movie”
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"It is Finished!" A Cry of Triumph and Glory!
"It is Finished!" A Cry of Triumph and Glory!
By Janet Moore
It is Finished!!!! These words hit me – touched me like they had never done before. I had rarely, if ever, truly spent time contemplating these words. But, alone in our Church on the Tuesday of Holy Week, I was touched to do so while contemplating Jesus' Seven Last Words from the Cross.
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