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Why Catholics Use And Embrace Crucifixes Instead Of Plain Crosses
Why Catholics Use And Embrace Crucifixes Instead Of Plain Crosses
By Nate Lauer
Catholics are often questioned as to their motives in wearing crucifixes, which are crosses to which a “corpus” or the Body of Christ is attached versus just wearing and adorning themselves, their rosaries, their homes and their churches with “plain crosses”. I had a Protestant Christian friend once ask me in a church something to the effect of
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You can trust the Resurrection
You can trust the Resurrection
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
In the Gospel of Matthew, we read of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.(Matthew 28:1-15) Christians, Jews, even many Muslims will all agree Jesus was born and lived, but the question arises as to how we respond to objections raised regarding the truth of the resurrection of Jesus. Let’s look at a few of the more common objections, and how we should answer them.
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Reconnecting With an Old Friend: St. Therese, The "Little Flower"
Reconnecting With an Old Friend: St. Therese, The "Little Flower"
By Larry Peterson
I have a small bedroom I converted into an office. Against the wall next to the closet is a narrow bookcase. It is about seven feet tall and one foot wide and has seven shelves. It is a great dust collector. Anyway, I had this sudden urge to “straighten up” the mess of papers and supplies I had so “neatly” placed on those shelves over the past few years.
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The Virgin Mary's Coming Triumph In Muslim Hearts
The Virgin Mary's Coming Triumph In Muslim Hearts
By Nate Lauer
On September 11th 1683, Vienna was besieged by Islamic Ottoman Turks. Christians throughout Europe prayed the Rosary in the midst of a desperate situation. At Vienna, vastly outnumbered European Christian forces miraculously and wonderfully delivered a crippling blow to Muslim expansion into Europe, preventing a grim invasion of the continent by Muslim forces.
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Why the USA Must Take the Lead in the War Against ISIS Barbarism: It is the Right Thing To Do
Why the USA Must Take the Lead in the War Against ISIS Barbarism: It is the Right Thing To Do
By Larry Peterson
I sit here safe at 7 a.m. pecking away at the keyboard in front of me. My thoughts, for the moment, are focused on the words I make appear on the screen. A cup of coffee sits to my right . My freedom in America allows me to be a Catholic and practice my faith without interference (so far). So at 7:45 I will leave and go to Mass.
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Mr. President, You Know, the Crusades have been over for 566 Years
Mr. President, You Know, the Crusades have been over for 566 Years
By Melanie R. Cameron
In 2012, during a Presidential Debate, President Obama infamously called Mr. Romney out on suggesting Russia as the "biggest geopolitical threat facing America" - his famous undercutting words were, "because, you know, the Cold War's been over for 20 years." The President suggested that it was wrong for a Commander-in-Chief to consider geopolitical threats based on past history.
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Baby Turtles or Baby People--and the Winner is; Decide for Yourself
Baby Turtles or Baby People--and the Winner is; Decide for Yourself
By Larry Peterson
We have in place in this country a law called the Endangered Species Act. Under this act, wildlife considered "endangered" are protected by law from being killed, or maimed or harmed in anyway. There are many good points to this law as some of our most revered wildlife, like the Bald Eagle, have been saved from possible extinction. But, what about the "Baby People"? Don't they count?
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Encountering Christ In Community, The New Mystic
Encountering Christ In Community, The New Mystic
By Nathan James Rawlins
The activity of the community is obvious, we must build the Church! Ironically, there is no better opportunity to experience God on the personal level than by participating in the activities of the Church at the communal level.
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While the King Is Away The Pope Shall Stay: Why the Papacy Just Makes Sense
While the King Is Away The Pope Shall Stay: Why the Papacy Just Makes Sense
By Nate Lauer
Many in our own day and age are enthralled with all things medieval, from history, to literature, to the movies. There is a fascination with the days of old when kings and queens, princes and princesses, lord and ladies walked the world, and castles and keeps dotted the landscape in abundance. Have you ever wondered what happens when a king is not present on his throne?
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The Beauty of Valentine's Day has been Hijacked by "50 Shades of Grey"
The Beauty of Valentine's Day has been Hijacked by "50 Shades of Grey"
By Larry Peterson
Valentine's Day has been hijacked by the movie, "50 Shades of Grey". A day that is all about love and romance and flowers and candy and hugs and kisses, has been turned into a celebration of deviance and depravity. In fact, the movie celebrates the degradation of women. And it is being glorified and praised as the "great love story of our day. What kind of bizarre and twisted nonsense is this?
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Forget Cupid, Go St. Valentine!
Forget Cupid, Go St. Valentine!
By Melanie R. Cameron
In 2007, my husband and I traveled to Dublin on our honeymoon. We were blessed to be able to visit and to pray at the relics of St. Valentine quietly and beautifully displayed at a Carmelite Shrine in the heart of Dublin City. I say it's worth the trek.
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From Heaven, with Love: My Second Home, Lourdes, France
From Heaven, with Love: My Second Home, Lourdes, France
By Jill Frankenberry, Ph.D.
There are many places in this world, many I have seen, that are remarkable, unforgettable, and even contain miraculous articles. But my second home, the home of my heart, is Lourdes, France. I have been to Lourdes three times since October, 2012. I am now so familiar with it that last September I spent five days and five nights alone there. But there, I am never alone.
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Lourdes, Gift of Salvation
Lourdes, Gift of Salvation
By Bernice Pillart Dumitru
All of us have dear ones who may be sick or far from God. Pray for them on Wednesday, February 11, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of Prayer for the Sick. It was on a Thursday, February 11th in 1858, that fourteen year old Bernadette Soubirous saw a beautiful young girl in a niche at a rocky outcrop called Massabielle, about a half mile outside the town.
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Pride--The Common Denominator in all Things Evil
Pride--The Common Denominator in all Things Evil
By Larry Peterson
The headlines and newscasts are filled with the news of President Obama's outrage over House Speaker John Boehner's invitation to Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to speak before the United States Congress in March. Apparently a protocol was violated and the Speaker did not inform the White House.
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So Much Straw
So Much Straw
By Nicholas Modelski
It is customary for bloggers to introduce themselves in their first post and/or provide a sort of thematic overview for their writings. Of course, there's also a fancy biography of me to look at if you want to know more of my story, so I won't go too in depth. In fact, I'd prefer to reveal bits and pieces of myself as we go along. It's more fun that way after all, right?
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from Anti-Semitism to Anti-Christism; The 21st Century Holocaust is Upon Us
from Anti-Semitism to Anti-Christism; The 21st Century Holocaust is Upon Us
By Larry Peterson
Recently the Anti-Defamation League conducted a global survey asking questions about the Holocaust. Unbelievably, two-thirds of the respondents (mostly younger people) had NEVER heard of the Holocaust and, for those that had, many did not believe the history and suggested that it was simply exaggerated. The rejection of a history so recent and so well documented boggles the mind.
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Francis, On The Waterfront
Francis, On The Waterfront
By Mark Piper
With Pope Francis, every week, maybe two, there’s a blockbuster of an interview it seems. Or rather it seemed. Perhaps these blockbusters have been so frequent that they hardly seem to move the needle because, “he gave another interview!” has turned into “he gave another interview… so what.”
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