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Roe v. Wade Created Schizophrenic Nation
Roe v. Wade Created Schizophrenic Nation
By Bill Dunn
A few years ago a 25-year-old Stamford, CT, woman was charged with murdering her newborn son by stabbing him with a kitchen utensil minutes after he was born. The woman was held on $1 million bond.
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The Fast of Saint Martin: Preparation for Christmas
The Fast of Saint Martin: Preparation for Christmas
By Madeline Pecora Nugent, CFP
For those in the know, we are currently well into the Fast of St. Martin. For those not in the know, they will wonder what in the world is that! The Fast of St. Martin was practiced in medieval times to prepare for Christmas. It predated the current Advent preparation.
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Inviting Christ to Be King of Our Hearts
Inviting Christ to Be King of Our Hearts
By Debbie Gaudino
In 1925, in an encyclical entitled Quas Primas, Pope Pius XI instituted the Solemnity of Christ the King and decreed that it should be celebrated as an annual feast by the entire church on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, as “the crowning glory upon the mysteries of the life of Christ.”
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We Christians are the Most Persecuted People on the Planet
We Christians are the Most Persecuted People on the Planet
By Larry Peterson
The persecution of our brother and sister Catholic/Christians continues unabated all over the world. In the Middle East, North Africa and Asia Minor, thousands upon thousands of our brothers and sisters in faith have been summarily tortured, raped, beheaded, hanged, burned, shot and even buried alive simply because they love Jesus Christ.
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My Friends, The Saints
My Friends, The Saints
By Sterling Jaquith
When I converted to Catholicism after being an Evangelical Protestant, there were a lot of new things to take in. There was the Pope and the tradition of the Church. There was Mary and the rosary. There was adoration and confession. There were feast days and fast days. And then there were the saints.
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Giving thanks for my best gift
Giving thanks for my best gift
By John Rieping
A few years ago on the U.S. day of thanksgiving, I reluctantly watched a cartoon on the journey of the English émigrés, the pilgrims, who sought religious freedom by settling in North America.
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Take Your Role in History's Great Play
Take Your Role in History's Great Play
By John Rieping
Comedian and actor W.C. Fields (1880-1946) presented his first performances, juggling, in churches and theaters at the age of 15. Three years later, he left his parents’ Christian home in Pennsylvania and soon became a headliner on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Many years later, a friend found him, now a known atheist, reading a Bible in a hospital. When the surprised visitor asked why,
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The perils of preaching
The perils of preaching
By John Rieping
When a catechism teacher supposedly asked her class why they should be quiet in church, a child replied, “Because people are sleeping.” Many, young and old alike, may agree with the late comedian George Burns when he said, “The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, and to have the two as close together as possible.”
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Scientific Hands of God.
Scientific Hands of God.
By Susan Charest
Last week I read Pope Francis comment of how the Big Band theory and evolution does not prove that God isn’t our Creator. He eloquently said, "The Big Bang, which today is held as the beginning of the world, does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator, but requires it.” I couldn’t agree more.
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Divine Language of Life Within Us (The Origin of DNA)
Divine Language of Life Within Us (The Origin of DNA)
By Andrew Polaski
“His invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity have been able to be understood and perceived in what he has made” (Rom. 1:20). The human body is composed of trillions of cells. Inside every cell lives God’s instructions that write us into being.
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Death with Dignity? Or Do Life and Death Belong to God?
Death with Dignity? Or Do Life and Death Belong to God?
By Rachel Lucas
The Saturday before All Souls Day, in my home state, cancer victim Brittany Maynard exercised Oregon’s “death with dignity” law to end her own life. She moved here from California for just this purpose. She reasoned that she was dying, that she didn’t want to suffer any more than she had to, and that she deserved the right to end her own life with “dignity” on her own terms and timing.
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This Is a Hold Up!
This Is a Hold Up!
By Joni Johnson
This story from the time of the Israelites’ wilderness journey is a brief account. The people were journeying through an area called Reph’idim. In the verses prior to this, we read of God’s provision of water for the people. They had just witnessed a mighty miracle, in spite of their complaining against God.
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Planned-Parenthood-Supporting Catholic Politicians: "A Pathetic Spectacle"
Planned-Parenthood-Supporting Catholic Politicians: "A Pathetic Spectacle"
By Catholic365
Prior to the recent primary election I received a heartfelt letter from a member of the Diocese who had just discovered that the candidate for whom she had intended to vote was “pro-choice and for same-sex marriage.” She wrote: “Dear Bishop Tobin, for whom do I vote? Do I vote at all?
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A Short History of All Souls Day
A Short History of All Souls Day
By Carol Ann Chybowski
As you are all probably aware, we will soon be commemorating All Soul’s Day, the companion celebration to the upcoming Feast of All Saints. Celebrating the legacy of all saints, known and unknown, who have gone before us makes sense, but how did it come to be companioned with All Soul’s Day and how is All Soul’s different?
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All Saint's Day: Never Forget that Our Christian Roots are Embedded in Judaism
All Saint's Day: Never Forget that Our Christian Roots are Embedded in Judaism
By Larry Peterson
My father has been dead for many years but he is still teaching me how to be Catholic. He is doing this by living in my mind via memories of his personal Christianity in action. The Feast of All Saint's Day flips a switch that turns on one of these memories. That is also when I began to embrace the fact that the vast majority of the first Catholics were born and raised Jewish.
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Halloween Has Religious Origins
Halloween Has Religious Origins
By Bill Dunn
This week we celebrate Halloween. Like most holidays on the calendar, Halloween has religious origins. In fact, the word holiday itself is a contraction of the two words “holy” and “day.” In ancient times—for example, back when people had only dial-up Internet service—all the special days during the year were religious festival days.
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Halloween: A Very Catholic Holiday
Halloween: A Very Catholic Holiday
By Monique Ocampo
There are some things you should know about me. For one thing, I am a cradle Catholic, which means that I was born into a Catholic family, baptized as a baby, and was raised with the teachings of the faith. I went to Catholic school from Kindergarten all the way to 7th grade and later on went to a Catholic university.
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