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An essay on the formative value of setting up a crèche, in 3 steps!
An essay on the formative value of setting up a crèche, in 3 steps!
By Michele Szekely
I set up this particular crèche every year, at a different spot in my apartment. I make a sort of a Christmas corner with it, adding ornaments and various objects related to Noël. But above where I put it this year, I have a Franciscan Resurrected Jesus and this one is on the wall year around. It was given to me by a dear friend who just died.
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Universal Love
Universal Love
By Nancy Marie Murray
Have you noticed the trend on popular television shows to refer to the “universe” as if it were God? Those who do not yet know God prefer to see the mysterious, magnificent, and seemingly limitless universe as their guiding force instead of a God who chose to become one of us.
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Young Adults Who Leave the Church
Young Adults Who Leave the Church
By Bill Dunn
In recent years I’ve grown close to a group of friends from church. Because we’re middle-aged folks, we talk a lot about very serious subjects, such as bifocals, bunions, and blood pressure. No, I’m kidding, we’re not painfully boring ALL the time. Once in a while we discuss a topic about which we feel very passionate: our adult children who rarely go to church anymore.
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Saint Barbara; raised a Pagan, her Reasoning led her to Discover her Creator. She was martyred and became one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church
Saint Barbara; raised a Pagan, her Reasoning led her to Discover her Creator. She was martyred and became one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Church
By Larry Peterson
St. Barbara was born sometime in the middle of the 3rd century in a place called Heliopolis, a city which today would be located somewhere in Lebanon. Barbara’s pagan father was a rich and influential man, and his name was Dioscorus.
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Resolution Time
Resolution Time
By E.M. McCarthy
New Year, new you, or so the slogan went. But what would a Catholic new you look like? I think it would be a lot harder than losing ten pounds, or saving money rather than spending it. To be a better Catholic would take a great deal of faith, hope, and love.
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Terror In The Night
Terror In The Night
By Oscar L. Rankin, Jr
Just as the shepherds were terrified from the anomalies that they saw in the Christmas night sky, so was my daughter on one of our most memorable fishing trips.
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An Ocean of Prayers
An Ocean of Prayers
By Oscar L. Rankin, Jr
It was about 2004 when my 23 year old son and I took my 16 ft Skeeter bass boat on a deep sea fishing trip to Panama City Beach.
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Circle of Authority
Circle of Authority
By Susan Skinner
We are living in very strange days. News travels instantly. We know of many wrongs committed on the other side of the world within days. Technology can be a blessing because we can use the knowledge we gain to pray for and help people.
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Santa Claus and Christmas-- Let the Children Feel and Embrace the Spirit of what it all means.
Santa Claus and Christmas-- Let the Children Feel and Embrace the Spirit of what it all means.
By Larry Peterson
I wrote this blog several years ago and except for a few minor changes, I am re-blogging it for Christmas, 2018. The reason is simple.
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Transcendent Love
Transcendent Love
By Faith-Full Writer
Recently on FaceBook, my mid-20’s oldest child announced to that he was no longer a he. In fact, he was introducing himself as “herself”...a transgender female. My wife saw this first and showed it to me. To say that I was surprised is a bit of an understatement. Not only to find this out, but to find out at the same time as the rest of the world.
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How to Die a Glorious Death and Gain Honor
How to Die a Glorious Death and Gain Honor
By Norman Fulkerson
Monday, November 19, 2018, might have seemed like a normal day for Jamie Schmidt. Little did she know when she entered Catholic Supply, a religious goods store in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, that this ordinary day would be her last.
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Shattered Pieces
Shattered Pieces
By Jean Smith
When glass shatters it scatters about into hundreds of pieces. Some are sharp, and some are dull. Once broken can we ever put the pieces back together again?
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Modern Salvation
Modern Salvation
By E.M. McCarthy
The Angel Gabriel was sent by God to a virgin named Mary... Before the angel appears, a representative from Planned Parenthood arrives while Mary is outside her home, sitting on a bench.
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Giving Glory to God
Giving Glory to God
By Linda Kracht
Close your eyes. Consider God for a few minutes. Who do you say God is?
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Quit Using the Old Whine Skin!!
Quit Using the Old Whine Skin!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Today was a strong day of testing, as it is when you strive to make Advent a true time of discipline and keeping Jesus alive in your daily walk.
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Sharing the Joy of Christmas through Simbang Gabi
Sharing the Joy of Christmas through Simbang Gabi
By BJ Gonzalvo
This Advent Season, you'll probably encounter the Filipino tradition of celebrating Simbang Gabi at your local parish. For many Filipinos, Christmas is a very exciting celebration and we tend to go all out in our expressing our faith, our joy, and excitement during this time of year.
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Jesus Spoke to Me. A Personal Adoration Testimony
Jesus Spoke to Me. A Personal Adoration Testimony
By Joe Donovan
“I have been here waiting for you, Joe. I remember you so well before the world tainted your heart and your innocence expired in a yesteryear so far from today.
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