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How My Mom Changed Lives One Chocolate Chip at a Time
How My Mom Changed Lives One Chocolate Chip at a Time
By Carolyn Astfalk
By most standards, my mother didn't accomplish anything noteworthy in her 91 years. She came from a Depression-era household, a row home filled by her parents and 10 siblings. They spoke one language.
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On Suffering and God
On Suffering and God
By E.M. McCarthy
All of us will experience suffering at one time or another. How we deal with suffering is a choice we have to make.
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The Gentleman Saint---St. Louis IX; King of France
The Gentleman Saint---St. Louis IX; King of France
By Larry Peterson
This remarkable man was born on April 25, 1214, near Paris, France. When his grandfather, King Philip II of France, passed away, his son, Prince Louis the Lion, became King Louis VIII. His wife became Queen Blanche. Their son, now Prince Louis, was only nine-years-old.
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St. Nonna---She Converted her Pagan Husband and raised three Children who became Saints.
St. Nonna---She Converted her Pagan Husband and raised three Children who became Saints.
By Larry Peterson
She was born in the year 305 AD in a place called Nazianus, Cappadocia, which today is present-day northern Turkey. At the time, the Roman Empire still ruled most of the world.
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Blessed Anna Maria Taigi--- a Shining Example for Wives and Moms Everywhere
Blessed Anna Maria Taigi--- a Shining Example for Wives and Moms Everywhere
By Larry Peterson
This is about an ordinary housewife and mother to seven children. She is proof that an intimate life of the soul with God is just not for the consecrated and those who have taken vows, but is truly for all people who reach out to Him and do their best to follow Him. Her name is Anna Maria Taigi.
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Prayers for the Divorced
Prayers for the Divorced
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Catholic tradition and teaching firmly uphold the great importance and significance of the family as the “basic unit of society”. The family is where we learn to live and to love. Our Lord is with the family, for it is with the family that the whole of society is either strengthened or weakened.
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An Occurence at Dublin Castle (A Satire Story)
An Occurence at Dublin Castle (A Satire Story)
By E.M. McCarthy
A limousine pulled alongside the grand stone castle. An old man exited, his white uniform and cap blown in the the August breeze. Gasoline from the fleet of security vehicles flavored the air. “Welcome to Dublin Castle, Holy Father.”
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Passion of the Church
Passion of the Church
By Susan Skinner
Jesus Wept. John 11:35 Jesus is still weeping.
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Fallout from the Grand Jury Report
Fallout from the Grand Jury Report
By E.M. McCarthy
Cardinal Donald Wuerl came under fire this week in the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report about Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse. Is the criticism of Cardinal Wuerl fair?
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A Call to Perfection
A Call to Perfection
By Ralph Hathaway
How many would be quick to voice their joy at seeing one of their great-grandchildren praying at church or doing grace before meals? How much more would you be elated if this child was 3 years old? Of course, you might say it’s cute, or where did this come from; maybe they saw it on TV or more importantly at the bidding of their parents exuded these words, perhaps one time.
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Saints in the Scandals: The Next Generation of Holy Ones
Saints in the Scandals: The Next Generation of Holy Ones
By Matthew Alan-Anthony Johnson
We have all heard the breaking news stories and horrifying details, in which this would require a series of articles to honestly report: a new wave of scandals have hit the Catholic Church, in where this new wave is disturbing to say the least.
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An Open Letter and Invitation to Catholic Parents
An Open Letter and Invitation to Catholic Parents
By Greg Schlueter
Crisis. Pope St. John Paul II was forged in the fires of Nazi occupation. Then the Communists. Then secular humanism. All paving the way for our present culture of actual atheism. And even more dangerous than that (according to Pope Benedict XVI) is “practical atheism”- a culture of professing Jesus Christ (even exhibiting great devotion), but living in a state of compromise with the world.
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Catholic Camaraderie—Unity in Suffering
Catholic Camaraderie—Unity in Suffering
By Matthew Chicoine
According to J.R.R. Tolkien in his masterpiece The Fellowship of the Ring, “Not all those who wander are lost.” We do not have to look too far to notice that man in the 21st century wander often.
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When Symbols Are Reality
When Symbols Are Reality
By Ross Decker
This past week there was a Mass said for Liz. It's been six months since she passed away. Were they six short months or six long months? I can't say for sure. She passed away on Valentine's Day, which was also Ash Wednesday.
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Let the Little Children…Be Children
Let the Little Children…Be Children
By Bill Dunn
In the Gospels, Jesus said, “Let the little children come unto me.” A few weeks ago, I muttered this to myself at Mass: “Get those noisy kids away from me. Can’t you see I’m trying to be holy?!”
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The Real Scandal
The Real Scandal
By E.M. McCarthy
It was the beginning of the AIDS epidemic during the early 1980s. I recently lost my mother to a car accident and my father was recovering from a head injury. I welcomed the chance to go on a retreat. It was organized by a newly arrived priest who taught at our Catholic high school and lived at our parish house.
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The Happiest Day of my Life
The Happiest Day of my Life
By David Torkington
I was told that my First Holy Communion day would be the hap­piest day of my life. I found it difficult to believe that it could be happier than Christmas day or bonfire night, or a day out at the fun fair, but I was prepared to keep an open mind.
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