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But We're Not Bitter Part 1
But We're Not Bitter Part 1
By Christy Breedlove
You know you can spot us. We’re the parishioners who stubbornly try to genuflect instead of bowing. We stumble over consubstantial during the Creed because “one in being with the Father” still is the tip of our tongue. Fish on Fridays all year long. We’re the Cradle Catholics.
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Prayer Is the Source of Strength
Prayer Is the Source of Strength
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus spent time at Simon Peter’s house. When the local villagers heard that Jesus was in town, they brought sick people to Him to be healed. It was non-stop work for Jesus, as a sizable crowd pushed and shoved around Him all day long.
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St. Raymond Nonnatus: Healing Prayers for the Divorced
St. Raymond Nonnatus: Healing Prayers for the Divorced
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
St. Raymond Nonnatus is a saint from the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy or the Mercedarian Order and was born in 1204 in Barcelona, Spain. He is called Nonnatus or “not born” referring to his Caesarean section birth.
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From Acquaintance to Friendship, From Discipleship to Intimacy
From Acquaintance to Friendship, From Discipleship to Intimacy
By Mary Rivers
Sitting around a fire is a tradition our family enjoys. Having no outside distractions promotes a closeness, an intimacy whereby our true self is developed.
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Herbs for Pregnancy and Postpartum -- a learning opportunity!
Herbs for Pregnancy and Postpartum -- a learning opportunity!
By Julie
I decided to write up a course on herbs for pregnancy and postpartum and make it into an online course for anyone especially mothers and doulas who might like to learn more about this.
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My Pagan and Catholic Roots Against Leftism - Part 2: Catholicism
My Pagan and Catholic Roots Against Leftism - Part 2: Catholicism
By Rexcrisanto Delson
In “My Pagan and Catholic Roots against Leftism – Part 1,” I wrote about how I use my indigenous Igorot and Roman Catholic roots to arm against Leftism.
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A Meditation for Those Who Love Someone with Dementia
A Meditation for Those Who Love Someone with Dementia
By Sue Hallett
It's getting harder to find things to talk about during my daily visits with my Mom.
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Francis Delalieu; A Good Samaritan--He saved a future Servant of God and her family from death and then he seemingly vanished.
Francis Delalieu; A Good Samaritan--He saved a future Servant of God and her family from death and then he seemingly vanished.
By Larry Peterson
One of the most famous Gospel readings is from Luke, Ch 10: 29-37; we all know it as the Parable of the Good Samaritan. When Jesus is asked which of the three was a neighbor to the robber's victim, Jesus said, "The one who treated him with mercy. Go and do likewise."
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Changing Mine For Ours
Changing Mine For Ours
By Flávia Ghelardi
Every couple who struggles to have a happy marriage should remember every day this sentence by Fr. Jose Kentenich, founder of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement. Our commitment as wives, as husbands, is to make the other happy.
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Victims Sharing An Ordeal May Give Hope to Others
Victims Sharing An Ordeal May Give Hope to Others
By Birgit Jones
Sharing a heart-wrentching ordeal can become a matter of rejoicig when it witnesses victory over evil. Not just survival, but a of a flourishing outcome makes a profound statement. By looking closely at every obstacle, struggle, and eventual victory in their lives, people have the ability to discover hope.
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How I Got My Prayer Life in Order
How I Got My Prayer Life in Order
By Paul Smith
This is a busy time that we live in. Let me just give you a glimpse into my busy life. Everyday I wake up at 5:00 AM to do what we call PT in the Army. After that I have to rush home to take my wife to class and then to shower, get dressed and get ready for work. That puts us at around 8:00 AM. At this point I make sure that our four children are dressed and ready to go and get on the bus
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Paul's Surprising Teaching About Marriage
Paul's Surprising Teaching About Marriage
By Bill Dunn
The second reading at Mass this weekend, from St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, contains a very odd verse. Paul wrote, “Let those having wives act as not having them.”
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How to Be a True Friend in Christ
How to Be a True Friend in Christ
By Alyson Borowczyk
What is true friendship? Our society might have you believe that true friendship is “supporting one another, no matter what.” While that phrase looks loving on the surface, are we truly loving someone by supporting them “no matter what”?
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Chesterton and the Virtue of Common Sense
Chesterton and the Virtue of Common Sense
By Linda Kracht
G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) has been dubbed the apostle of common sense. An apostle is sent to preach the Gospel - in ordinary and/or extraordinary ways. Chestertondid just that using common sense arguments. ‘Critics recognized that he wrote in defense of the Christian faith but mistakenly presumed he was just doing it for show.
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Greeting the New Year---the Catholic Way
Greeting the New Year---the Catholic Way
By Larry Peterson
According to Georgetown University , as of October 2017, there are 1.28 billion Catholics in the world. 70.4 million of them are in the United States. The USA has a population of approximately 330,000,000 people. That works out to about 22% of the American population being Catholic.
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Lessons from the Monstrance
Lessons from the Monstrance
By Saoirse Godbout
On the night of New Year's Eve, my family and I went to a Mass that ended with Eucharistic Adoration. As the Mass ended and the congregation knelt to watch the priest prepare Adoration, the anticipatory joy leading up to Christmas was felt again in our awaiting the time we could spend adoring The Child of Christmas.
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Get the March for Life some big spiritual guns
Get the March for Life some big spiritual guns
By Rose Cuervo
The first time I attended the March for Life I felt very underused--I came all the way to stop abortion by walking? Many of us have conversion stories surrounding abortion or contraception, had taught advocacy on it, had victory stories to share against fighting the PTSD surrounding it or to share best practices on a pro-life campaign.
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