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What is Lost Must Be Found – So You See
What is Lost Must Be Found – So You See
By Elizabeth Thomas
Know that every human being from the moment of conception began to receive what would become the person and their personality that they are. Jeremiah 1-v 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.”
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He Died without Mercy
He Died without Mercy
By E.M. McCarthy
I haven't wanted a room without a view, and yet I'm in this claustrophobic attic surrounded by the past relics of bygone years. Shame on death for linking me to this world when I was too young to die. I could have done exceptional things had I survived the dip in the river last September.
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Homeschooling and More...
Homeschooling and More...
By Julie
I attended the local Catholic Homeschool Conference this year; I actually learned a lot. I have been homeschooling since my daughter's been in Kindergarten. Now, we have a first grader and third grader this year. We are doing First Communion Preparation, etc. this year too.
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8 Thoughts on Motivation and Mass Attendance
8 Thoughts on Motivation and Mass Attendance
By E.M. McCarthy
Sometimes even if we love the Mass, we lack motivation to go. The problem with skipping Mass is that we lose valuable graces when we don’t go. Here are a few thoughts on how to keep going even when we don’t feel like it.
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Do You Really Want to be Healed?
Do You Really Want to be Healed?
By Elizabeth Thomas
Ouch or Touché! I was kneeling at Mass dealing with the side effects of an eye drop I use for my glaucoma. This problem started 3 years ago when I developed severe weakness in the legs and body; along with sensitivity to light and noise so bad that I would get dizzy or mind could not think.
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Build up the Ancient Ruins
Build up the Ancient Ruins
By Trish Irvine
After finishing a silent retreat, I opened my Bible to where I had some papers sticking out. I had marked this section because of the first three verses of Isaiah 61. They were the Scripture verses my college women’s group considered “our” passage.
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Have You Ever Experienced Bizarre Events That Can Only Be Explained As Demonic Activity?
Have You Ever Experienced Bizarre Events That Can Only Be Explained As Demonic Activity?
By Ralph Zuranski
Have you ever wondered if the people, who are in constant battle against the supernatural forces of evil, led by Satan and his demons, come under demonic attack? Well, I have a very interesting story I cannot explain other than demonic activity in the extreme.
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A Sunset's Two-Fold Gift
A Sunset's Two-Fold Gift
By Trish Irvine
On the way back from my nephew’s baseball game, I attempted to distract my niece and nephews by directing their attention to the sky. It was sunset and the streaming colors changed minute by minute. I pointed out the different colors and asked if they could see any others.
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Power of Sacrament: We Cannot Do It Alone
Power of Sacrament: We Cannot Do It Alone
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
We cannot do it alone: Without the Church and Her sacraments, we hinder, even prohibit the effects of God's prodigious gifts in our lives, His beloved creatures. Recent experience with two families I know well, one Hispanic Christian Catholic, the other, unchurched but claiming to be Christian, has reinforced my understanding of this fact.
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The 3 C's
The 3 C's
By Jean Smith
Where does one begin to sort things out after being told that they have Cancer? One does not even know where to begin until your head stops spinning from fear. Fear can impale you or you can embrace God and hear his words, “Be Not Afraid” These three simple words are stated 365 times in the Bible.
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Martyred for Painting a Nativity Scene
Martyred for Painting a Nativity Scene
By Larry Peterson
Thank you Founding Fathers. You have truly left us Americans blessed. I am a Catholic and I went to Mass this morning without a care in the world. For many Catholics, the world over this has not always been the case.
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Remembering Alzheimer's Patients and their Caregivers
Remembering Alzheimer's Patients and their Caregivers
By Larry Peterson
A Poem About Alzheimer's
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Obedience - the Virtue
Obedience - the Virtue
By Linda Kracht
How and why does authentic obedience imprint God’s character on us? Let’s examine obedience — the virtue — this month. Yes, obedience is a virtue when practiced for all the right reasons and in all the right ways. But it can easily become corrupted through play-acting and pride.
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
By E.M. McCarthy
I smell the wax burning. The purity of bees’ wax calms me. I recall that as a small cian, I sat by the fire during the long winter months, and shivered as the wind spoke to the clouds in loud gusts. The flames of the oetseira comforted me then. Now the candle’s flames remind me we do not walk alone on the earth. The Spirit is here with me.
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On a Theology of Marriage
On a Theology of Marriage
By Denise Deverts
A few months ago I took a four-part class on the Sacraments. It was a good class, and I learned quite a bit. However, I was a little disappointed in the coverage of Holy Matrimony. It later was pointed out to me that the theology of marriage is somewhat underdeveloped compared to that of the other six Sacraments.
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The Face of Faith
The Face of Faith
By Tanya Janoski
As Christians, we are called to live by faith (see Hebrews 11:1 NAB). We understand that our faith will be tested each day in the choices that are set before us.
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Living in the almost
Living in the almost
By Mary Ashley Burton
As a single Catholic, it can be an easy temptation to fall into dangerous binary thinking. Either you do everything right, and get rewarded with a loving spouse and family, or God withholds these things from you as some sort of punishment. On my worst days, I suspect God of keeping these things from me not because of anything I might be doing, but because of who I am.
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