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The Jewish things we do in the Catholic Church
The Jewish things we do in the Catholic Church
By De Maria
This is an “ablution”. In the Old Testament, Jewish Priests, the Levites, before they would enter the Temple of God, would wash themselves to purify of any uncleanness. Of course, we recognize this as the Sign of the Cross which we perform upon entering the Church.
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A Yizkor Meditation in Memory of a Parent Who Hurt
A Yizkor Meditation in Memory of a Parent Who Hurt
By Pam Spano
My mother and I never got along. Up until the day she died, we had a contentious relationship. Though I have moved beyond some of the many hurts she inflicted on me, I find that sometimes I still feel the uprisings from within of an old wound.
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A Catholic Love Story & The Role of Divine Mercy.
A Catholic Love Story & The Role of Divine Mercy.
By Robert E.J. Campbell
I love my wife......, no really, I love my wife, and I am on unapologetic about it. I thank God, not nearly enough, for the gift that she is. Her love is reflective of God's love, and I am so grateful for that. So what's the big deal anyway, shouldn't every husband show love for his wife?
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Opus
Opus
By Nathan James Rawlins
We are attempting to answer the question: what is the Church? In attempting to answer this question we look first to the episode of creation from Genesis chapter 2. The text constructs reality as we know it by using relationships and we can appreciate that Scripture picks up on the biological perspective in finding relation to all living things through the soil.
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Seek Jesus
Seek Jesus
By Norma Elaine Robertson
My little foster brother was cutting a paper at the kitchen table, then he said, "I make Jesus really super happy." I asked, "How?" He said, "Wait. I'll show you." Then he finished cutting his paper and gave it to me. He drew Jesus on the cross with a smile on His face. My little brother said Jesus was dead but he made Him happy.
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Metamorphosis and the Post Vatican II Church
Metamorphosis and the Post Vatican II Church
By Nathan James Rawlins
The Monarch butterfly is a magnificent creature. It lives to migrate as many other creatures do, following the milkweed bloom and spending the winters in Mexico. The migration is never really complete though, it is both continuous and mysterious. If we begin our observation with the Monarch leaving Mexico and heading back towards Canada
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Baptism His and Ours
Baptism His and Ours
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
Baptism. Most us were not aware of what was happening. Our parents made the decision for us when we were blissfully unaware. And in this twenty-first-century, more and more parents choose not to baptize their child. The stated reasons vary. But these are a sample of those I hear and read. 'We don't need church to be spiritual', 'we can pray anywhere'.
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Blessed William Carter
Blessed William Carter
By Christy Breedlove
I like to read about dead people—obscure saints in particular. Odd macabre hobby but it’s not usually something that will get me admitted to a mental health facility, unless I start communing with the dead. I try to find a correlation between my obscure saint of the week and my harried life.
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The Word of God subsists in man
The Word of God subsists in man
By De Maria
God didn’t send His Word into a book. He sent it into the world. The souls of His elect embraced it and turned to Him so they might live.
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Reflections of Faith: Part Four, Finding Faith
Reflections of Faith: Part Four, Finding Faith
By Allison Brown
When my husband and I were dating I was far away from the Church. Years of being dragged to Sunday Mass and sitting through boring sermons that I did not understand how or why they related to my life was no great loss for me. Or so I foolishly thought, anyway.
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Are they All Yours?
Are they All Yours?
By Melanie Jean Juneau
The very existence of a joyful mother of nine children seems to confound people.
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All in the family
All in the family
By Tony Jesse
As we conclude Thanksgiving and Christmas, most people probably feel they’ve hit their limit with quality family time. But, while family can be slightly annoying at times, we need to put family under a much bigger microscope to see what a family really is.
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When Does Christmas End?
When Does Christmas End?
By De Maria
I used to think it ended on Epiphany. Didn't you?
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EPIPHANY - Last chance to open Christmas gifts!
EPIPHANY - Last chance to open Christmas gifts!
By De Maria
Don't quote me. But for many people this is the end of Christmas. I know that we, speaking of my family, traditionally take down our Christmas tree on this day. Until I began to study my faith and then, oops!
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Revolutions: Seen and Unseen
Revolutions: Seen and Unseen
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
Revolution. We think of uprisings, upheavals, often political like the American and French Revolutions. Of the earth's rotation around the sun or of Mary's reply to Elizabeth's "And why am I so favored that the mother of our Lord should come to me?" Not so much. Or never.
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Why Does Pharmaceutical Contraception And Abortion Threaten Our Very Survival?
Why Does Pharmaceutical Contraception And Abortion Threaten Our Very Survival?
By Ralph Zuranski
I pray all women will someday realize that God loves them in a very special way, just as he loved his Mom. He blessed them with the incredible power to create human life.
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Single, Angry, and Lonely
Single, Angry, and Lonely
By Mary Ashley Burton
One popular online dating app informs me that over 3,000 men have “liked” me since I started using it. 3,000. Just on that one app. Enough to populate a town with its own stoplight and post office.
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