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Lessons from Mary to a Mother of Young Ones
Lessons from Mary to a Mother of Young Ones
By Amanda Knapp
It happened during the Communion song. I was kneeling in my pew with my two and four year old. My two year old was trying to climb over me so that she could reach the aisle and take off. Whenever I would stop her, she would screech like an angry pterodactyl.
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Don't Ask Me to Change!!
Don't Ask Me to Change!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
There have been three themes for some blogs that have been placed within my heart—but had not yet been put to paper. Tonight, I see now why this was so, as I received the connecting words read from a book-”God's Words Heals” by Derek Prince. He was speaking about the parable found in Luke 5:36 where no one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one, lest it tear.
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The Graceful Lady
The Graceful Lady
By Victor S E Moubarak
For the last three Sundays Father Ignatius noticed a new member of his congregation attending Mass and always sitting in the same place on the left of the Altar. She was an elegantly dressed lady in her mid to late fifties. She took part in silent prayer throughout Mass and never came forward for Communion.
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Prayer Before Surgery
Prayer Before Surgery
By Malleson Emmerling
I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer three months after my mom died of cancer. The sense of urgency to remove the cancer from my body was enormous. Terrified, I consulted with my family practice doctor a few hours after my annual mammogram.
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Graceful Aging
Graceful Aging
By Linda Kracht
Whenever we talk about the importance and necessity of aging gracefully, we seem to imply to anyone listening that a significant key to aging gracefully falls within our own sphere of control. As if it is up to us in large part. But is it? How many of us can determine the length of our days on earth?
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When the World Cried Never Again
When the World Cried Never Again
By Jennifer Elia
While I was in college, I was required to study abroad for both of my majors. I spent three semesters in Europe--first France (a lifetime dream come true), then I moved onto England and finally, Austria.
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Call No Man Your Father on Earth
Call No Man Your Father on Earth
By Kevin Noles
Don’t you know that the Bible tells us not to call any man Father? Why are Catholics so persistent in their unbiblical practices of calling Priests Father? It has been awhile since I have heard these statements, but I am sure I will hear them again at some point in my lifetime. Occasionally I have heard “Why do Catholics call their Priests Father?”
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The Confession
The Confession
By Linda Kracht
What do John the Baptist, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Baptist chaplain for AA, and a Catholic priest have in common? They all believed in the power [grace] of confessing one’s sins to provide palpable closure, healing, and forgiveness regardless of the era and/or their religious denomination in their lifetimes.
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Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 7: Martyrdom
Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 7: Martyrdom
By Bob Hunt
In all of human experience there is perhaps nothing so sublime or profound as the witness of one who is willing to sacrifice his or her life for the sake of the other, and for the sake of the Other Who is God. “Greater love has no man,” St. Paul said, “than to give his life that another might live.”
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Mercy Has No Limits
Mercy Has No Limits
By James M. Littleton
Mercy and forgiveness go both ways, God toward us, and us toward others. As concerns others forgiving us, we cannot control that. It is a futile waste of time and energy to try to control others. We can only control, with the help of God’s grace, our own attitudes and actions.
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The Force Awakens: Ultimate Episode
The Force Awakens: Ultimate Episode
By Greg Schlueter
Anticipation has been building. This Friday the newest installment of Star Wars Episode VII: "The Force Awakens" hits screens around the world, promising to set box office records and define popular culture for the foreseeable future. What might that mean for Christmas? To Christians? In this Year of Mercy? In our present cultural circumstances?
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Give and Receive Presence for Chistmas
Give and Receive Presence for Chistmas
By Greg Schlueter
Observing the increasing emptiness in pews. Aware of the increasing emptiness in hearts. God became flesh. The days of relationship-less ritual and religion are gone. As are the people not convinced leaders are in a real relationship with Jesus Christ.
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AT the Cross, On the Cross--Sickness a Cross In Itself
AT the Cross, On the Cross--Sickness a Cross In Itself
By Elizabeth Thomas
When you are ill, for just a few days, or chronically, or terminally ill: the first thing that you may wonder daily---is “how long are we on this Cross for, Lord?” It matters not if it is for a few days, a few weeks, or until death, --or rather it is one you strive to live with for years---slowly but surely---illness is very taxing and a cross to bear.
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Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 6: Sanctity
Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 6: Sanctity
By Bob Hunt
The great majority of people over the many millennia of the human community have held for the existence of a Supreme Being. Many people, as well, have encountered God by way of a variety of religious experiences, mostly personal, though some involving groups or even multitudes.
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Reflections of Faith: Part One
Reflections of Faith: Part One
By Allison Brown
Faith is not always something that is easy to explain let alone describe. You know it is there, even if you cannot see it. You can just feel it. Like the cool night air, you cannot see it, but feel it around you.
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Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 5: Lives Transformed
Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 5: Lives Transformed
By Bob Hunt
The greatest testimony to the presence and power of God and His Holy Spirit is the transformation of lives from wantonness and misdirection to virtue and meaning. The encounter with God that many have experienced may prove nothing more than an interesting passing moment unless it impacts one’s life.
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The crib for baby Jesus
The crib for baby Jesus
By George Calleja
Christmas is once again with us. The joy that baby Jesus was born.......and through Him Salvation was possible. This month we should make an extra effort to really let Jesus be in us, live in us, live in others. The crib for baby Jesus is that He lives in our hearts.
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