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Praying for the Families of Divorce and Separation
Praying for the Families of Divorce and Separation
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Catholic tradition and teaching firmly upholds 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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The NCAA Basketball Championship Game and the Spirituality of Sports
The NCAA Basketball Championship Game and the Spirituality of Sports
By Allison Welch
Sitting across the big empty harvest table from each other, one of us says over breakfast, “Do you want to go?” And the other one says, “Let’s do it.” The Virginia Cavaliers were playing in the NCAA Championship for the first time in school history and our connection to the University runs deep. Two generations to be precise.
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Last of the Mini-Lenten Retreat -Hosana in the Highest Holy week!
Last of the Mini-Lenten Retreat -Hosana in the Highest Holy week!
By Julie
Well, I forgot to post something last week, but anyway now we are in Holy Week! It seems like this Lent has dragged on for me - I do not know why. Maybe, I still miss my old pastor or who knows! It just feels different this year for me.
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Blessed Mariano—Before dying, He tended to the wounds of one of his executioners and helped a sick child.
Blessed Mariano—Before dying, He tended to the wounds of one of his executioners and helped a sick child.
By Larry Peterson
His name was Mariano Mullerat I Soldevila, and he was born on March 24, 1897, in Tarragona, Spain. He was the sixth of seven children and his parents, Ramon Mullerat and his wife, Bonaventura, were devout Catholics. Mariano, was baptized on March 30, one week after his birth.
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Mrs. Jamie Schmidt; Catholic Wife and Mom; Martyred "In Defensum Castitatis" in St. Louis, Missouri on November 19, 2018.
Mrs. Jamie Schmidt; Catholic Wife and Mom; Martyred "In Defensum Castitatis" in St. Louis, Missouri on November 19, 2018.
By Larry Peterson
The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church has thousands of names on its pages. However, that huge book may need to find space for the very first American who was matryred on American soil for being Catholic and daring to defend her honor. Her name is Jamie Schmidt and she gave her life for Jesus in St. Louis, Missouri.
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MISSION ONE: YOUR HOME | A Hopeful Message for Catholic Parents
MISSION ONE: YOUR HOME | A Hopeful Message for Catholic Parents
By Greg Schlueter
Compared to thirty-five years ago, we have been blessed with unprecedented numbers of wonderful "programs" in the Catholic Church. LifeTeen. FUS Conferences. Cursillo. TEC. CRHP. ACTS. Alpha. NET. St. Paul's Outreach. Amazing Parish. That Man Is You. Dynamic Catholic. Exodus 90. Bible Timeline. Encounter. Damascus/CYSC. IGNITE.
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The Final Test
The Final Test
By Linda Kracht
This Good Friday we will hear Jesus cry out “My God, My God; why have you abandoned me?” He isn’t crying out against the unjust accusations or the horrible scourging or the fatal injuries suffered at the cruel hands of the Romans or the Jewish people as he walked to Calvary. Rather, He is agonized by feeling disconnected from God - his Heavenly Father.
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Living is Aging with Wrinkles
Living is Aging with Wrinkles
By Mar Camen
Like many women, today I saw myself in the mirror, but only like some women, those middle age women, I saw my wrinkles. How long it has been since I could not sit and see my face in front of a mirror. Always running, working, cooking, there is not much time for oneself as a mother and wife, there is only time for the family.
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An Open Letter to NJ Gov. Murphy on the PAS Bill
An Open Letter to NJ Gov. Murphy on the PAS Bill
By Rose Cuervo
I am sure you want to stay alive but the physician-assisted suicide act would not help on that and, instead, harm you and many other New Jerseyites.
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Mini-Retreat - Labor and Birth -
Mini-Retreat - Labor and Birth -
By Julie
Labor and Birth are some of the most fun and trying times of a pregnancy. Some mothers find this time also the most fearful time of pregnancy. I am kind of borrowing an idea from our Catholic Doula Program and sharing it here.
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Forgiving you
Forgiving you
By Victor S E Moubarak
Adultery is no laughing matter, of course, although these days it is so common that it has become the subject of jokes. Many years ago adultery was a very serious matter indeed.
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The Unplanned Movie
The Unplanned Movie
By Nancy Marie Murray
Those who receive God’s gift of mercy often desire in their gratitude to pass it on to others. Abby Johnson is one such person. Once the clinic director of the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Bryan, Texas, Abby turned away from a lucrative career and has become a pro-life advocate, dedicated to helping workers leave the abortion industry.
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When The Bachelor Becomes A Leper
When The Bachelor Becomes A Leper
By Amy Alexander
A recent discussion I had with an unbelieving family member went something like this: Me: Citing the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church on a moral matter, and saying that I will teach my kids the same thing. Family Member: Really?! I thought you wanted them to be part of the Church in name, only, and then to do their own thing in their lives.
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Loneliness in America; a growing and deadly Epidemic
Loneliness in America; a growing and deadly Epidemic
By Larry Peterson
My wife passed on almost two years ago and when you become “widowed” there is an inescapable loneliness factor that enters your life. But I have learned that loneliness has no boundaries. It reaches out for everyone and captures many of the unsuspecting, including the seemingly happy and contented and successful, dragging them into a world of hidden misery and often depression.
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How is it going?
How is it going?
By Troy Kroening
Lent can be hard, but at times Lent can be easy. Lent can be easy for two reasons: either we enjoy giving to Jesus or we are not giving much. If we are not giving much, we should not be discouraged.
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Drawing Near to Christ While Witnessing Your Loved One's Agony
Drawing Near to Christ While Witnessing Your Loved One's Agony
By Janet Moore
A few days ago, I witnessed my daughter’s skin being torn from her body … the excruciating pain she endured is hard to shake … For me, the saints’ martyrdoms that were most disturbing were those whose agonies consisted of their skin being ripped, torn, or cut from their bodies or those who were burnt alive…
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Mini-retreat for Mothers week One - What is motherhood? First week of Lent
Mini-retreat for Mothers week One - What is motherhood? First week of Lent
By Julie
So, it is the first week of Lent - or at least when I am writing this and have we thought about "What is motherhood?" Now many women think a "mother" is one who has a child and/or baby in her arms. However, a mother is also one who had a miscarriage, stillbirth or other loss - you are still a mother...
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