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WE GOT PLAYED...
WE GOT PLAYED...
By E.M. McCarthy
As I watched the news reports of my governor marching today in a non social-distancing group of hundreds and hundreds of people during his own stay-at-home orders (to stop the spread of COVID-19), it hit me: we got played. By that I mean the entire Catholic Church.
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I Didn't Know How Much I Love You, Lord
I Didn't Know How Much I Love You, Lord
By Katie Zalany
I didn't know I missed You until the first public daily Mass came and my heart ached because I couldn't receive You due to my intense workload and work schedule while working at home, and then I cried.
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Blocking Grace
Blocking Grace
By Faith-Full Writer
I was nearly knocked off my feet. God’s Grace came rushing down on me like a torrent, and I could barely stand. Let me explain...but I’ll have to take you back a few years.
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One Body, Many Parts
One Body, Many Parts
By Bill Dunn
This Sunday we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, the official birthday of the Church. Fifty days after Jesus’ Resurrection, the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples, giving them the power and the courage to preach the Good News to all the world.
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Unlocked and Waiting
Unlocked and Waiting
By Fr. Jude M. Serfino
A few months ago due to massive health emergency brought about by this global pandemic, which all of us were caught off guard, ill-prepared and dumbfounded because of its magnitude, our Church authorities and leaders responded quickly to the precautionary measures imposed by the government and civil societies for the protection and welfare of everyone.
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Bring Flowers of the Rarest
Bring Flowers of the Rarest
By E.M. McCarthy
With the Sacraments being taken away from the faithful during an uncertain and confusing time of pandemic, Mary, the mother of Jesus Our Lord, has a particular role in coming to our aid today.
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When our Churches open their doors
When our Churches open their doors
By Fr. Jude M. Serfino
It is close to two months that we haven’t gone to our Churches to pray, to attend our long-cherished services (Mass, fellowships, devotions, adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, seeing old friends, talking to our pastors, etc.) and other important events
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The Fight to Not Pull Away
The Fight to Not Pull Away
By Katie Zalany
The last few weeks, I have been experiencing a fight inside. A fight to not pull away from the religious aspects of my faith.
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LIVE IN FAITH--OR DIE IN FEAR!!!
LIVE IN FAITH--OR DIE IN FEAR!!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Some years back---over a million people were delivered from Egypt and taken into the desert. They left Egypt after witnessing great miracles by God to set them free. Within a few weeks however---they lost their faith, whined and complained--turned to a golden calf, and well we know the rest of that story don't we?
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The Importance of Perseverance
The Importance of Perseverance
By Sinclair Cushmore
Do you find yourself going to the Sacrament of Confession with the same habitual sin, month after month, maybe even week after week? Whatever they may be, we ALL struggle with bad habits, and Our Lord Jesus Christ certainly calls us to live as God’s children, loving Him with all that we are and all that we do, and to care for our neighbor as we care for our own welfare (Mark 12:28-31).
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Will Absence Make Our Hearts Grow Fonder?
Will Absence Make Our Hearts Grow Fonder?
By Bill Dunn
Have you ever noticed the minute something is forbidden, our desire for that certain something skyrockets? For example, a few years ago I decided to give up donuts for Lent.
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Why Good People Leave Our Church
Why Good People Leave Our Church
By E.M. McCarthy
It has been a very difficult week. It's been eight weeks since I last attended Mass or received Holy Communion and ten weeks since I received forgiveness in Confession thanks to the pandemic. But this week in particular has been difficult for a different reason. My children's Catholic school is being closed.
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1984 revisited?
1984 revisited?
By Ralph Hathaway
For those too young to remember or had not heard of 1984, a novel written by George Orwell and published June 8, 1949, this is a wake-up to what we may be facing in our nation today and beyond.
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Saint Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint of Saints
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint of Saints
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
During one of Catherine of Siena's ecstasies, she exclaimed, referring to St. Agnes of Montepulciano: "I give you thanks oh my Lord, for showing me the place that will be mine (in Paradise), next to my sister Agnes." Who is this Saint (virtually unknown in our country) that a powerful Saint and Doctor of the Church - Catherine of Siena should say this of her?
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Missing My Fellow Parishioners
Missing My Fellow Parishioners
By Bill Dunn
Well, it’s been about two months since we’ve been unable to attend Mass and receive the Sacraments. For the first couple of weeks, it was an interesting adventure, as my wife and I set up the living room on Sunday morning to participate in the Mass on TV.
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Oh Sacraments, Most Holy and Evasive
Oh Sacraments, Most Holy and Evasive
By E.M. McCarthy
Many Catholics will live through more than ten weeks of lock-down of their churches due to the COVID19 virus. Yet, in the United States people still shop at Big Box and grocery stores. They are crowded. Obviously if people are going out for groceries, we are not truly stopping the spread of the COVID19 virus.
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"Quiet! Be Still!"
"Quiet! Be Still!"
By Ralph Hathaway
“It seems that some of the most ecstatic dreams I’ve had are Church related and this one tops them all. At a time when we as Catholics are hurting without being able to attend Holy Mass, receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation face to face with a priest, and the most endearing partaking of the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Communion.
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