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Expository Preaching
Expository Preaching
By Ralph Hathaway
How many times have you sat through a homily and wondered when the torturous mundane words would cease?
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Prayer and Weather forecasts
Prayer and Weather forecasts
By Mary Rivers
Lying in port waiting for good weather, we spend hours studying weather forecasts. Here on Lake Michigan all sort of weather troubles can arise: heavy winds of a storm raise seas throwing the boat into tumult; fog with cold rain makes sight unreliable. On the water listening to weather forecasts is essential.
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Why do we want my generation if we do not want to listen?
Why do we want my generation if we do not want to listen?
By Tess Shore
Looking to revive my own faith, I decided to go to a parish where no one would know who I was. No one would ask me questions about “why my generation does not want anything to do with the Church”. No one would know who I am and my background. I thought I could pray with a community and be fed.
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Many Reasons Not to DO Church
Many Reasons Not to DO Church
By Bill Dunn
Last week I discussed people who claim to believe in God, but, as they put it, don’t “do church.”
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Wedding Joy
Wedding Joy
By Linda Kracht
Weddings are one of several memorable events that become indelibly stamped in our memory banks. Years later, we can still recall the kaleidoscope of sights, sounds and smells of a great wedding. We still feel the couples’ joy as we watched them walk the aisle toward their beloveds.
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My Earthly Father Led Me to My Heavenly Father
My Earthly Father Led Me to My Heavenly Father
By Katie Zalany
There’s a famous story that gets told in my family. As a little girl, my dad used to take me to Mass.
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Lucien Botovosoa's devotion to Christ and Family made him a Martyr---- Today he is counted among the Patrons of Married Couples and Fathers
Lucien Botovosoa's devotion to Christ and Family made him a Martyr---- Today he is counted among the Patrons of Married Couples and Fathers
By Larry Peterson
Madagascar is a vast island nation located off the east-central coast of Africa. It was here that Lucien Botovasoa was born in the year 1908, the exact day is unknown. He was the oldest of nine brothers and sisters. Besides that, not much more is known about his early childhood.
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Blessed Imelda Lambertini---This eleven-year-old became the Patroness of First Communicants
Blessed Imelda Lambertini---This eleven-year-old became the Patroness of First Communicants
By Larry Peterson
Some children exhibit a spirituality that is so powerful that they become an actual phenomenon. However, unlike child prodigies, it is not their mental capabilities that transcend the norm. Rather, it is a connection with God Himself that takes them to a place reserved only for them. Imelda Lambertini was one of those chosen as God’s messenger.
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Become One with Jesus
Become One with Jesus
By Carol Monaco
Through the gift of the Holy Eucharist, Jesus Christ offers us His body, blood, soul, and divinity, demonstrating His absolute love for each of us. How do we express our love in return? Do we allow the power of the Holy Eucharist to replenish and strengthen our faith so that we can become more Christ-like in our daily living? Or is something holding us back?
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Where Have All the John the Baptists Gone?
Where Have All the John the Baptists Gone?
By E.M. McCarthy
We are living in wild times in the Catholic Church. In the news is a bishop (no less) who is offering a special Mass for Catholics attending Pride events in New Jersey. Why support a Pride parade which seems to revel in gay sex or at least supports this lifestyle choice?
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Our Father, The Great Comforter
Our Father, The Great Comforter
By Katie Zalany
At Mass this past week, a few words struck me in the Pentecost sequence: You of Comforter’s the best. It reminded me that You, our Father, are the Great Comforter. You are the Best Comforter when I am in need of it.
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The Ultimate Mystery of the Body and Blood of Jesus
The Ultimate Mystery of the Body and Blood of Jesus
By E.M. McCarthy
In my parish, our priest is trying to find more adorers for our Eucharistic Adoration Chapel. Sadly, I don't know how successful he'll be. While people may go to church for the social benefits, unfortunately, we are overall a nation of disbelievers.
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Reflecting on 45 Years As A Deacon
Reflecting on 45 Years As A Deacon
By Ralph Hathaway
Any one of us might wonder if we have accomplished good for those that follow our lead. Success, in church ministry, can be measured by how we touch people with the Love of Christ. Certainly gifts of preaching, singing, or writing are ways to reach the flock, but without love it means nothing.
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We Need to DO Church
We Need to DO Church
By Bill Dunn
Do you know people who say something like, “Yeah, I believe in God, but I just don’t do church”?
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St. Antoninus of Florence---This brilliant Theologian also was known as The Father of the Poor
St. Antoninus of Florence---This brilliant Theologian also was known as The Father of the Poor
By Larry Peterson
Antonio Pierozzi was born on March 1, 1389, in Florence which, at that time, was an independent republic. His father, Nicollo, was a notary which was considered an upstanding position in the community. His mom died when he was five years old, and his dad remarried the very same year. His “new” mom helped raise him, but her influence in his life seems minimal.
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Do you Live from Mass to Mass?
Do you Live from Mass to Mass?
By Terri Thomas
Mass as the Source: It’s the place where we draw all our strength, from the perfect sacrifice of Christ (made present on the altar & received in Holy Communion), to glorify God and serve Him through everything we do and experience (prayers, works, joys, sorrows and sufferings).
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Going Before God, as the Person We Are, Not the One We Wish To Be Someday
Going Before God, as the Person We Are, Not the One We Wish To Be Someday
By Norman Fulkerson
Shortly after boarding a recent flight from Orange County, California to Houston, Texas, I pulled out my rosary to advance my daily prayers. This is a common practice among members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP).
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