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Let the Spirit Awaken You to Truth
Let the Spirit Awaken You to Truth
By Katie Zalany
Truth. We can hear God's truth in the Word. We can know God's truth in the Word. But are we awakened to God's truth in the Word?
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What Confirmation is Really About
What Confirmation is Really About
By JP Nunez
If you ask most people what the Sacrament of Confirmation is all about, they will usually say that it is an opportunity for people make their own commitment to God, a commitment that was made for them by their parents and godparents at their baptism
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"GOD"
"GOD"
By Ralph Hathaway
I just finished watching the Solemn Installation Mass of Wilton D. Gregory, the 7th Archbishop of Washington D.C. How could anyone watching not have a tear or two, tears of joy and exultation, as perhaps over 1,000 clergy in attendance at such an auspicious occasion.
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"Why Are You Here?"
"Why Are You Here?"
By Elizabeth Thomas
Kneeling before Mass begins, entering into prayer and saying hello to God---at one point the words come to my inner spirit. "Why are you here?"
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Why Go To Mass?
Why Go To Mass?
By Steven R. Hemler
Not every Mass is going to be a great and deeply moving experience. Lifelong Catholics may have grown so used to the ritual that they aimlessly go through the motions and find their minds often wander. So, why bother going to Mass? Here is a list of the “Top 10” reasons for regularly attending and actively participating at Mass:
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Church Lady Gossips
Church Lady Gossips
By E.M. McCarthy
We used to have something at our church called “church ladies.” They kept the order. We used to find out things after Mass when people would spill out into the sidewalk and talk to each other, face-to-face. There was always something to discuss, something to repeat.
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Will You Be on Our Lady's A-Team?
Will You Be on Our Lady's A-Team?
By Terri Thomas
Our Lady came to Fatima to begin the formation of her “A Team” – a team of new “missionary disciples” who would be bright lights in a time of darkness, and by living an authentically Catholic life, would mission to people who had received a watered down or distorted version of the Catholic Faith or had never received the true Catholic Faith at all.
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From Jehovah's Witness to Catholic Priest an Interview with Father Daniel Bowen, O. de M.the man who made that Journey
From Jehovah's Witness to Catholic Priest an Interview with Father Daniel Bowen, O. de M.the man who made that Journey
By Larry Peterson
Father Daniel Bowen, O. de M., distinctly remembers how every Sunday when he was growing up his mom would take him and his two brothers to Kingdom Hall. Their mom was a Jehovah’s Witness, and this was their church. It was as far removed from the Catholic church as one could imagine.
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Have the sins of some drawn you away from the Sacraments?
Have the sins of some drawn you away from the Sacraments?
By Ralph Hathaway
To whom will this question have meaning when the blame of neglect escapes our own adherence? The recent scandal in the Catholic Church has no doubt affected more than a few parishioners.
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PRAYER GROUPS IGNITE
PRAYER GROUPS IGNITE
By Juan Trujillo
Step by step, belonging and participating in the Church, I have known about Saints, their lives and how they imitated Christ. Father Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint John Bosco and Saint Philip Neri had something in common, they promoted prayer groups.
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A Church of Martyrs
A Church of Martyrs
By Nancy Marie Murray
Easter was recently celebrated with great joy and beauty. As we celebrate the Good News of the Resurrection, new Catholics are baptized and welcomed into the Church family, children receive their First Holy Communion, and teens are confirmed. Churches are filled to capacity for all these celebrations.
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Filling Our Ache: Our Longing for God
Filling Our Ache: Our Longing for God
By Katie Zalany
The ache. That longing. That yearning. What is it for? Why do we experience it? I’ve searched for answers to that question for a few years and I think I finally may have come to an answer by piecing together the insights.
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What is Confirmation?
What is Confirmation?
By Tony Jesse
Of the seven Sacraments, probably the most misunderstood among Catholics is Confirmation. People routinely mistake Confirmation for "Catholic graduation," or some sort of coming of age ceremony akin to a bar mitzvah. These common misconceptions of Confirmation miss the mark, and, consequently, confuse people about what Confirmation actually is.
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You deserve to be loved
You deserve to be loved
By Troy Kroening
You and I deserve to be loved. And not with just some feeling of love. No, a real love not dependent upon feelings. A love shown in actions, in words, and in a gift of heart. A complete and pure love. We seek this love in many ways, many times in others. And so we search with our heads down on Earth. But Jesus asks us to raise our head and see His love for us.
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DETAILED SAINT
DETAILED SAINT
By Juan Trujillo
One day, I was thinking about Saint Joseph job: How must be a good carpenter? Must be detailed. A carpenter of ancient and today. And I realized, details are really important in life, and especially spirituality.
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Saint Marie of the Incarnation---the "Mother of the Catholic Church in Canada"
Saint Marie of the Incarnation---the "Mother of the Catholic Church in Canada"
By Larry Peterson
Marie Guyart was born on October 28, 1599, in Tours, France. By the time Marie was fourteen, she had already asked her parents if she could enter the convent. In her book, The Jesuit Relation, written in 1654, she wrote that she had experienced a visit from Jesus when she was seven years old.
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Blessed Angela Ginard Marti----She revealed herself to save another
Blessed Angela Ginard Marti----She revealed herself to save another
By Larry Peterson
It was April 14, 1905, when Angela Ginard Marti knelt at the altar rail. Dressed all in white with hands palm to palm, she raised her head and extended her tongue to receive her First Holy Communion. It was a transformational moment for the youngster. As she brought Jesus into her heart, she knew that God was calling her to the religious life.
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