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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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Developing Better Relationships
Developing Better Relationships
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Improving our relationships with others is a work that continues throughout our lives. From the time we are born until the day we die, we deal with other humans. There are many psychological, biological, spiritual and social factors that enter into who we are as men and women. However, the Holy Spirit enlightens us, teaching us how to interact with others in positive ways. It is not an easy task,
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Memories of First Confession
Memories of First Confession
By Bill Dunn
Let’s be honest. Receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation is often uncomfortable. No one likes to admit their deepest, darkest failings to another person. Going to Confession can be embarrassing and awkward. I’ve been going to Confession on and off for 55 years (mostly off).
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Stunning Victory: Life Conquers Death
Stunning Victory: Life Conquers Death
By Bill Dunn
I can vividly remember a late Wednesday night back in October of 2004. I sat in the living room and gazed at the TV. My palms were sweaty and my heart was racing.
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WE, the Laity Must Rise Up and Save the Church!!
WE, the Laity Must Rise Up and Save the Church!!
By Lorrie McNickle
It is time for us to rise up and take back our Church, the one that Christ founded and the one the has been hijacked by Satan and his minions.
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Why Latin is Making a Comeback
Why Latin is Making a Comeback
By Tony Jesse
In 1985, Coca-Cola Company changed the original formula of their prized soft-drink and came out with "new Coke." New Coke turned out to be a total bust as consumers complained about the new taste and demanded to go back to the old recipe that everyone enjoyed.
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This Man Is Ready to Join a Missionary Order - And He Asks for Help
This Man Is Ready to Join a Missionary Order - And He Asks for Help
By Kevin J. Banet
Have you ever wondered where God is calling you in life? Some men are thinking about joining religious life, but are not sure which are best suited for them. One man, JB, writing on a Catholic discussion forum, asked for help in his decision.
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A PARADISE OF LIES - Why Do Catholics Leave the Church?
A PARADISE OF LIES - Why Do Catholics Leave the Church?
By Mar Camen
These are short stories of people who may have left the Catholic faith. Each one of them had their strong reasons to do it and when you get to know each one of these characters, you may relate to them. So, the question is: What made them leave their faith? Or stay in their faith despite difficulties? And you, dear reader, why have you not left your Catholic faith?
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The Day the World Died Supernaturally | Jesus' Tears in the Second Woe
The Day the World Died Supernaturally | Jesus' Tears in the Second Woe
By Scott Pauline
In the article Communism, Fascism | Liberal and Conservative Christianity in the Bible | The Alabaster Jar of Anti-Sacramental Mystery, we saw that the associated Biblical numbers and theology place most ecclesial spiritual disorders in their proper place and with their own anti-Sacramental imagery and theology for take out and beyond.
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How We Make Church an Idol
How We Make Church an Idol
By Katie Zalany
I realized something about myself over the last few weeks: I made church an idol.
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Do you see Easter in your Lenten observance?
Do you see Easter in your Lenten observance?
By Troy Kroening
What we give up or possibly add as a Lenten observation often times weighs on us. It can be hard. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel, or a celebration at the end of the suffering in Easter. If we focus on the suffering, it may seem overwhelming. But what did Jesus do throughout His suffering? He was focused on Easter.
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Why Would God Send Anyone to Hell
Why Would God Send Anyone to Hell
By Lorrie McNickle
I find it curious that so many like to pose the question that I as well struggle with at times. the question is: Why would a loving God sent someone to Hell? I wonder though when confronted with this thought and worry, why do so many choose to jeopardize their salvation by rejecting God’s laws and love?
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"By the Mystery of this water and wine....humbled Himself to share in our Humanity"
"By the Mystery of this water and wine....humbled Himself to share in our Humanity"
By Ralph Hathaway
“By the mystery of this water and wine……humbled Himself to share in our humanity” During the Holy Mass the deacon, or in his absence the priest, takes the cruets filled with water in one and wine in the other and quietly recites these words as he blends the two elements being careful to only add a drop of water into the chalice with a greater amount of wine as he says the formula.
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Time to Get Back to Basics
Time to Get Back to Basics
By Bill Dunn
Do you ever get the feeling that every aspect of your life has become fast-paced, frantic, and complicated? You don’t? Really? Well, then you’ll have to tell me the secret of your serenity, because these days my life feels like I’m pedaling a bicycle in the middle of the Indianapolis 500. Everything is swirling around me at breakneck speed.
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A Frank and Earnest Conversation About Metanoia – Act 3
A Frank and Earnest Conversation About Metanoia – Act 3
By Chick Todd
Aloha nui loa, Omea! May blessing always be with you and may God bless you, Belovéd! Today we pick up on the end of a conversation between two buddies named Frank (F:) and Earnest (E:) with some help from the Narrator (N:). We finished up with the Narrator asking, " (WHAT STOPS US FROM REPENTING?
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A Frank and Earnest Conversation About Metanoia – Act 2
A Frank and Earnest Conversation About Metanoia – Act 2
By Chick Todd
Today we pick up in the middle of a conversation between two buddies named Frank (F:) and Earnest (E: ) with some help from the Narrator (N:). We finished up where Frank had just asked Earnest about what would happen if he stopped taking his diabetes medication.
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A Frank and Earnest Conversation About Metanoia – Act 1
A Frank and Earnest Conversation About Metanoia – Act 1
By Chick Todd
Today I'd like to share with you a frank and earnest conversation about the "WHY" of metanoia {Grk: met-an'-oy-ah, Eng: met-an-oy'-ah}, the word used in the New Testament for repentance. It comes from the verb metanoeó {met-an-o-eh'-o} which means to change one's mind or purpose, or to turn around 180 degrees to accept the will of God.
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