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The Carpenter and the Trash Collector
The Carpenter and the Trash Collector
By Elizabeth Thomas
Very interesting indeed are the many ways that our Lord works in our lives. He is forever building us up or working to fix and repair damage done.
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Sour Lemons or Sweet Lemonade?
Sour Lemons or Sweet Lemonade?
By Jean Smith
“Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So, by their fruits you will know them.” (Matthew 7:17-20)
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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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Does Belief in the Afterlife ‘Devalue' Life Today?
Does Belief in the Afterlife ‘Devalue' Life Today?
By Bill Dunn
Recently, there was an opinion column in the Washington Post, and the writer made the point that faithful Christians are less fearful of contracting the Covid-19 virus because they believe dying is their ticket to the joys of Heaven for all eternity.
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Does God Exist To An Atheist?
Does God Exist To An Atheist?
By Victor S E Moubarak
An atheist was spending a quiet day fishing in Scotland when suddenly his boat was attacked by the Loch Ness monster.
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Did God Have Evil Plans?
Did God Have Evil Plans?
By Bill Dunn
I was doing a little Bible reading the other day (yes, I know that’s unusual, since I’m Catholic), and I stumbled across the following verse in the book of Jonah: “When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, He repented of the evil He had threatened to do to them; He did not carry it out” (Jonah 3:10).
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The Miracles of the Loaves and Fish in Today's World
The Miracles of the Loaves and Fish in Today's World
By Theresa Buckley
Many years ago, my father was telling me about a bible scholar he was reading and this person’s theory that many, if not all, of Jesus’s miracles were not miraculous in the way most people tend to see them. He went on to explain using the miracle of the loaves and the fishes (Matt 14:13-21) this way.
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The Scandal of Exclusivity
The Scandal of Exclusivity
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus makes this stunning statement: “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
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Where You Stand Determines What You See
Where You Stand Determines What You See
By Tony Jesse
The story of Sharon Heidland is intriguing. She went to the University of Nevada on a college scholarship to play volleyball. She was attractive, had smarts, had money, and was socially popular in the party scene.
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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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Frogs are not just for kids. It is deep stuff!
Frogs are not just for kids. It is deep stuff!
By Scott Pauline
Frogs are not just for kids. It is deep stuff The land is like a foundation. The sea is like chaos. You cannot build a house on the sea. It will sink. It will drown in chaos. There is nothing to hold anything together in the sea. Nothing. Only chaos and death.
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What Does Corona and Sin Have in Common?
What Does Corona and Sin Have in Common?
By Tony Jesse
As we continue to journey through our personal Mordor - otherwise known as living through COVID-19, there remain intriguing parallels of this virus that apply to the spiritual realm.
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Can't Have Christianity Without the Old Testament
Can't Have Christianity Without the Old Testament
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s Scripture readings at Mass, many of the Jewish roots of Christianity are highlighted. Roots which are, for some strange reason, ignored by many modern-day Christians.
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His name was Devasahayam, and he was the First Indian Martyr. His Canonization has been approved. Date TBA
His name was Devasahayam, and he was the First Indian Martyr. His Canonization has been approved. Date TBA
By Larry Peterson
He was born as Nilikandan Pillai* in 1712 in the southern part of the Indian sub-continent. He grew up serving in the palace of King Marthanda Varma, the ruler of Travancore in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu.
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When Will IT End. The Scourging, and the Crucifixion of Christ!
When Will IT End. The Scourging, and the Crucifixion of Christ!
By Elizabeth Thomas
When Will IT End. The Scourging, and the Crucifixion of Christ! Christ's BODY that is--We His PEOPLE. That thought came into my mind the other day. Images of Christ being crucified began to pop up on Television as we approached Good Friday and Easter.
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Rejected by two Religious Orders, she started her own. She became known as the "Mother of the Poor." Meet St. Angela of the Cross Guerrero
Rejected by two Religious Orders, she started her own. She became known as the "Mother of the Poor." Meet St. Angela of the Cross Guerrero
By Larry Peterson
She was born in Seville, Spain, on January 30, 1846. Three days later, she was baptized at the Church of Santa Lucia and given the name Maria de Los Angeles, which means Mary of the Angels. But they called her Angela. The child received her First Holy Communion when she was eight years old and her Confirmation at the age of nine.
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Do We Value The Eucharist Enough?
Do We Value The Eucharist Enough?
By E.M. McCarthy
This year the Catholic Church's greatest celebration, the Easter season, has become one of penance. Many cannot receive the Eucharist or go to Confession.
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