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Prodigal Father Loves the Sinner
Prodigal Father Loves the Sinner
By Bill Dunn
This week’s gospel reading is the well-known parable of the Prodigal Son. As Jesus told the story, a young man demanded his inheritance from his father, took the money and traveled to his country’s version of Las Vegas.
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When The Bachelor Becomes A Leper
When The Bachelor Becomes A Leper
By Amy Alexander
A recent discussion I had with an unbelieving family member went something like this: Me: Citing the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church on a moral matter, and saying that I will teach my kids the same thing. Family Member: Really?! I thought you wanted them to be part of the Church in name, only, and then to do their own thing in their lives.
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Jesus Says Repentance Is Important
Jesus Says Repentance Is Important
By Bill Dunn
Here’s a concept that will shock you: Satan, the devil himself, knows more correct theology about God than even the most brilliant saints in Church history. It’s true! Satan, after all, is a supernatural being with an intellect far greater than mere mortals.
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The Five Men You'll Meet at a Catholic Men's Conference: Part 3
The Five Men You'll Meet at a Catholic Men's Conference: Part 3
By Mark C. McCann
I would like to conclude my series on the five men you'll meet at a Catholic men's conference, but looking at a man who is totally on fire for Jesus Christ, a man who came to the endge of himself, looked down that dark path and turned to find his Savior standing there, calling out his name.
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Envy is the Joyless Deadly Sin
Envy is the Joyless Deadly Sin
By Bill Dunn
We don’t hear much about the Seven Deadly Sins these days. Well, actually, we hear a lot about these seven sinful attitudes, but just not by that old-fashioned title.
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Bishop Harold Robert Perry---The First* Black Bishop in the United States
Bishop Harold Robert Perry---The First* Black Bishop in the United States
By Larry Peterson
Harold Robert Perry was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1916. He was the oldest of six children born to Frank Perry, a rice mill worker, and his wife, Josephine, a domestic cook. The Perry children grew up Catholic in the French-Creole region. Their parents taught them to be tolerant of others and also taught them not to harbor prejudice against white people even though they would experience
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Church Has Lost Moral Authority
Church Has Lost Moral Authority
By Bill Dunn
In a previous essay, I mentioned that the Catholic Church has lost her moral authority in our culture. There was a time in recent memory when the Church was a beacon of morality in American society. Those days are long gone. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, the ongoing clergy sex abuse scandal keeps getting worse and worse.
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Mispronouncing "Mercy"
Mispronouncing "Mercy"
By E.M. McCarthy
It seems that we are in a deeply disturbing place today and it is a war of words. I read an article in USA Today about a woman named Kate Carson who aborted her daughter in a late term abortion because the child had severe birth defects. The mother described the abortion as an "act of mercy."
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Glimpses of Paradise in the Dark Night
Glimpses of Paradise in the Dark Night
By Amy Alexander
This past week, the fifth in ordinary time, the Mass readings have gone there. We get the breath of God and the fire of Satan. We get the devastation. We get the growth and then the loss of paradise.
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Who's Listening? Who Seems to Care Any More?
Who's Listening? Who Seems to Care Any More?
By Ralph Hathaway
A Rhetorical Statement regarding the Catholic Church and how many are viewing with disdain the teaching of Christ and the Magisterial Authority from the statement “I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven”?
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Your Prayer Matters
Your Prayer Matters
By Susan Skinner
I had another dream on Wednesday night. In the dream I was on my knees praying the Rosary. Then God lifted the veil and he showed me what my prayer was doing. I saw myself holding a sword, slaying demons. Then I awoke remembering an old journal I had. God wanted me to remember it.
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Helmet of Salvation
Helmet of Salvation
By Susan Skinner
When I was on retreat at Bethany House a week ago, we decided to do the Stations of the Cross, which are outdoors along a pathway through the woods.
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How Can You Still Go to Mass?
How Can You Still Go to Mass?
By Bill Dunn
Ever since “Clergy Abuse Scandal 2.0” rocked the Catholic Church last summer, it’s been a very difficult time for those of us who remain faithful parishioners. For months now, various family members, neighbors, and co-workers have asked us the same question: “With everything that’s been revealed about clergy sex abuse, how can you still go to Mass?!”
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The Man Hating Spirit
The Man Hating Spirit
By Susan Skinner
The man-hating spirit is everywhere now (so is the woman hating, but that’s for another article). It’s a palpable, tangible presence. I know because it has attacked me before. And when it does, bitterness and resentment seep into everything. But I have become aware that it is an actual entity that is attacking. When you know this, you can change.
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Love Enemies? You Gotta Be Kidding!
Love Enemies? You Gotta Be Kidding!
By Bill Dunn
In the gospel reading at Mass this weekend, from Luke’s gospel, chapter 6, Jesus is preaching to a crowd in what is called “The Sermon on the Plain.” After hearing what He said, I suspect many people might label it “The Sermon on the You Gotta Be Kidding!!”
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Remember (Part II) - Meaning in Our Memories
Remember (Part II) - Meaning in Our Memories
By Prof. Anthony Maranise, Obl.S.B.
Both the wisdom and accounting of events in Sacred Scripture illustrate the value and importance of memory to God Himself.
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Seek ye First His Kingdom and His Justice
Seek ye First His Kingdom and His Justice
By Stephen Lichtenwalner
Ever since the reformation we've seen a large increase in the misunderstanding of God's Justice and Mercy; or rather, we have forgotten Justice. This has caused a rift within The Church and its given rise to some rather troublesome ideas; mainly ‘unconditional’ forgiveness.
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