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How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Have?
How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Have?
By Katie Zalany
I was recently at a department event for work, and one of the icebreaker activities was a “four corners” exercise in which we broke off into groups based on our answers to certain questions. One of those questions was “How many pairs of shoes do you have?”
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Fasting and the Eternal Prize
Fasting and the Eternal Prize
By Ellen Gable Hrkach
St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians stresses the importance of discipline and “winning the prize.”
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An Unveiling Story of Personal, Family and Parish Transformation
An Unveiling Story of Personal, Family and Parish Transformation
By Greg Schlueter
Most Blessed Sacrament parish in Toledo, Ohio is exceptional in many ways. The parish lives its name. Anchored in a neighborhood community, liturgy and homilies are reverent, relevant and robust. Perpetual adoration is expressed in constant service to one another and the broader community.
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Voting and the Catholic Conscience
Voting and the Catholic Conscience
By Rob Agnelli
With the election less than a month away, we should expect to hear more and more about how to vote as Catholics. The discussion will center on “voting according to conscience.” If we are not careful however, we will fall prey to the vague notion of conscience that has plagued the Church in the last 50 years.
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False Thoughts
False Thoughts
By Sarah Kalb
While sitting through traffic on last night’s commute my imagination bested me. Tired from sitting at a desk job, my hips were resisting the final hour of seated confinement.
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Politicians and Pontius Pilate
Politicians and Pontius Pilate
By Teresa Hurst
I’m not a germaphobe, but I am a mother, and can appreciate the communal health benefits of proper hygiene. Aside from: “sit up straight,” “don’t talk with your mouth full,” and “wipe that look off your face or I’ll do it for you,” I’d wager the survey poll would place, “wash your hands” in the top ten of “Mom’s most frequent commands”.
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NFP: The Catholic Contraceptive?
NFP: The Catholic Contraceptive?
By Shannon Whitmore
Natural Family Planning (AKA NFP)- it’s one of the Catholic Church’s largest internal controversies. There are very few other doctrines of the Church that are surrounded by so much mystery and shrouded with so much misunderstanding.
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What would you have done?
What would you have done?
By Pam Spano
My husband and I were returning home from a lovely evening out when we were confronted with a situation that begged the question, “What should we do?”
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Her Wounds……Our Gateway to Healing and Wholeness Part 2
Her Wounds……Our Gateway to Healing and Wholeness Part 2
By James Berkon
Our Lady is gently inviting in those men, women and children who have been victimized by society’s so-called progress which has led to widespread abortion, abuse, use and endless heartache.
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Being a Catholic Woman in a Feminist World Isn't Easy
Being a Catholic Woman in a Feminist World Isn't Easy
By Marie Murphy Duess
I love being a Catholic. There has never been a moment in my life when I thought of leaving my faith. That does not mean that I haven’t held my head in my hands and thought, Why? It would be so much easier to not be a Catholic.
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"What do you mean by grinding the faces of the poor?" - A plea for the refugees of Syria
"What do you mean by grinding the faces of the poor?" - A plea for the refugees of Syria
By John Mayer
The above title, taken from Isaiah 3:15, represents a theme found throughout the entirety of sacred scripture. In nearly every book of the Bible, God speaks to us of the need to help the poor and needy among us. The Catholic Church has always stressed this point, from the very beginnings of its existence in the person of Jesus Christ
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Restoring the Sacred: Rite of Betrothal
Restoring the Sacred: Rite of Betrothal
By Rexcrisanto Delson
Lost and Forgotten Virtues In 2014, the Christian romance movie “Old Fashioned” appeared in theaters and reintroduced something seemingly impossible these days: an “old-fashioned-moral-and-virtue-centered” courtship in present-day America.
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A Master Waiting on the Servant? Preposterous
A Master Waiting on the Servant? Preposterous
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus told an interesting little parable. He compared being a disciple with being a servant on a big estate. At the end of a hot day, the servant came in from working in the fields, and he did not expect the master of the estate to invite him to dinner.
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Lightning Flash vs. Bread Crumbs
Lightning Flash vs. Bread Crumbs
By Xavier Mora
More than likely we know someone who has had a “lightning flash” moment with our Lord and must share that experience with everyone they know, because of their generosity and well, lightning! I mean it’s hard to deny the wonder that surround these experiences and to not be somewhat jealous of such a clear sign of Divine Love and Mercy.
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Her Wounds……Our Gateway to Healing and Wholeness Part 1
Her Wounds……Our Gateway to Healing and Wholeness Part 1
By James Berkon
When I woke up the other morning (August 26th), my roommates told me it was the feast day commemorating the Black Madonna. I saw this beautiful image while taking a class trip to Czestochowa, Poland in 2003.
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Facing up
Facing up
By Elizabeth Hoyle
It has always been difficult, for me anyway, to decide if I’m going to face the priest in the confessional or not. For quite a while I didn’t have a choice since the church I went to didn’t have very many screened confessionals. Even when forced to sit in front of the priest, I didn’t look him in the eye as I confessed my sins and was given my penance.
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The Moral Virtues - essay 1 - Truthfulness
The Moral Virtues - essay 1 - Truthfulness
By Linda Kracht
This is the first of a series of essays that will delve into the moral virtues over the course of this school year. As the Catechism suggests, all of us grow in moral virtue through education, practice, and perseverance.
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