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Knowing God
By Crysaly Aviles
He loved me first. That’s a remarkable statement considering I’m a sinner. God loved me first. He chose me first before I even knew Him. I know this to be true because my soul affirms it and scripture attests to it: “We love because he first loved us,” (1 John 4:19). I was known by God before I knew about Him. He chose me as His child to love and to care for.
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Millstones For Sale - One Size Fits All
By Bill Dunn
In the Gospel reading at Mass for the weekend of Sept 25th and 26th, Jesus issues this warning: “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.”
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Obedience - A Tough Pill to Swallow
By Lorrie McNickle
I am trying to understand the motivation behind “Catholics” who seem to find it very necessary to publicly promote their own opposing personal views regarding authentic Church teaching and doctrine on social media and other public venues and forums.
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Why did Jesus give Simon the name, "Rock"?
By De Maria
Perhaps you never wondered. Here’s why. Because He wanted all to know that Simon would be he to whom all must turn who want to know God’s will. There is a precedent for this in Scripture
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At All Times Give Thanks
By Charlie Johnston
One of my favorite family traditions is on Thanksgiving my parents would have me write a list of all the things I was grateful for that year, it's a tradition I've carried on with my own children. We are commanded in Scripture to be thankful, and that comes easily enough in the good times, but thanking God in the hard times is a real key to spiritual growth.
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Amazing Story. Pope Francis, Fr. Larry Richards, Justin Fatica and Us.
By Greg Schlueter
This week Pope Francis will be on the world's center stage. More important is his purpose: God's design for marriage and family. As Catholics, we are very conceptual. We run the risk of merely spectating. Cheering from the sidelines. Yet our affirmation of the truth is not the same as living it. As someone said, even Satan knows the truth.
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Faith and Works
By Mary Rivers
Many of us do not know intimately someone who is homeless, someone whose body is disfigured, someone who is undocumented, or one who had to grow up too soon and support his brothers and sisters, but we all know one who may have been bullied, or may have secret sorrows, or is forced into an adult role.
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The Principle of Double Effect Part 3: The Intention
By Jonathan Hayes
The person intends the good effect to happen but does not intend the bad effect to happen; he/she merely allows or has knowledge that the bad effect will happen. The idea of ‘intention’ is arguably the most well-known and most important aspect in understanding PDE, for it focuses directly on the person’s psychological interaction with the good and bad effect of an action.
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The Lesson of Rottng Cabbage
By Richard Maffeo
As soon as I opened the refrigerator door I knew something was wrong. Rotten, actually. But I was already late for work, so I grabbed my lunch and darted out the front door. My wife was out of town visiting family, so I planned to take care of the rotted whatever-it-was when I returned later that night.
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Scapegoats Steal Christ's Job
By Melanie Jean Juneau
Every society, every culture has a tradition of a scapegoat, someone to blame and punish for the sin of that particular society. It follows then that in the beginning of the spiritual life we are when confronted with our own sinfulness and those around us, we are conditioned to act like the scapegoat.
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Christ's the King
By E.M. Wilson
So a couple of weeks ago I came across a blog that is also Catholic (there are lots out there, don't let secular society make you think there aren't!) and the author had a post encouraging her followers to be Christ-like. Now she seems really authentic and sweet, not that I've ever met her, and it is good that she is encouraging her followers to put their faith into practice.
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4 Common Responses by Planned Parenthood Supporters in Response to the Leaked Videos
By Tiffany Germain
Despite all the information being leaked about Planned Parenthood, there are still so many people continually defending them. Why is that? Well, here are the four most common questions/statements made by Planned Parenthood supporters and my response
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The Criminalization of Christianity - An Urgent Call to Fight for Religious Freedom!
By Janet Moore
The protection of Religious Freedom must be foremost on our hearts and minds for all Christians -- particularly in light of the recent "laws" created by the Supreme Court.
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The Bicycle
By E.M. Wilson
So a few days back I was talking with my cousin and somehow the topic of heaven came up. I told him that I want to see what the Saints see when they die- I want the Beatific Vision, which, just to put us all on the same page, is the direct communication of God to the individual person (ie heaven in full) and my cousin was like "ooohhhhhh no I could never be a saint."
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Making A Diference
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
To leave our rural valley in northern Nevada, we drive for about thirty minutes. Upon turning north on the freeway, after about fifteen minutes or so, we pass a bulletin board on the left asking about one person making a difference. The caption is written over a huge image of Nelson Mandela. The other day I stared at the huge bulletin board and thought about a conversation about that very subject
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The Good Samaritan - Modern Version
By Victor S E Moubarak
Once upon a time an elderly man was making his way home through the park after a long day at work. Some youths set upon him. They were carrying knives. They mugged him, injured him badly and left him lying in a pool of blood. A while later a city gent happened to pass by. He looked at the bleeding man on the ground and thought: This may be a trap.
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Why You Must Vote Pro-Life
By Trish Stukbauer
There are so many pressing issues impacting our country today, from the economy, healthcare and religious freedom to national defense, immigration and jobs for Americans here at home. How candidates for political office stand on each of these issues can vary greatly, even within the same party. So how do you prioritize issues and decide who deserves your vote?
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