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Symbols of the Season: "Bambi" Christmas Ornament
Symbols of the Season: "Bambi" Christmas Ornament
By Sarah J. Pedrozo
These quiet days of Christmas time give us the opportunity to think more about the decorations we hang up.
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A prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
A prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Anne DeSantis offers a prayer for dear Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at this time as Pope Francis has called upon the universal church to come together in prayer for Benedict. During this time of ill health and suffering, let us pray together in love and in deep care of God's servant. Let us pray.
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The Internet and Christianity
The Internet and Christianity
By Daniel Mark
Using the internet to spread Christianity is helpful and if St. Paul had the internet he would have been able to reach more people.
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We Can't Afford Not To Have Children
We Can't Afford Not To Have Children
By Michael Thomas Cibenko
An examination of Japan's population decline.
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Christmas Decorations
Christmas Decorations
By Tom Stidl
Commercialism vs another alternative for Christmas
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What are the signs of an immature faith?
What are the signs of an immature faith?
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Anne DeSantis discussed the signs of an immature faith. The answers she gives may surprise you. Some signs of immaturity are participating in Catholic cliques, being a check-box Catholic, and selfishness. Learn more in this article and learn ways to mature in your faith.
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Sitting with the Christ Child
Sitting with the Christ Child
By Emily Berns
During this Christmas season, simply sitting with the Christ Child and meditating and praying with Him can help us on the road to learning humility and simplicity, and it helps us see His love for us and how far He will go to prove it.
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What are People Like Today?
What are People Like Today?
By Michael J. Baglino
Should we contribute to or take from society, given the circumstances?
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Seven Lessons from 2022
Seven Lessons from 2022
By The Catholic Philadelphian
Seven lessons can be drawn from a tumultuous year as we finish 2022.
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The Christmas Message
The Christmas Message
By David Torkington
This is what the first Christians called the Good News, the news that Jesus came to bring us. His message was that God is not just love but that he is loving us all the time and that he loves us not just as a father but as a dad.
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No Jesus No Christmas, Know Jesus Know Christmas
No Jesus No Christmas, Know Jesus Know Christmas
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Anne DeSantis makes a simple point that if there is no Jesus in Christmas celebrations, then in actuality there is no Christmas. To know Jesus is to love him. Christmas is the right time to celebrate him and not dwell on the perfect gifts, the great food, and the parties. Without Jesus, it is like a beautiful gift box to be opened with nothing inside. Learn more in this article.
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Tropical Paradise
Tropical Paradise
By Stephen Clark
On my Christmas morning search to find an open shop to get a can of fruit salad, I came across a family who live on an island in the middle of a dual carriageway: husband, wife, mother-in-law and two children under a tarpaulin. While I was in the shop, I was prompted to get a few groceries for them too and selected a few items which could be prepared easily on the street. When I handed them over t
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Christmas Reveals the Spiritual Mystery of Our Lives
Christmas Reveals the Spiritual Mystery of Our Lives
By Katie Zalany
Have you ever realized how the birth of Jesus reveals the ongoing Christian spiritual mystery of our own lives? Here's how the Christmas mystery unfolds in our lives.
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Birthdays
Birthdays
By Tom Stidl
A reflection on 70 years of life
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Praying and Reflecting with Mary
Praying and Reflecting with Mary
By Emily Berns
A reflection on what Mary was thinking and feeling leading up to Christ's birth and how we can apply it to our own lives.
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Awake O Sleeper
Awake O Sleeper
By Joseph A. Daczko
To be awake to the reality of God transcends and surpasses any ideology of being "woke".
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A Blessed Christmas to all
A Blessed Christmas to all
By George Calleja
Wishing you all a Blessed Christmas.
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