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Let Your Light Shine Through - Lessons From a Stained Glass Window
Let Your Light Shine Through - Lessons From a Stained Glass Window
By Amy Schisler
A stained-glass window looks much different in the light of day than it does in the dark of night. What about us? Are we shining with the light of Christ?
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Between the Sacred and the Profane
Between the Sacred and the Profane
By Fr. John
With the removal of most of the communion rails in our churches, there has been a blurring of the line between the sacred and the profane. The profane is the place where sin, and thus violence, is always likely. The sacred is the supreme good where there is no sin and thus no violence. We are in need today of a clear awareness that there is a place where the sacred is.
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The importance of contemplation
The importance of contemplation
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Anne DeSantis talks about how contemplation in prayer is very important. We, as Catholics, hear this word a lot, "contemplation", but few understand what it means. Anne unpacks how all of us can make contemplation a reality in our daily lives.
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Every Word of God
Every Word of God
By Richard Maffeo
God is serious about how we walk with Him. So, how can we keep our way pure? The psalmist answers that question.
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You get what you ask for
You get what you ask for
By Troy Kroening
Receive only if good and the right time.
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Are We Spending Too Much Time Partying?
Are We Spending Too Much Time Partying?
By Katie Zalany
I know in my own life, sometimes I do put the party or gathering of eating and drinking before something I do for Christ, like evening prayer, a ministry meeting, or volunteering. Do you have a tendency to do the same?
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One Eye Blind
One Eye Blind
By Michael Thomas Cibenko
Notes from a semi-handicapped soul.
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Finding Hope in Times of Despair
Finding Hope in Times of Despair
By H. Ellison
There are going to be times in our lives when all seems lost. Learn how to reinvigorate your hope in times of despair by anchoring yourself in God's love.
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The Eucharist: Defying Math, Defying Logic
The Eucharist: Defying Math, Defying Logic
By JMJ loves FBS
In the natural world, 5x2 equals 10. In God’s world, 5x2 can convert to more, much, much more.
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Shrines of Italy: Church of Santa Maria & Giuliana
Shrines of Italy: Church of Santa Maria & Giuliana
By Christopher McCarthy
Shrines of Italy: Church of Santa Maria & Giuliana
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How Ought We Live?
How Ought We Live?
By Richard Maffeo
How does our vibrant faith in Christ cool to mundane? How does it happen?
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The Measure of his sacrifice
The Measure of his sacrifice
By Stephen Clark
What legacy will we leave, what will be the measure of this Catholic generation’s sacrifice? Perhaps another old soldier can lend his counsel from beyond the grave “Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in… Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” (Churchill)
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Does God Care if I’m Thinking About Pizza?
Does God Care if I’m Thinking About Pizza?
By Monica Biedronka
God made us and He also made pizza.
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"Where I Am, There Also Will My Servant Be"
"Where I Am, There Also Will My Servant Be"
By Emily Berns
This article describes how we are supposed to live as though we are in heaven with Christ while still on earth. It also explains how we can use the example of Mary and ask Her intercession to help achieve this.
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Five Ways to Maintain Catholic Faith While Attending College
Five Ways to Maintain Catholic Faith While Attending College
By The Catholic Philadelphian
Another college year is upon many students. Many are attending for the first time. Others are returning for another. Regardless, our faith is essential and uncompromising.
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Souls Crying out from Purgatory ...
Souls Crying out from Purgatory ...
By Stephen Clark
,one holy soul had this to say, “It is the Blood of Jesus Christ that is needed to extinguish the flames by which I am consumed; it is the Holy Sacrifice (of the Mass) which will deliver me from these frightful torments. I implore you to keep your word, and refuse me not that which in justice you owe me.”
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To Be or Not To Be - Are You a Human Being or a Human Doing?
To Be or Not To Be - Are You a Human Being or a Human Doing?
By Amy Schisler
When asked, the majority of people would probably respond, I am so-and-so’s mother, daughter, son, cousin, husband, etc. OR they would respond, I’m a doctor or a teacher or an accountant… The list goes on. But do those answers truly answer the question? At the core of your being, are you someone’s wife, mother, sister, teacher, or nurse? Who are you really?
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