Articles in 'Personal Reflections'
He Lifts Up the Lowly
He Lifts Up the Lowly
By Katie Zalany
We who follow Christ faithfully and embrace the spiritual life are often lowly, but in that lowliness is greater power. Like Mary, God can work through us in miraculous ways because the Holy Spirit is alive in us.
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The Eucharist and Propriety
The Eucharist and Propriety
By Chick Todd
We’re in a tough position right now as Catholics. The world claims that “social sin” is the cause of personal sin, and we must assert that it’s just the opposite.
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Are We Living In The Last Days Or Are We Missing The Boat On This One?
Are We Living In The Last Days Or Are We Missing The Boat On This One?
By Michael Cunningham
Priest of Jesus Christ, celebrate this Holy Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass. ... Priest of Jesus Christ, celebrate this Holy Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass.
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Following Mary's Path to Holiness
Following Mary's Path to Holiness
By Carol Monaco
We have so much to gain as we lose our propensity to sin. The steps we take with Mary by our side connect us to the way, the truth, and life of Jesus Christ for our salvation. Therefore let us not get sidetracked.
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Becoming Holy Right Where We Are
Becoming Holy Right Where We Are
By Katie Zalany
We all are called to different paths, and I recognize that. But I really wonder if some Catholics these days want to separate themselves from the society that they are called to be the presence of Jesus within.
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Esau Sold his Birthright: Are you selling yours?
Esau Sold his Birthright: Are you selling yours?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Little by little we sell our birthright. We may not sell the entire thing at once as Esau did, but we sell it just the same. However, the birthright we have as children of God far surpasses even that which Esau sold.
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Sorting Silverware and Saving the World
Sorting Silverware and Saving the World
By Peggy Weber
We all have tasks around the house that we do not like. For some it is vacuuming or laundry or cleaning toilets. For me it is sorting the silverware
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A Lamentation to the Lord
A Lamentation to the Lord
By Jean Smith
My heart cries out to you, Oh Lord. Do you hear the cries of my soul?
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Sacred Sleeplessness: My Story
Sacred Sleeplessness: My Story
By Greg Schlueter
What you call "sleepless night" God regards as sacred and holy. Appointed. A summons to ever greater intimacy with Him. In the veil of night's still and silence, where all else subsides, don't be frustrated or annoyed.
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Know Thyself: Lord that We May See
Know Thyself: Lord that We May See
By David Torkington
A central scriptural theme that runs through the old and new testament is, in the words of St Paul, that ‘God’s power finds full scope in weakness’. So if a person is totally oblivious of their weakness, they won’t turn to the only One who can help them.
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For Fear Of Holiness
For Fear Of Holiness
By Margaret LaCovara-Reveira
Acceptance of Jesus as our Savior comes with an assurance in 2 Corinthians 5:17 “So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold new things have come.” Still, maturity in the Lord is not an expeditious process.
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Pay Attention to God Speaking Through Your Spouse
Pay Attention to God Speaking Through Your Spouse
By Elizabeth Thomas
If our Holy Spirit Antenna is up and working, we will hear God speaking to us in the most ordinary and unsuspecting ways and from the mouths of the most ordinary people.
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Struggling with Sin? You're not alone
Struggling with Sin? You're not alone
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
St. Paul reminds us that even in our struggles with sin, freedom awaits. There is freedom from the chains of sin with Christ. Each time we say no to sin we take a step out of that quicksand. How do you conquer sin? One step at a time.
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Valuable Lessons from St. Augustine for Today's Culture
Valuable Lessons from St. Augustine for Today's Culture
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
St. Augustine knew what it was like to pursue, desire, dream, and climb the ladder to success. He also knew what it felt like when one meets Jesus and that ladder crashes. He went from fighting for position at the top of society to fighting for truth over heresy. He did not hide away from his faults and sins but rejoiced in what Christ did despite them.
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The Heartland of Tradition
The Heartland of Tradition
By Mark Ingoglio
Faced with a situation in which I was hoping to find any Catholic church available for any Mass, this priest and his people arranged to come get me and everything I experienced there seemed to have such integrity.
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Seeing Jesus in Small, Beautiful Moments
Seeing Jesus in Small, Beautiful Moments
By H.W. Gremore
On the occasions that my wife and I are early getting to church, I take time to reflect in silence on the past week, and where I saw Jesus. It's rare not to be able to find these during my moments of silence.
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Playing by the Rules
Playing by the Rules
By Charlette Mills
Other times, we choose our way instead of God’s way. That does matter, very much because Jesus is the Way. He didn’t tell us he was one of several ways, of many truths or multiple lives. Not at all. And yet, so often we choose to live as if that is what He did say. We re-write God’s own words to suit ourselves.
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