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What God Has Done For Me
What God Has Done For Me
By Eileen Renders
This is an article meant to be shared as we journey along our path toward Christ. A path of learning and growing, and sharing while always keeping God as our focus and Teacher.
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Hell - The Fiery Forever Furnace
Hell - The Fiery Forever Furnace
By Michael Seagriff
During this Holy Week, we Catholics should have some solid instruction on sin and the eternal consequences given the price our Loving Lord Jesus paid for our transgressions. The realities of sin and Jesus' suffering and death are front and center this week in our liturgy, Scripture and meditations.
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Barabbas's In Our Midst
Barabbas's In Our Midst
By Patricia Hershwitzky, Ed.S
As we approach another Good Friday, contemplating the prominent figures that led to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ should prompt us to examine our own dispositions and those of the worldly disjointed. Are we picking up our crosses and following Jesus Christ, or are we in any way calculating or temperamentally bent on temporal solutions. How should we be examples for the weaker among us?
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Faith and Life -Kitchen Windows and Prayers
Faith and Life -Kitchen Windows and Prayers
By Sharla Ynostrosa
Memories and celebrating almost 42 years of marriage and how leaning on God is the answer! Sharing recipes, money saving tips and perseverance!
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A Lenten Treasure Hunt: Final Clue
A Lenten Treasure Hunt: Final Clue
By Christy Romero
In order to find the Treasure, we must surrender ourselves to God. The final clue will reveal how to accomplish a complete detachment so we can live in complete freedom.
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Happy Easter!
Happy Easter!
By Marianne Giltner
Happy Easter!
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A Holy week reflection
A Holy week reflection
By Adam Charles Hovey
Jesus enters Jerusalem, triumphantly. And then less than a week later, those that welcomed him, call for his execution. The cross was a stumbling block for them, but not for us. We proclaim Christ crucified!
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A Call to Make Good Friday a Mass and a Holy Day of Obligation
A Call to Make Good Friday a Mass and a Holy Day of Obligation
By Stephen Steiniger
The mass is the most powerful form of prayer for the Catholic. It is odd that there is no Good Friday mass. The death of Jesus should be properly honored through the mass. The symbolism involved in the service is not sufficient. We need to participate in the Eucharistic liturgy and be sent out as apostles according to the mass on Friday.
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On Being Left Behind
On Being Left Behind
By James Coffey
If you fail to keep up with rapidly advancing technology, you are simply left behind.
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Why Holy Week Matters (More Than We Think) An Invitation to Dive Deep into the Holiest Week of the Year
Why Holy Week Matters (More Than We Think) An Invitation to Dive Deep into the Holiest Week of the Year
By Deacon Wally Calabrese
Holy Week is the holiest and most powerful time in the Catholic year—a sacred journey from Christ’s self-giving love at the Last Supper to His triumph over death at Easter, inviting us to fully enter into the mystery of our salvation.
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Knowing What We Need
Knowing What We Need
By Daniel Mark
Differentiating between needs and wants is not so easy. We can easily be distracted.
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Spread the prayer of Saint Gertrude
Spread the prayer of Saint Gertrude
By Marianne Giltner
Spread the prayer of Saint Gertrude
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Sunday Gospel Reflection (April 13, 2025)
Sunday Gospel Reflection (April 13, 2025)
By Mike Schramm
Jesus, both the Passover Lamb and the Scapegoat.
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Who Are You in the Passion Story?
Who Are You in the Passion Story?
By Katie Zalany
Each year, someone sticks out in the Passion Story as resonating in my own life of faith. Am I learning something from the characters in the Passion Story? How is God calling me to respond to the situation I’m facing in light of the Passion Story?
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The Gentle Doctor Unveils the Merciful Father
The Gentle Doctor Unveils the Merciful Father
By Ginger Herrington
Comparison and contrast of St. Irenaeus and Pope St. John Paul II on the Doctrine of Original Sin.
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Humble Obedience
Humble Obedience
By The Catholic Philadelphian
Christ emptied himself to obey the will of God with humility.
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The Practice of the Purple Cloths of Lent
The Practice of the Purple Cloths of Lent
By D.L. Stroud
My observance of covering the images of Christ with purple cloth in my own home.
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