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The People Who Come to Mind: Pray for Them
The People Who Come to Mind: Pray for Them
By Katie Zalany
Do some people come to your mind frequently? There's a few people who are always on my mind. I don't know why, but God puts them there and doesn't take them out of my mind very easily.
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Giving it Our Best on Sunday - Why Dressing Up for Mass Matters
Giving it Our Best on Sunday - Why Dressing Up for Mass Matters
By BJ Gonzalvo
God may not judge you for the kind of clothing you have on, for God does not see as man does.
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He's Not Letting Go
He's Not Letting Go
By Katie Zalany
Maybe you need to hear this today. Know that even if you let go of Him, He’s not letting you go. He’s in this with you for as long as it takes. He’s holding you through the suffering, the troubling times, in the waiting, and whatever difficulties and afflictions you are facing right now.
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Mother Maria Skobtsova—She had two titles: The "Saint of the Open Door" and The "Trash Can Saint". She was also Martyred by the Nazis
Mother Maria Skobtsova—She had two titles: The "Saint of the Open Door" and The "Trash Can Saint". She was also Martyred by the Nazis
By Larry Peterson
What follows is a brief story about a woman who would have had to be considered one of the most unlikely candidates for sainthood. A chain-smoking, twice divorced, nun with a brilliant mind and a heart so big she just could never love enough.
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Learning How to Pray takes time and Practice
Learning How to Pray takes time and Practice
By David Torkington
Although we do not like to admit it, even to ourselves, we still believe that prayer happens suddenly, or never happens at all. We kid ourselves that saints are born, or created by an arbitrary decision of God who every now and then suddenly decides to top up humanity’s quota.
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In His Kingdom!
In His Kingdom!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Today more than ever, as we look all around us--we see lifestyles that make us wonder. What is happening to the world we are living in? What we need to be asking though is this question? ARE we in the Kingdom of God? Forget what others are doing---look what is happening in your life.
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Are you treating your Novena as a magical incantation?
Are you treating your Novena as a magical incantation?
By Joby Provido
Novenas are intrinsically part of the Catholic culture. Technically, these are prayers said for nine days, which is where the word “novena” comes from because the prefix “nov” means nine.
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The Crucifix! The Most Visible Sign of our Redemption!
The Crucifix! The Most Visible Sign of our Redemption!
By Ralph Hathaway
I walked into an old deserted church one day, and as I looked around something caught my eye that I couldn’t look away.
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Prayer and Weather forecasts
Prayer and Weather forecasts
By Mary Rivers
Lying in port waiting for good weather, we spend hours studying weather forecasts. Here on Lake Michigan all sort of weather troubles can arise: heavy winds of a storm raise seas throwing the boat into tumult; fog with cold rain makes sight unreliable. On the water listening to weather forecasts is essential.
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Healing Our Hearts of Sin and Sorrow
Healing Our Hearts of Sin and Sorrow
By Nancy Marie Murray
All of us have a longing for the perfect, infinite, all-loving God. All of us were intended to be in relationsh­ip with Him. Why do we so often experience brokenness instead of wholeness, turmoil instead of peace, sorrow instead of joy, and alienation from God instead of union with Him?
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A Cold Front in May? If So, Blame The Ice Saints.
A Cold Front in May? If So, Blame The Ice Saints.
By Larry Peterson
The following three saints are known as the Ice Saints. Their names are St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Servatius.
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Go Where the Sheep Are
Go Where the Sheep Are
By Katie Zalany
I recently attended a day of mindfulness at a local community organization not only to help me in my job in corporate wellness where we teach these concepts for stress management, but also for my own personal learning and prayer life, trying to stay more present to others and God, and deepen my experience of peace in everyday life.
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Why do we want my generation if we do not want to listen?
Why do we want my generation if we do not want to listen?
By Tess Shore
Looking to revive my own faith, I decided to go to a parish where no one would know who I was. No one would ask me questions about “why my generation does not want anything to do with the Church”. No one would know who I am and my background. I thought I could pray with a community and be fed.
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God Just Wants to Hold You
God Just Wants to Hold You
By Katie Zalany
I had a really awful week last week. My soul felt so many disturbances and great turmoil, and I felt like I couldn't regain peace. I had too many questions and not enough answers. I felt like giving up.
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Go out into the deep
Go out into the deep
By Mary Rivers
Go out into the deep The swift rush of water makes its own music- A steady percussion accompaniment
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Send Young People Guides!
Send Young People Guides!
By Katie Zalany
Every young adult event I go to in the Church, someone asks the question: How do I know what God's will is for my life?
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Wedding Joy
Wedding Joy
By Linda Kracht
Weddings are one of several memorable events that become indelibly stamped in our memory banks. Years later, we can still recall the kaleidoscope of sights, sounds and smells of a great wedding. We still feel the couples’ joy as we watched them walk the aisle toward their beloveds.
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