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From Jehovah's Witness to Catholic Priest an Interview with Father Daniel Bowen, O. de M.the man who made that Journey
From Jehovah's Witness to Catholic Priest an Interview with Father Daniel Bowen, O. de M.the man who made that Journey
By Larry Peterson
Father Daniel Bowen, O. de M., distinctly remembers how every Sunday when he was growing up his mom would take him and his two brothers to Kingdom Hall. Their mom was a Jehovah’s Witness, and this was their church. It was as far removed from the Catholic church as one could imagine.
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On Good Shepherds and Good Mothers
On Good Shepherds and Good Mothers
By Joseph Michael
The Parable of the Good Shepherd has long been one of my favorite Bible passages because it presents a picture of Jesus that I think gets lost or cast aside in today’s world of sentimentality. We often hear people refer to the mythical “warm, fuzzy, Jesus.”
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PRAYER GROUPS IGNITE
PRAYER GROUPS IGNITE
By Juan Trujillo
Step by step, belonging and participating in the Church, I have known about Saints, their lives and how they imitated Christ. Father Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint John Bosco and Saint Philip Neri had something in common, they promoted prayer groups.
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Filling Our Ache: Our Longing for God
Filling Our Ache: Our Longing for God
By Katie Zalany
The ache. That longing. That yearning. What is it for? Why do we experience it? I’ve searched for answers to that question for a few years and I think I finally may have come to an answer by piecing together the insights.
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One Step--Two Step Dance of Life
One Step--Two Step Dance of Life
By Elizabeth Thomas
In past week we have been very "BLESSED" in being taught a new dance as we journey on life's way. It is called the One Step Forward-Two Step Back Dance. It could be called a waltz, but usually involves a 'tangled/tango jingle jangle.'
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Desolation and Consolation: How Can We Prepare Ourselves? (Chat Room)
Desolation and Consolation: How Can We Prepare Ourselves? (Chat Room)
By Kevin J. Banet
How do we make the distinction between loving God and loving the pleasure found in God? How do we begin to love the beauty of God (as Saint Francis de Sales tells us)?
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If I was God.....
If I was God.....
By Ralph Hathaway
If I was God…….. …….and as my creation of humanity began to take on signs of disobedience, I saw the solution was not to be like them, but to become one of them.
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The Hunt Revisited
The Hunt Revisited
By E.M. McCarthy
When I was a young--somewhere along the age of first memories--I had a life-changing experience. The Easter Egg hunt began on a rather warm April morning. Somehow I remember this standstill day despite all the ordinary days before this moment fading into a black hole of nothingness.
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The Louisville Cheeseburger
The Louisville Cheeseburger
By Joseph A. Daczko
Happy birthday to me. It’s Friday night, my birthday, and I’m alone in Louisville, Kentucky because of work commitments. The decision that lays before me is where to go for dinner. I’m not a big fan of sitting by myself at a restaurant and being waited on. So, I decide to walk to a cheeseburger place, called “Smashburger” just around the corner from my hotel.
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You deserve to be loved
You deserve to be loved
By Troy Kroening
You and I deserve to be loved. And not with just some feeling of love. No, a real love not dependent upon feelings. A love shown in actions, in words, and in a gift of heart. A complete and pure love. We seek this love in many ways, many times in others. And so we search with our heads down on Earth. But Jesus asks us to raise our head and see His love for us.
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GOT (GAME OF THRONES) OR GOD
GOT (GAME OF THRONES) OR GOD
By Juan Trujillo
HAVEN’T ENJOYED TOO MUCH SERIES I have a while in the path to our Lord. Since I have met him, my tv time has reduced more and more each year.
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DETAILED SAINT
DETAILED SAINT
By Juan Trujillo
One day, I was thinking about Saint Joseph job: How must be a good carpenter? Must be detailed. A carpenter of ancient and today. And I realized, details are really important in life, and especially spirituality.
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How Doctrine Develops
How Doctrine Develops
By JP Nunez
We Catholics walk a very thin line when it comes to the identity of our faith with that of the first generation of Christians. On the one hand, we believe that the Catholic faith has been handed down to us from Jesus and the Apostles and has remained intact to this day, but on the other hand, we have to admit that modern Catholicism looks very different from nascent Christianity.
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St. Conrad of Parzham: He served Our Lady for over 40 years as a porter: His permanent "pension" was Sainthood
St. Conrad of Parzham: He served Our Lady for over 40 years as a porter: His permanent "pension" was Sainthood
By Larry Peterson
He was born on a farm in a town called Parzham in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The date was December 22, 1818. His parents, George and Gertrude Birndorfer, were devout Catholics, and they named their new baby Johann Evangelist. Johann was the second youngest of twelve children, five of whom had died in infancy.
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St. Agnes of Montepulciano---St. Catherine of Siena called her, "Our Mother, the Glorious Agnes."
St. Agnes of Montepulciano---St. Catherine of Siena called her, "Our Mother, the Glorious Agnes."
By Larry Peterson
The Dominican Order has five women who are canonized saints. The two best known are St. Catherine of Siena, the stigmatist and a Doctor of the Church, and St. Rose of Lima, the first woman canonized a saint from the Americas. The other three are St. Margaret of Hungary who became Empress of the Byzantine Empire, St. Catherine de Ricci, the stigmatist, and lastly, St. Agnes of Montepulciano.
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What I Learned from St. Faustina & Divine Mercy
What I Learned from St. Faustina & Divine Mercy
By Katie Zalany
Someone recently gave me St. Faustina’s Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul, and I started reading it during Holy Week. I quickly became enthralled with this woman’s spiritual experiences and rise to sainthood.
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The Power of Positivity and Prayer to Start a Purposeful Day
The Power of Positivity and Prayer to Start a Purposeful Day
By BJ Gonzalvo
When I was discerning the priesthood/religious life, I got to spend time with several religious orders and learned quite a few valuable lessons. That time afforded me the opportunity to not only explore my vocation but also pick up and develop important habits for daily living.
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