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The Devil Preys
The Devil Preys
By Carol Monaco
When Jesus wandered through the desert for 40 days, He faced the devil’s temptations. The devil attempted to prey upon Jesus just as the devil attempts to prey upon us—to sever our relationship with God.
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What are you doing to reach the next generation?
What are you doing to reach the next generation?
By Zaid Kanafani
As a parent, one thing scares me more than anything else. I wouldn’t call it a constant fear. But, it’s definitely a concern. What if my daughter grows up not loving Jesus Christ? What if her generation is the one that gives away some of the freedoms they have as Americans? What if knowing God is somehow irrelevant as she grows older?
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How do we rest in the Lord when bad things happen, A letter to my son
How do we rest in the Lord when bad things happen, A letter to my son
By Jean Smith
"Why do bad things happen?"I have asked myself this question repeatedly during the last year and I came across some old music that I sang in High School, the song was called, “Oh Rest in the Lord.” It is from Psalm 37 and never has it spoken to me in a more profound way.
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The Veil was Torn In Two - The Liturgy
The Veil was Torn In Two - The Liturgy
By Susan Skinner
In my work in deliverance ministry we talk a lot about covenant and how the Jewish people all knew what this was and what was expected of them in covenant. We know too throughout history that other cultures have partaken in covenants with one another where the pact made with the group is a stronger bond than anything else.
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Hell Bound Tolerance
Hell Bound Tolerance
By Birgit Jones
The lyrics of Bob Dylan's ode, "The Times They Are A-Changin'", depicted his views on social injustices. His intention was to focus on the unhelpful attitude of government of his time. Yet, the song remains timeless because the times do keep changing. Today, however, that change is far from the ideal held by most Christians.
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Lent Gets Personal
Lent Gets Personal
By BJ Gonzalvo
I Love Lent! As a Catholic, I really love all these opportunities to celebrate the cycling of the seasons of life throughout the year.
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Ash Wednesday: 40 Days of Opportunities for Strange Correlations
Ash Wednesday: 40 Days of Opportunities for Strange Correlations
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
A few years ago, the priest ended his Ash Wednesday homily with the command to “Have a joyous Lent!” I do not know if anyone else in the crowded church was as astonished as I at this exhortation. But incrementally, I am beginning to peel back the infinite paradoxes and contradictions of this faith of ours. One that mandates joy while immersed in terrible sorrow, fear, loss, betrayal, even death.
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The GIRMS May Be Silent--BUT the BIBLE IS NOT!
The GIRMS May Be Silent--BUT the BIBLE IS NOT!
By Elizabeth Thomas
One more time I am reading an article about the ORANS Posture and shaking my head in disbelief. Really? We are at Mass, the love of Jesus in our hearts, focusing on HIM, His Love, His Messages. Why then do we become very concerned when we see hands up, lips moving at 'inappropriate' times with prayers that ONLY the priest is to say?
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Does God still love us when things are hard?
Does God still love us when things are hard?
By Lisa Mayer
I'll be the first to admit that it's hard for me to practice what I preach. A lot of bad things happen. But still, before it happened to me, I could always say with confidence--God still loves us. We don't know why we suffer, but it isn't because He doesn't love us. It's what I'd been taught. I fully believed it. Then... I went through hard things.
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She Enters the Convent - and Dad Has Mixed Feelings
She Enters the Convent - and Dad Has Mixed Feelings
By Kevin J. Banet
What is it like for parents whose daughter wants to enter the convent? It is not always one of complete joy. Of course, most parents want their children to be happy in life. But parents often think along the lines of their child finishing their education, getting married and starting a family. This is the common vocation.
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Spirituality of Labor and Delivery
Spirituality of Labor and Delivery
By Julie
My first pregnancy was the most spiritual memories for me. Each night, I would sit and rock and feel for kicks from the baby, while I prayed the evening Rosary. It always seemed baby was active as I was trying to settle down for my evening time for bed.
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Mispronouncing "Mercy"
Mispronouncing "Mercy"
By E.M. McCarthy
It seems that we are in a deeply disturbing place today and it is a war of words. I read an article in USA Today about a woman named Kate Carson who aborted her daughter in a late term abortion because the child had severe birth defects. The mother described the abortion as an "act of mercy."
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Finding My Story
Finding My Story
By Lisa Mayer
I've heard Christ calling me to love Him more since I was five or six years old. But I was stubborn. I was afraid of Him. I didn't love Him. And so I resisted Him. But Jesus never gave up on me. Like C.S. Lewis, it wasn't until I was older that I truly began to love Jesus Christ.
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Am I My Brother's Keeper
Am I My Brother's Keeper
By Elizabeth Thomas
A struggle continues within me and today the reading was about Cain struggling with his brother. Jealousy led him to kill, after he had been told by the Lord-- “Why are you so resentful and crestfallen. If you do well, you can hold up your head;
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Glimpses of Paradise in the Dark Night
Glimpses of Paradise in the Dark Night
By Amy Alexander
This past week, the fifth in ordinary time, the Mass readings have gone there. We get the breath of God and the fire of Satan. We get the devastation. We get the growth and then the loss of paradise.
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Your Prayer Matters
Your Prayer Matters
By Susan Skinner
I had another dream on Wednesday night. In the dream I was on my knees praying the Rosary. Then God lifted the veil and he showed me what my prayer was doing. I saw myself holding a sword, slaying demons. Then I awoke remembering an old journal I had. God wanted me to remember it.
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Wisdom Has Built Herself A House
Wisdom Has Built Herself A House
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
A Benedictine Oblate, I pray the Liturgy of the Hours with hundreds of thousands of priests and other persons of the Christian faith.
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