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Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception
By Carol Monaco
From the moment of her conception, Mary was clean and pure with no stain of original sin. There were no barriers, no obstacles in her humanness to hold Mary back from saying yes to God. By giving herself completely to God, we are given the hope of redemption and salvation.
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Jesus Spoke to Me. A Personal Adoration Testimony
Jesus Spoke to Me. A Personal Adoration Testimony
By Joe Donovan
“I have been here waiting for you, Joe. I remember you so well before the world tainted your heart and your innocence expired in a yesteryear so far from today.
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Encountering Mary's Motherhood this Advent
Encountering Mary's Motherhood this Advent
By Katie Zalany
As we embark on Advent, God often reveals an aspect of Mary’s character for me to focus on. This year, it’s Mary’s spiritual motherhood and what it means for me.
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Be True, Not Right - Judgment is for God
Be True, Not Right - Judgment is for God
By Susan Skinner
This post may make some people mad. That is okay. This post is directed towards those who know the Catholic faith is true and right. To those that know the teachings of the church are the proper way to live, this post is a word of caution to you.
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Did Jesus Allow Public Prayer?
Did Jesus Allow Public Prayer?
By JP Nunez
I once saw a video on YouTube that criticized a large segment of American Christianity, claiming that many Christians today ignore several of Jesus’ key teachings. For example, it said that many who claim to follow Jesus have abandoned his teachings about forgiveness, love for the poor, and not hoarding our possessions.
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The Heart of God - Journey to Spiritual Maturity
The Heart of God - Journey to Spiritual Maturity
By Susan Skinner
I recently read The Sign of Jonah by Lucy Patier. It is a prophetic book about what will happen to the Church in the future. It mirrors what God tells me in prayer except it has more detail. What God revealed to her is written so beautifully to me.
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Extending the Joy Past Christmas
Extending the Joy Past Christmas
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Another year has passed, and the Christmas Season is here. This is a time of reflection, a time of joy as we celebrate Jesus. We celebrate love brought into the world through the gift of God’s Son to the entire world.
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The Music of Christmas: Heaven Meets Earth in Holy Sign
The Music of Christmas: Heaven Meets Earth in Holy Sign
By Mark C. McCann
There is a beauty and blessing to Christmas music that enters anew into my soul each year as soon as the season of Advent begins. It summons within me a joyful longing that calls out to the Savior to pitch his tent within my heart once more. It announces itself softly in the holy words and moving melodies, building slowly to an unrestrained expectation of the joy to come.
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Is the Gospel Political?
Is the Gospel Political?
By Joseph Michael
Is the Gospel political? I suppose the answers will vary depending on who you ask. Some clergy members might say that it is and then rattle off a list of progressive causes such as climate change, racial and gender equality and access to healthcare and say that they feel all Christians have an obligation to champion these causes.
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On Ideologues and Collectivist Narratives
On Ideologues and Collectivist Narratives
By Joseph Michael
It has become something of a running joke lately with some of my friends, both in real life and on Facebook, that my intentionally obscure views on certain issues is both perplexing and, in some cases, potentially professionally harmful. That last part is something that I take to heart and I have to carefully discern how to address it
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"Expiate Thyself" and Find Your God
"Expiate Thyself" and Find Your God
By Ralph Hathaway
When writing about Purgatory and the absolute probability that most of us will end there, the whys and wherefores always raise questions. If we would take just a slight pause from the busy commerce life presents to us and listen to the whisper that Elijah felt on Mt. Horeb. The voice of God is always speaking, yet not too many are listening.
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5 Ways to Protect Yourself From The Enemy
5 Ways to Protect Yourself From The Enemy
By Katie Zalany
Ever been attacked by the Enemy? You know you’ve been attacked when you land in a temptation that you find exceedingly hard to get out of — whether its ‘untamed’ fear, despair, discouragement, desire, or other temptation to sin.
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Venerable Servant of God, Bishop Alfredo Obviar; His Passion was to teach Catechism and he became one of the foremost Catechists of the 20th Century.
Venerable Servant of God, Bishop Alfredo Obviar; His Passion was to teach Catechism and he became one of the foremost Catechists of the 20th Century.
By Larry Peterson
Alfredo Obviar was born on August 29, 1889, in the city of Lipa in the province of Batangas in the Philippines. His parents were devout Catholics, and Alfredo was their only child.
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Online Catholic Bookstore Tumblar House Provides a Counter-Cultural Alternative for the Faithful
Online Catholic Bookstore Tumblar House Provides a Counter-Cultural Alternative for the Faithful
By Gina Marinello-Sweeney
With Amazon and other secular retailers quickly monopolizing the book marketplace, many Catholic consumers are seeking a faith-based alternative for their buying interests. Tumblar House, a quickly growing enterprise in the form of an online bookstore, may be their answer.
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Does the Ignorance and Apathy of Catholics About the Evil of Abortions Committed by Planned Parenthood Doom the to Eternity in Hell?
Does the Ignorance and Apathy of Catholics About the Evil of Abortions Committed by Planned Parenthood Doom the to Eternity in Hell?
By Ralph Zuranski
This week has been fairly cold in the morning, around 36 degrees. Still, the Prayer Warriors are faithful to pray in front of the Bedford Planned Parenthood clinic Monday, Wednesday and Friday, every week and on holidays.
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What Does God Want to Speak Through Your Life?
What Does God Want to Speak Through Your Life?
By Katie Zalany
I came across this question a few weeks ago in a book. The book stated that the secret to your life is discerning what God wants to speak through your life.
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Thanksgiving: a Time to Pause, be Humble, and Give THANKS to GOD
Thanksgiving: a Time to Pause, be Humble, and Give THANKS to GOD
By Larry Peterson
Thanksgiving is the one day of the year where we stop, take a breath from the year gone by, and say THANK YOU to God for all that we have. The simplicity of this holiday embraces a quiet virtue which exposes itself that day. On this day that virtue manages to transcend all the daily pride that infects so many of us. That virtue is Humility.
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