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A Lengthy Prayer --THAT COVERS ALL!
A Lengthy Prayer --THAT COVERS ALL!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Heavenly Father: In the Name of Jesus, by the power of His Blood and in the Authority of Your Word, we come against all idle speculations and lofty ideals that come against the knowledge of God in myself, our families and loved ones and all humans everywhere.
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Feast of Trumpets
Feast of Trumpets
By Mary Rivers
Ancestors who planted roots in Your special kingdom, The vine you uprooted from Egypt, those fallen from your ways, Called yearly by shofar trumpet into the Temple of the Lord.
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These Happenings are Unspeakable but I Cannot Remain Silent
These Happenings are Unspeakable but I Cannot Remain Silent
By David Torkington
When the political philosopher Edmund Burke wrote: "These things are unspeakable, but I cannot remain silent," he could well have been speaking about the terrible sexual scandals that have taken place in our Church.
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To Hate? To Heal?
To Hate? To Heal?
By Elizabeth Thomas
God Said, “Let Light Shine Out of Darkness,” But God, this is a great darkness! God, what do we say? How can we relate? I know the trauma and effects of sexual abuse, but to have this pain come from the hands of a priest? There is no way any of us could begin to understand unless we were one of the victims. What is the answer then? Let us ask God as we always should.
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Eight-Day Silent Retreat
Eight-Day Silent Retreat
By Malleson Emmerling
Eight days of silence. — July 1 to July 8. No talking. I was silent as I attended an 8-day retreat. And to think I actually paid to go on a retreat to not talk.
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Lord....forgive us
Lord....forgive us
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
We have failed. As a Church, as Christians, as Catholics, as followers of Jesus we have failed. Lord Jesus forgive us our failures, forgive us our sins, forgive us for not being your hands and feet to the world.
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Do You Know How LOVED You Are?
Do You Know How LOVED You Are?
By Elizabeth Thomas
God does not start a New Creation until the job is complete. He stopped on the 'seventh day' when creating the earth. But you and me ---Honey---that job is never complete until we are united with Him in eternal life. From the moment of conception you are being molded, shaped and blessed.
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Passion of the Church
Passion of the Church
By Susan Skinner
Jesus Wept. John 11:35 Jesus is still weeping.
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Fallout from the Grand Jury Report
Fallout from the Grand Jury Report
By E.M. McCarthy
Cardinal Donald Wuerl came under fire this week in the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report about Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse. Is the criticism of Cardinal Wuerl fair?
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A Call to Perfection
A Call to Perfection
By Ralph Hathaway
How many would be quick to voice their joy at seeing one of their great-grandchildren praying at church or doing grace before meals? How much more would you be elated if this child was 3 years old? Of course, you might say it’s cute, or where did this come from; maybe they saw it on TV or more importantly at the bidding of their parents exuded these words, perhaps one time.
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Saints in the Scandals: The Next Generation of Holy Ones
Saints in the Scandals: The Next Generation of Holy Ones
By Matthew Alan-Anthony Johnson
We have all heard the breaking news stories and horrifying details, in which this would require a series of articles to honestly report: a new wave of scandals have hit the Catholic Church, in where this new wave is disturbing to say the least.
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The Gates of Hell
The Gates of Hell
By Lorrie McNickle
The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against the Church. That was Jesus’ promise to us. He promised to always be with us, and that the gates of Hell would not prevail.
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A 5 Word Prayer for When You Feel Empty
A 5 Word Prayer for When You Feel Empty
By Katie Zalany
One day during daily mass, the Holy Spirit prompted me to add these five simple words to my after Holy Communion prayer when I ask God to strengthen and nourish me with His food for the day ahead .
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An Open Letter and Invitation to Catholic Parents
An Open Letter and Invitation to Catholic Parents
By Greg Schlueter
Crisis. Pope St. John Paul II was forged in the fires of Nazi occupation. Then the Communists. Then secular humanism. All paving the way for our present culture of actual atheism. And even more dangerous than that (according to Pope Benedict XVI) is “practical atheism”- a culture of professing Jesus Christ (even exhibiting great devotion), but living in a state of compromise with the world.
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Catholic Camaraderie—Unity in Suffering
Catholic Camaraderie—Unity in Suffering
By Matthew Chicoine
According to J.R.R. Tolkien in his masterpiece The Fellowship of the Ring, “Not all those who wander are lost.” We do not have to look too far to notice that man in the 21st century wander often.
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Body and Soul
Body and Soul
By Carol Monaco
With Mary’s Assumption into Heaven, one could say Our Lady had come full circle in her love for God and humanity. Born of human parents, Mary entered the world body and soul free from sin; through the Annunciation, Mary gave her body and soul to God so that Christ our Savior could be born.
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What Excites You to Love God?
What Excites You to Love God?
By Katie Zalany
Many of us have had an experience where we fell in Love with God, and when we did, it changed our faith lives and relationship with Him. How do we sustain that love?
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