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Let the Little Children…Be Children
Let the Little Children…Be Children
By Bill Dunn
In the Gospels, Jesus said, “Let the little children come unto me.” A few weeks ago, I muttered this to myself at Mass: “Get those noisy kids away from me. Can’t you see I’m trying to be holy?!”
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The Real Scandal
The Real Scandal
By E.M. McCarthy
It was the beginning of the AIDS epidemic during the early 1980s. I recently lost my mother to a car accident and my father was recovering from a head injury. I welcomed the chance to go on a retreat. It was organized by a newly arrived priest who taught at our Catholic high school and lived at our parish house.
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MONDAY . . . The Joyful Mysteries: LIVED
MONDAY . . . The Joyful Mysteries: LIVED
By Elizabeth Ambielli
In a previous submission, Mysteries of God Discovered! – I gave a brief history of the meditative prayers called the Rosary and wrote that in future submissions I would write of each of the 4 Rosary mysteries, Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous that are representative of the life of Christ while He walked the earth.
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Jesus and the Cross
Jesus and the Cross
By George Calleja
Do you ever dedicate time to reflect upon the episode narrating when Jesus died on the cross? Do you know that when Jesus died on the cross, He nailed all our sins to the cross and set us free?
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They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Hate
They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Hate
By Joe Donovan
“They’ll know we are Christians by our hate”! I know that distinction may be over the top but it sure feels that way in today’s dialogue or social media outlets.
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Be joyful when you are persecuted
Be joyful when you are persecuted
By George Calleja
Spreading the Word of God is a very big challenge for today’s Christian. It is a challenge of spreading the Word of God throughout the world. This challenge, of being spiritual fulfilled for spreading the Word of God might also mean of facing persecution.
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Blessed Elena Aiello; Mystic, Victim Soul, and Founder of a Religious Order; She bore the Stigmata every Good Friday for 38 years.
Blessed Elena Aiello; Mystic, Victim Soul, and Founder of a Religious Order; She bore the Stigmata every Good Friday for 38 years.
By Larry Peterson
Elena Aiello was born in Cosenza, Italy, on April 10, 1895. She was the third of eight children born to Pasquale Aiello, a tailor by trade, and Tereseina Pagilla. Sadly and unexpectedly, Tereseina died at an early age, leaving her husband with eight children in his care.
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LOVE BEYOND ALL TELLING
LOVE BEYOND ALL TELLING
By Kathy Lamb
Dear Father Abel, Today you told us God’s love supports and sanctifies. You said, “be part of the vine to remain in Christ.” Also, something like, we don’t know how to share Christ. The goal is not to feel good about ourselves but to gather souls.
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A Dancing Dream
A Dancing Dream
By Elizabeth Thomas
I cannot remember the year this came, but I found this when cleaning out files on the computer. As we traveled in 2009/2010---to keep in touch with friends, a Sunday Sharing was started to my family and friend via email. This was one, and becuase of the recent blog about Pope Francis ---I knew that God had me FIND this, becuase it was to be shared again.
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Death Penalty; Abolish it Now!
Death Penalty; Abolish it Now!
By Ralph Hathaway
The first thing I want to do is commend Pope Francis on his courage to call for the ancient and most inhuman act of violence we have accepted, to end. No doubt this article may bring contentious comments from some who advocate keeping the death penalty on the books and to look the other way saying; “this will deter heinous crimes”.
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The Happiest Day of my Life
The Happiest Day of my Life
By David Torkington
I was told that my First Holy Communion day would be the hap­piest day of my life. I found it difficult to believe that it could be happier than Christmas day or bonfire night, or a day out at the fun fair, but I was prepared to keep an open mind.
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Towards the Mystic Way - Through Mystical Theology
Towards the Mystic Way - Through Mystical Theology
By David Torkington
Let us imagine that a person is able to attain their wildest dreams and become a multibillionaire, an adored pop performer, a Nobel Prize winner, an Olympic gold medallist, a musical or artistic genius of world stature, or a literary giant who humanity has placed in the pantheon of all-time greats.
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My Mother was a Priest
My Mother was a Priest
By David Torkington
We were all shocked and shattered when my brother announced that he wanted to become a priest. It was not just that he wanted to become a priest, but he wanted to become a Cistercian priest. That meant that once he left home he would never return.
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The Secret Is In the Recipe!
The Secret Is In the Recipe!
By Elizabeth Thomas
One of the best lines from a movie came from "Fried Green Tomatoes." The Whistle Stop Café was known for it's Barbeque. It's sauce got even better after a man disappeared.
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The Chains of Our Sins Can Be Removed Today through the Portiuncula Indulgence! Don't Miss This Incredible Grace!
The Chains of Our Sins Can Be Removed Today through the Portiuncula Indulgence! Don't Miss This Incredible Grace!
By Janet Moore
"O my Brothers and Sisters, I want you all to go to Heaven!" These are the words and the sentiments of St. Francis of Assisi when he requested from Jesus an opportunity for souls to be as pure from all sin and as free from punishment as when they were first baptized.
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Being an Inviter
Being an Inviter
By Mary Rivers
Traveling upriver into the Great Lakes, we have seen many travelers, wanderers really, leaving behind their comfort zones.
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His Love Revealed: The Transfiguration of The Lord
His Love Revealed: The Transfiguration of The Lord
By Frank J. Maduri
The Holy Catholic Church will celebrate The Transfiguration of The Lord on Monday, August 6th, the event marked in the Gospels as well as in The Luminous Mysteries of The Holy Rosary.
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