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Do Not Dwell On Your Sins (But Don't Forget Them)
Do Not Dwell On Your Sins (But Don't Forget Them)
By Saoirse Godbout
Padre Pio is quoted as saying: "The Spirit of God is a spirit of peace. Even in the most serious faults He makes us feel a sorrow that is tranquil, humble, and confident. This is precisely because of His mercy. The spirit of the devil, instead, excites, exasperates, and makes us feel, in that very sorrow, anger against ourselves. We should, on the contrary, be charitable with ourselves first
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Learning to Love - The Meaning of Mystical Theology
Learning to Love - The Meaning of Mystical Theology
By David Torkington
Many years ago Bishop Casey of Brentwood, England, asked me to set up a Residential Retreat and Conference Centre in Chingford, London. He wanted to use it as a place where priests, religious and laity could come to learn about the Biblical Theology that had made the Second Vatican Council possible.
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How I came to write Christan Books
How I came to write Christan Books
By George Calleja
During the years 1990 to 1996, I was a full time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I have been married and am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.
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Come Away WIth Me
Come Away WIth Me
By Carol Ann Chybowski
In chapter 6 of Mark's Gospel, the disciples have just returned from a mission that Jesus sent them on. They were excited, and eager to tell Jesus everything that had happened, but they were also tired. Knowing their need for rest, Jesus invited them away from the crowds gathered round about them, to spend time alone with Him.
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Counterfeit Repentance
Counterfeit Repentance
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
God describes somewhat poetically through Isaiah the totality of sin remission: “I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist” (Isaiah 44:22).
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Prayer Is the Source of Strength
Prayer Is the Source of Strength
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus spent time at Simon Peter’s house. When the local villagers heard that Jesus was in town, they brought sick people to Him to be healed. It was non-stop work for Jesus, as a sizable crowd pushed and shoved around Him all day long.
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Four Words Every Catholic Should Remember
Four Words Every Catholic Should Remember
By Elizabeth Ambielli
If you are a Catholic Christian you will want to read this article. Catholic Christians are very often the subject of rumor mongering with regards what it is we believe. This could be because a Catholic is not really much for talking about what they believe. Why is this?
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Sorrowful Mysteries - Crowning of the Thorns
Sorrowful Mysteries - Crowning of the Thorns
By Deborah Burton
Sweet, Jesus, how You humbly accepted unkindness, humililation, and torment as your torturers tried to remove your cloak of identity and cover you with false perception. You then accepted the piercing pain of a crown of thorns jabbed into Your sacred head.
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St. Raymond Nonnatus: Healing Prayers for the Divorced
St. Raymond Nonnatus: Healing Prayers for the Divorced
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
St. Raymond Nonnatus is a saint from the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy or the Mercedarian Order and was born in 1204 in Barcelona, Spain. He is called Nonnatus or “not born” referring to his Caesarean section birth.
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Day 268 – Baptism Now Saves You
Day 268 – Baptism Now Saves You
By David Vermont
Today’s reading: 1 Ptr 3 Today Peter makes a statement that must seem strange to some.
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Jesus pulls us into the love of the Trinity.
Jesus pulls us into the love of the Trinity.
By Troy Kroening
The Trinity is supremely awesome. Three Persons, but one God. Where you find one Person of the Trinity, you find the others. As Jesus said, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” – [John 14:9] He even goes so far as to say, “I am in the Father and the Father is in me.” – [John 14:11] You see, the Trinity is inseparable.
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The Mysteries of the Rosary: The Third Joyful Mystery
The Mysteries of the Rosary: The Third Joyful Mystery
By Jonathan Hayes
We first see that Jesus was born in Jerusalem, the City of David, with a restatement from chapter 1 of Joseph’s lineage. This emphasizes what we originally saw in the 1st Joyful Mystery: that Jesus, as a result of being an adopted son of Joseph, will be not only within the house of David, but also a Son of David
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My Pagan and Catholic Roots Against Leftism - Part 2: Catholicism
My Pagan and Catholic Roots Against Leftism - Part 2: Catholicism
By Rexcrisanto Delson
In “My Pagan and Catholic Roots against Leftism – Part 1,” I wrote about how I use my indigenous Igorot and Roman Catholic roots to arm against Leftism.
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A Meditation for Those Who Love Someone with Dementia
A Meditation for Those Who Love Someone with Dementia
By Sue Hallett
It's getting harder to find things to talk about during my daily visits with my Mom.
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Are You Praying or Simply Reciting Prayers?
Are You Praying or Simply Reciting Prayers?
By Zaid Kanafani
As someone who is in the process of converting to the Catholic Church, the prayers of the saints have been something I’ve cherished. Although I have yet to receive communion, the Church has been a part of my life since attending private, Catholic schools as an adolescent.
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During Respect Life Week, St. Gerard Majella: the patron of unborn children and expectant mothers, will be very busy.
During Respect Life Week, St. Gerard Majella: the patron of unborn children and expectant mothers, will be very busy.
By Larry Peterson
The Annual March for Life took place in Washington. D.C. on Friday, January 19. Tens upon tens of thousands marched in defense of the unborn. Many expectant women, unsure of their situation, did not. If you are one of them you might turn to St. Gerard Majella, the Patron Saint of Unborn Children and Expectant Mothers. Many a miracle has been attributed to this young man’s intercession.
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The Blessing of Winter
The Blessing of Winter
By Viki Doyle Heagy
God has given us this season to quiet our souls. The hustle and bustle of the holidays is over. The quiet of a softly falling snow gives us a chance to reflect upon our lives and the blessings God has so graciously bestowed upon us.
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