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Body Language Spoken Here
Body Language Spoken Here
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
In times of persecution, early Christians needed some swift inconspicuous gesture to identify themselves to one another. Since a Christian is one who follows Christ, the challenge of Christ himself suggested the gesture to be used: "If anyone would come after me, he must...take up his cross and follow me" (Mk 8:34).
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8 Thoughts on Motivation and Mass Attendance
8 Thoughts on Motivation and Mass Attendance
By E.M. McCarthy
Sometimes even if we love the Mass, we lack motivation to go. The problem with skipping Mass is that we lose valuable graces when we don’t go. Here are a few thoughts on how to keep going even when we don’t feel like it.
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God's Pretty Smart
God's Pretty Smart
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
God's pretty smart," observed a perspicacious fourth-grader. "Long before eyeglasses were invented, he put our nose and ears in the right places."
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Do You Really Want to be Healed?
Do You Really Want to be Healed?
By Elizabeth Thomas
Ouch or Touché! I was kneeling at Mass dealing with the side effects of an eye drop I use for my glaucoma. This problem started 3 years ago when I developed severe weakness in the legs and body; along with sensitivity to light and noise so bad that I would get dizzy or mind could not think.
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Gone Too Soon
Gone Too Soon
By Lorrie McNickle
There are so many expressions we convey to others when someone passes away. "Gone to soon" is one of the most common, and is an unfortunate statement. "Gone too soon" is an empty platitude that actually undermines our faith and the hopefulness that we should always exude in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Little Girl Get Up
Little Girl Get Up
By Susan Skinner
If you’re like me you probably spent much of your life worrying about what people think of you, or various other anxieties that happen throughout the day. I often feel like I spent a good majority of my adult life in a fog. Chasing that next happiness, but once achieving it, like a ghost, the happiness disappeared.
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Build up the Ancient Ruins
Build up the Ancient Ruins
By Trish Irvine
After finishing a silent retreat, I opened my Bible to where I had some papers sticking out. I had marked this section because of the first three verses of Isaiah 61. They were the Scripture verses my college women’s group considered “our” passage.
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A Friar's Prayer to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus
A Friar's Prayer to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus
By Kim-Thérèse Lee
O Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Cover Me, O Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Protect Me, O Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Sanctify Me, O Most Precious Blood of Jesus, Guide Me. Amen.
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Have You Ever Experienced Bizarre Events That Can Only Be Explained As Demonic Activity?
Have You Ever Experienced Bizarre Events That Can Only Be Explained As Demonic Activity?
By Ralph Zuranski
Have you ever wondered if the people, who are in constant battle against the supernatural forces of evil, led by Satan and his demons, come under demonic attack? Well, I have a very interesting story I cannot explain other than demonic activity in the extreme.
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A Sunset's Two-Fold Gift
A Sunset's Two-Fold Gift
By Trish Irvine
On the way back from my nephew’s baseball game, I attempted to distract my niece and nephews by directing their attention to the sky. It was sunset and the streaming colors changed minute by minute. I pointed out the different colors and asked if they could see any others.
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The 3 C's
The 3 C's
By Jean Smith
Where does one begin to sort things out after being told that they have Cancer? One does not even know where to begin until your head stops spinning from fear. Fear can impale you or you can embrace God and hear his words, “Be Not Afraid” These three simple words are stated 365 times in the Bible.
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Priesthood and the Grace of Ordination
Priesthood and the Grace of Ordination
By Ralph Hathaway
June 8, 1974, myself and 25 other candidates for the Permanent Diaconate had hands imposed upon us by Bishop Vincent M. Leonard in and for the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
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The Valley of the Shadow of Death
The Valley of the Shadow of Death
By Crysaly Aviles
As you [God] sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world (Jn. 17:18). Chapter 17 in the book of John is one of my favorite chapters in the bible. I am honored that Christ would take the time to pray over me in the manner that He does in John 17.
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Older, Dedicated Parishioners: You Inspire Me, A Young Adult
Older, Dedicated Parishioners: You Inspire Me, A Young Adult
By Katie Zalany
I recently joined my parish’s Evangelization Team. There, I met and heard about dedicated parishioners who had been with the team for years and contributed in so many ways. I was inspired.
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The Devil Made Me Do It
The Devil Made Me Do It
By E.M. McCarthy
Ever since Adam and Eve put on a fig leaf, we have been trying to cover up our guilt over freely choosing to sin.
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God Speaks When We Listen—Message #2
God Speaks When We Listen—Message #2
By Elizabeth Thomas
So quickly time flies –we get distracted and too busy—but at some point, a whisper comes and we remember---God is ever present in our life, but more importantly wants to be an ACTIVE PART of our life!
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Blessed Pierina Morosini: the Inspirational Patroness of Rape Victims
Blessed Pierina Morosini: the Inspirational Patroness of Rape Victims
By Larry Peterson
Most of us are familiar with the child saint, Maria Goretti, who, at the age of eleven, was brutally murdered defending her chastity. St. Maria was beatified by Pope Pius XII in 1947 and canonized a saint by him in 1950. She is the patron saint of chastity, rape victims, teenage girls and forgiveness.
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