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When the Wasp Loomed: A Lesson in Trusting God
When the Wasp Loomed: A Lesson in Trusting God
By Katie Zalany
One Sunday, I went out on my balcony to pray and sit with God. After a few minutes of reading a passage and contemplating, a wasp hovered a few feet away. The wasp was persistent and wouldn’t leave. Afraid of getting stung, I went back inside.
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But God…why don't you do something?
But God…why don't you do something?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
We pray…but nothing changes. We pray some more…still nothing changes.
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I was "Isadored" by Two Catholics and a Hebrew; It was Great*
I was "Isadored" by Two Catholics and a Hebrew; It was Great*
By Larry Peterson
I never knew a Catholic/Christian named Isidore. I had always thought that the name, Isidore, was primarily a Hebrew/Jewish name. In fact, several years ago, when my cousin, Vicki, discovered who our mysterious, missing grandfather was, his name turned out to be Isidore. It proved my point; Isidore Schul was a Hebrew man from Krakow.
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God Doesn't Care if You Get Ice Cream
God Doesn't Care if You Get Ice Cream
By Katie Zalany
Lately, I find myself asking God if I should go somewhere or get something that I often don’t really need but want – like ice cream.
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Catholics Should Learn How to Dance
Catholics Should Learn How to Dance
By Melanie Jean Juneau
Is joy at the heart of your life in Christ? Many Catholics feel beleaguered as they struggle to stand up for the truth in an increasingly hostile environment. Of course, it is easy to become so busy addressing serious moral and religious issues that our spirituality is relegated to Sunday Mass and a few Hail Marys rattled off on the run.
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The Trouble with Most of Us
The Trouble with Most of Us
By E.M. Wilson
I have been doing a lot of spiritual reading lately for groups I’m part of and I keep seeing the phrase “most of us.” Usually, when someone uses the phrase “most of us” in spiritual reading it is not because they are about to give most of us a compliment.
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I was a Fatima Kid
I was a Fatima Kid
By E.M. McCarthy
Today we take for granted that we have a relatively peaceful world. But not too long ago, during the Cold War, people lived with the fear a nuclear war would end creation. Not much could be done; or so we thought.
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Kissing the Cross
Kissing the Cross
By E.M. McCarthy
The wood beam is held up high. So much tradition is behind Christianity.
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Flexing Your Prayer Muscles
Flexing Your Prayer Muscles
By Caroline Godin
You can’t scroll Facebook or open your mail without some advertisements for self-improvement. They’re mostly exercise or diet related: machines, gyms, fads, magical drinks that make you not hungry. There’s always something new to try to make people get into what the world considers ‘good shape.’
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A Revert's Perspective
A Revert's Perspective
By Lisa Ponchak
It is no secret that my husband has struggled with deep regret over us leaving the Catholic Church and being away for 10 years. He has since worked through it and has forgiven himself, especially now that the Lord has restored him, and he is doing what he is passionate and gifted in. I on the other hand have not dealt with the same regret.
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The Benedict Option
The Benedict Option
By E.M. Wilson
So recently I have been reading some great articles written in response to the “Benedict option” one from Bishop Baron and another from R.R. Reno over at First Things.
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Mary and Prayer
Mary and Prayer
By Mariel Roersma
There are many things to learn from our Blessed Mother. And she certainly was a woman of prayer. She cried out to God in many times of need. And I’m sure she must have prayed for others too. And what better gift to give to others than the gift of prayer?
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On Petitionary Prayer
On Petitionary Prayer
By Rob Agnelli
To the outsider, Christian doctrine gives the appearance of having many contradictions. A common example concerns the Christian practice of petitionary prayer. The objection goes something like this, “If God is omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent, then why would we pray to Him?
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Four Steps on the Path to Divine Intimacy
Four Steps on the Path to Divine Intimacy
By Nancy Marie Murray
There is much talk these days about meditation, mindfulness, and such things. These sound like wonderful pathways to lead you to closeness with the Lord, and are sometimes practiced even in Catholic settings.
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The Face of Mercy to Those in Misery Part #4
The Face of Mercy to Those in Misery Part #4
By Deacon Mike Knuth
In the first three articles, we have looked at the bridges of mercy found in our Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter “Mercy and Misery.”
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Longing for "Eternal Easter"
Longing for "Eternal Easter"
By Prof. Anthony Maranise, Obl.S.B.
Merely days ago, I graduated, at long last, with my Masters in Theology. Treasuring as I do all that I learned, the professors that taught me, and my classmates, all of whom became friends, the graduation itself, while welcomed, was also bittersweet in that it was an ending of a process and way-of-living I had grown accustomed to.
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Rosary in the Pine Forest
Rosary in the Pine Forest
By Helen Losse
Pine straw pads the roadway, slicing nature’s antiquity. At the overlook, possibility beckons
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