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Adversity and its Immense Value
Adversity and its Immense Value
By Alan Scott
I read the following quote recently from C.S. Lewis: “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” This made me think about all the various obstacles and sufferings I have faced in my life, and I’ve gone through some real doozies.
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Finding God's Love In Purgatory: The Cleansing Of The Lord's Friends
Finding God's Love In Purgatory: The Cleansing Of The Lord's Friends
By Nate Lauer
May They Rest In Peace. This is a very common and familiar statement uttered referring to those who have passed on. Upon reflection, we realize that it is a simple, direct prayer to the Lord asking that the souls of our loved ones pass into God’s presence,into his light, into his peace, that they enter into his Joy.
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A Visit To The Upper Room
A Visit To The Upper Room
By Evelyn Augusto
The morning after a life altering event often becomes a crossroad in one’s life. Something-- life changing-- has taken place and a new dawn forces one to note: “I am not the same.” And to ask: “Now what?”
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The Pro-Life Movement's Missing Piece: Every Man's Secret Letter To Women Part II
The Pro-Life Movement's Missing Piece: Every Man's Secret Letter To Women Part II
By James Berkon
When it comes to involving men in the Pro-Life Movement, a few thoughts come to mind that I would like to share with you.
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Six Easy Ways to Celebrate Advent Without Any Additional Work (almost)
Six Easy Ways to Celebrate Advent Without Any Additional Work (almost)
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
Advent is a great season. We all observe it, but much of the time, we overlook the meaning behind all those wonderful family traditions that we celebrate throughout the four weeks. Here are a few ways (in no particular order) to incorporate some theological discussion into what your family will be doing anyway
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Advent and Other Hopes That Follow a Year of Jubilee
Advent and Other Hopes That Follow a Year of Jubilee
By Helen Losse
Advent begins just as Jubilee ends. God and I are sharing my life through prayer.
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Marriage and the Call to Holiness
Marriage and the Call to Holiness
By Rob Agnelli
At the close of the Second Vatican Council in 1965, there were 58,632 priests in the United States, serving a Catholic population of 48.5 million. In 2014, there were 38,275 priests, serving a total of 79.7 million Catholics. The number of women religious in our country has seen an even more dramatic decrease, plunging from 179,954 to 49,883 during the same time frame (CARA Church Statistics).
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#1 Tip for Families During Advent and Christmas
#1 Tip for Families During Advent and Christmas
By Melanie R. Cameron
You are in charge of your family traditions... make them cherished moments, not required burdens.
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Ellen Organ and "Her Pope": For Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven
Ellen Organ and "Her Pope": For Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven
By Norman Fulkerson
On August 4, 1903 Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto was elevated to the Chair of Saint Peter and took the name Pius X. Twenty days later William and Mary Organ welcomed their fourth child into the world at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Ireland. They named her Ellen but she would eventually be known throughout the world simply as “Little Nellie.
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From "French Fry Church" to a Church on FIRE!
From "French Fry Church" to a Church on FIRE!
By Greg Schlueter
Welcome to the most happening church. Built for consumers. Made to satisfy. Something for everyone. Asking very little. Accommodating your time. Your comfort zone. Your appetite. Like McDonald's french fries right out of the fryer. Perfectly salted. Amazingly warm. With all the satisfaction of nourishment.
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Why I Am Pro-Choice
Why I Am Pro-Choice
By Trish Irvine
The sighs and groans were heard throughout the room. It was a Thursday and so, like most Thursdays, we had a journal entry. It was clear to me that this was not their favorite thing to do. Then again, they are high schoolers, and so finding activities that they actually, visibly enjoy is a difficult task.
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A Paean for Conservatives and Traditionalists--Pippa, Trump and Little Homebodies
A Paean for Conservatives and Traditionalists--Pippa, Trump and Little Homebodies
By Rose Cuervo
Late last year I was praying for a book that would ground me both in holiday traditions/ basic entertaining--what to do for them, what to cook, how to even make it possible, even special. God answered that prayer that same day by letting me see in a college bookstore "Celebrate" by Pippa Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge's sister.
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Living in Liminal Time
Living in Liminal Time
By Malleson Emmerling
I first heard the term “liminal time” from Sr. Audrey Doetzel, a Sister of Our Lady of Sion. Liminal living is living in an intermediate state of life. It’s kind of like the in-between time when perhaps we’re single, but we want to be married. Or we’re living in an apartment, but we’d prefer to be in a house. Maybe we’re sick, but we want to be healthy.
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Preventing Homily Abuse
Preventing Homily Abuse
By Evelyn Augusto
Faithful Catholics know what makes a bad homily. We have sat through enough of them in our lifetimes. Often we are asked or rather, urged, to be more understanding of less eloquent priests. Now, I can’t be sure why our clergy doesn’t understand, as Archbishop Villegas reminds us that: “Homily abuse can harm souls.” What I can say is this: Good homilists are made, not born.
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The Lord Wastes Nothing
The Lord Wastes Nothing
By Trish Irvine
Nothing will be wasted. What a beautiful promise the Lord makes to us in that one verse. He was speaking of the bread that had been multiplied to feed the hungry who had come together to hear Him preach. If He says this about bread, how much more would He say it about my life?
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The Power of Prayer: The Holy Rosary of The Blessed Virgin Mary
The Power of Prayer: The Holy Rosary of The Blessed Virgin Mary
By Frank J. Maduri
The Holy Rosary is one of the most important and powerful prayers in the Catholic faith. It is given a special observance in the months of October and May. The Feast Day observing The Most Holy Rosary falls in October. The prayer of the Rosary has been described in Catholic tradition as a weapon against the evil that has pervaded our world.
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Anxiety is from Satan and is Rooted in the World
Anxiety is from Satan and is Rooted in the World
By Lorrie McNickle
Anxiety does not come from God. It comes from the worry and pride of placing the worldly and material above the divine and Heavenly.
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