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Why Even Faithful Catholics Suffer From Mental Illness
Why Even Faithful Catholics Suffer From Mental Illness
By Melanie Jean Juneau
Although most respectable members of our parishes try to look healthy and content in public, mental illness is as common and invisible among the faithful as it is in secular circles.
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12 Love-notes from God
12 Love-notes from God
By Fr. Bede Camera, O.S.B.
1. Be with me; as St. Anselm said, enter into your inner chamber, where you are alone with me and yet not alone at all. Hide yourself with me, and even in the midst of storms and trials and oppressions, for a time you are free from all of that, and hidden, and safe, and forever loved.
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How We're Piecing Together the Ideal Religious Education for Our Children
How We're Piecing Together the Ideal Religious Education for Our Children
By Jennifer Edwards
I am a pastoral minister by profession. I have a degree in Theology, and I’m enraptured with all things related to Catholic doctrine and spirituality. At heart, I’m an evangelist, and therefore, my children’s formation is exceedingly important to me. I want them to know the faith, but more importantly, I want them to be disciples of Jesus Christ. I don’t want them to become a statistic.
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When are your planned meetings with God?
When are your planned meetings with God?
By Troy Kroening
There are many ways to encounter God. Many of them happen when we are not ready or not aware. But we should not look past planning meetings with God. Setting aside scheduled time to encounter God can help us tremendously. By having these planned encounters, we are more likely to see Him in the unplanned encounters.
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Saint Peter's Assistant
Saint Peter's Assistant
By Victor S E Moubarak
You have died ... and you find yourself in Heaven's Reception Room. There, sitting at the computer is Saint Peter searching for your details and information. Standing behind him is a figure pointing at you.
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A Bible Reading Plan (Revised)
A Bible Reading Plan (Revised)
By Richard Maffeo
From time to time I am asked to suggest a pattern for daily Bible reading. I read at least two chapters each morning from the Old Testament (OT) and two each evening from the New Testament (NT). Each sitting takes about 15 minutes, or 30 minutes/day.
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Catholic Churches are Unfriendly
Catholic Churches are Unfriendly
By Faith Flaherty
Catholic Churches aren't welcoming. How many times have Catholics heard that and then tried to give examples of welcoming activities.
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Finally Home
Finally Home
By William Hemsworth
The Catholic Liturgy entails many things. We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing, and to remember what He has done for us. We listen to sacred scripture and see how the Old and New Testaments are connected. We gather as one family united in our faith in the Lord, but most importantly we gather to celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ and His presence in the Eucharist.
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Sharing Christ's Passion
Sharing Christ's Passion
By Mary Rivers
One of our parishioners has been arrested under the Ala illegal Immigration Law. She is a mother of three, ages 5,3, 1, and has been in the United States for years. She came here with her husband to have a better life, to leave behind a life controlled by drug cartels. The Passion of Christ begins in earnest now for this mother - the same passion endured by Mary begun the moment she said “yes
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Who or What is Mastering Your Life?
Who or What is Mastering Your Life?
By Katie Zalany
No one can serve two masters. You are not able to serve both God and mammon.
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Thanksgiving is Thanksliving
Thanksgiving is Thanksliving
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
As a priest I receive many Mass requests of petition, but hardly ever for a Mass of thanksgiving. (“Eucharist” means thanksgiving!).
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Bless your Enemies
Bless your Enemies
By David Torkington
I simply worshipped the heroes of ancient Greece when I was at school. I loved to hear stories about Troy and the heroes who fought there. I loved to read about the Persian wars and about the warriors who fought for freedom at Marathon, Salamis and Thermopylae. Most of all I worshipped Alexander the Great and marvelled at the mighty empire that he set up before he was even thirty.
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Why the Government is God #2
Why the Government is God #2
By Mary Ann Gambill
To make this very short and easy to understand, the government pays people.
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Fasting and the Eternal Prize
Fasting and the Eternal Prize
By Ellen Gable Hrkach
St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians stresses the importance of discipline and “winning the prize.”
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The Virgin Mary: Conqueror of Muslims Hearts
The Virgin Mary: Conqueror of Muslims Hearts
By Nate Lauer
On September 11th 1683, Vienna was besieged by Islamic Ottoman Turks. Christians throughout Europe prayed the Rosary in the midst of a desperate situation.
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An Unveiling Story of Personal, Family and Parish Transformation
An Unveiling Story of Personal, Family and Parish Transformation
By Greg Schlueter
Most Blessed Sacrament parish in Toledo, Ohio is exceptional in many ways. The parish lives its name. Anchored in a neighborhood community, liturgy and homilies are reverent, relevant and robust. Perpetual adoration is expressed in constant service to one another and the broader community.
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The Truth About Mary and the Rosary; 1 Witness and 3 Misconceptions
The Truth About Mary and the Rosary; 1 Witness and 3 Misconceptions
By Allison Welch
As I walked from booth to booth collecting my swag at a Catholic Conference, I got a text message from my confirmand, “Have you ever heard of the Tradition of the Seven Sorrows?”
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