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God Makes Himself Known
God Makes Himself Known
By Kathy Lamb
I attended short lectures explaining Lectio Divina*. I read the daily Mass readings. I read the writings of the saints. I followed the steps to Lectio Divina, focused on certain words, phrases or passages and meditated on these, I paused to pray. Sadly, I got stuck on the most critical step, the 4th step, contemplatio.
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The Old The New And The Flexible
The Old The New And The Flexible
By Carol Ann Chybowski
I’ve always found the Gospel reading of Matthew 9: 14-17 difficult to understand. It felt as though Jesus was light years ahead of John’s disciples, and even his own for that matter. Then some thoughtful soul explained that, no, you really can’t fast in the middle of a feast. It’s rude for one thing, an insult to your host.
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Though the Flock is Destroyed
Though the Flock is Destroyed
By Richard Maffeo
Part of the devil’s strategy has always been to attack those who follow Christ at their weakest and then mock us, saying something like: If you are God’s beloved, why are you suffering?
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Faith: Praising God for All That is to Come
Faith: Praising God for All That is to Come
By Katie Zalany
A priest recently told me: “Thank God for what He is doing in your life right now” without knowing anything that was happening in my life. A few days before he said this, I saw a quote: “Thank God for the blessings He is about to give you.” Then, a song spoke to me with a line: “We’ll stand grateful for all that has been left behind and all that goes before us.”
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OMG!
OMG!
By Richard Maffeo
Oh, my God! Just look at the stripes sliced into your back. One by one by one by one – each one the price of my sins crisscrossed across your ravaged flesh, each oozing blood fashioned from my whoredom, my blasphemies, my pervasive rebellion against you.
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You will show me the path to life. (Ps 16:5)
You will show me the path to life. (Ps 16:5)
By Mary Rivers
This morning we came early to Mass to pray the rosary; we were surrounded by those called “gray haired souls,” of which I am now one of them. They shuffled into church via walkers, canes; one had a cap which read, “Freedom is not free.” On the side of the hat was an small American flag.
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In the bottomless pit
In the bottomless pit
By Tess Shore
At times, we all fall into a rut with our faith. We go to Mass and know we are just going through the motions. We go to Confession and partake in the Church’s offerings, but we know we are just going through the motions with that, too. We start making excuses for why it’s okay to come to Mass late. We start making excuses for everything we do. During these times,
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A HOT Item: On Modesty and Bikinis
A HOT Item: On Modesty and Bikinis
By Greg Schlueter
The conversation took place among good Catholic brothers gathered for a cigar and scotch. Politics. 80’s rock. Joe Bonamassa (awesome blues man). Family stories. And on this particular night, the conversation turned to bikinis. Bikinis. No, it’s not what one might think of “men talking” and “bikinis.” But what one might think is enough to make the point.
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How Much Does Entertainment Cost?
How Much Does Entertainment Cost?
By Shawn Roche
We in America are often told to think ourselves fortunate. We can wake up without fear of persecution and death. We see food in our cupboards and clothes without holes in our closets. There is money in our wallets, ready to pay for our favorite morning drink at the most popular coffee shops in our area!
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Decision Making
Decision Making
By Lucas Sauls
I have written a lot of posts on choices. Everyday, just living in general, we make hundreds upon hundreds of them. We are constantly weighing the options of what ever situation it is that we have in front of us. Whether the choice be a very minute one, or something that can be earth shattering, if we are breathing, have a pulse, and still have a half sense about us, we are making choices.
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School of Mercy Doctorate – Dealing with Parents
School of Mercy Doctorate – Dealing with Parents
By Flávia Ghelardi
The wounds caused by the parent in their children´s souls certainly are the most difficult to heal. That´s why we´re talking about “School of Mercy Doctorate”. To get a doctor´s degree, we need to study hard and make many sacrifices and the process is long. In the same way, to be able to act with mercy when our parents wounded us, we need a lot of patience and many sacrifices.
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Making the Daily Divine: The Divine Office Explained
Making the Daily Divine: The Divine Office Explained
By Marcos Lopez
When Catholics are asked what they struggle with most, the answer is often prayer. Prayer is an especially difficult practice for us to keep because it is often understated and easy to forget about in the bustle of our everyday lives. We often forget to pray before meals, and we most certainly forget to pray throughout the day.
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On Vocations
On Vocations
By Joseph Michael
When you’ve attended Catholic schooling your entire life as I have, there are things that are engrained in you from an early age that non-Catholics or public school Catholics might not fully grasp in the same manner. Along with terminology—monstrance, vespers, narthex, sacristy, adoration and scapular, just to name a few at random—we learn the meaning and the concept of “vocation” quite early on.
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Open Letter to Parents of High School Graduates
Open Letter to Parents of High School Graduates
By Linda Kracht
Congratulations to you and your son or daughter on his/her high school graduation. This is a critical juncture for both students and parents and so we celebrate with much pomp and circumstance
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An Old Man and a Little Girl
An Old Man and a Little Girl
By Andree Ory
“ Lord, have mercy on me!” I thought as I scrambled into the pew looking appropriately and mournfully dressed, but not as respectfully recollected as I would like to have been for Mr. James’ funeral.
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How to do small things with great love, even when we are tired
How to do small things with great love, even when we are tired
By Ginny Kochis
Wrestling a toddler into his diaper is the worst time to consider one’s current status. And yet there I was, attempting to stave off my son’s third Huggie death roll, staring darkly out the window at the hydrangeas below. I was done. Done with the diapering. Done with the nagging. Done with the unmade beds, the cluttered countertops, the constant wave of stuff threatening to overtake my home.
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Brother John
Brother John
By David Torkington
Brother John was a man with the best of intentions but a terrible temper that made him impossible to live with. He decided to go into the desert and find a monastery where he could come to terms with his affliction
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