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Why not just be Catholic first?
Why not just be Catholic first?
By Paul Couturier
I’m puzzled as to why they’d rather be conservatives or liberals first, which begs the question I posed in the title of this post; in terms of their spiritual lives, why not just be Catholic first?
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Not About Sin
Not About Sin
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
"The prodigal son gospel reading is the perfect, 'leticia' for the fourth Sunday in Lent...leticia means joyous...we are happy because we're now halfway through Lent," the new Pastor, Fr. Jose Alberto Vasquez at St. Patrick's Church in Arroyo Grande, California, claimed.
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The Easter Vigil Part Two: Symbolism in the Celebration
The Easter Vigil Part Two: Symbolism in the Celebration
By Joe Richard
Symbols stand for something else. They are used to teach something, or to remind us of something. The various elements of the Vigil Mass, indeed, any Mass are rich with symbolism. I've already discussed a few in the first part. There are several others.
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Jesus is either God or He is a liar who died in his sins
Jesus is either God or He is a liar who died in his sins
By De Maria
And Jesus provided the evidence to prove that He is God by raising the dead, healing the sick, multiplying the fish and the loaves and turning water to wine. These things were testified by many witnesses. And His followers, many of them could also perform such miracles as he empowered them to perform.
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The Most Important Relationship {Day 23}
The Most Important Relationship {Day 23}
By Lori Conklin
I often wonder what it might have been like to walk the earth with Jesus and Mary.
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How to Explain Mercy (and Good Friday) to Children
How to Explain Mercy (and Good Friday) to Children
By Grace Mazza Urbanski
Working with children (and raising a batch with my husband), I've picked up a few critical pieces of information about how children learn. For example, children require simple explanations in terms they can understand instinctively. Children also have little patience for information or activities that seem irrelevant to their concerns; they learn new concepts best when they can relate to the topic
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We Have No King But Caesar
We Have No King But Caesar
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
Having to read the “Crowd” parts during The Passion on Good Friday, is always an uncomfortable fifteen minutes for me. “Crucify him!” sticks in my throat and “I do not know him” is unpleasant. But, for me, no phrase cuts to the heart like “We have no king, but Caesar!” (Jn 19: 15)
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Time Travelling to Calvary and Beyond
Time Travelling to Calvary and Beyond
By Rexcrisanto Delson
It is very important to make Christ in the Eucharist a priority during this Lenten and Eastertide season. The Church teaches that the Eucharist is a sacrifice because it re-presents (makes present) the sacrifice on the cross.[i] It also teaches that the Mass is at the same time, and inseparably, the sacrificial memorial in which the sacrifice of the cross is perpetuated.[ii] In other words, it is
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Becoming Simon of Cyrene: Comfort to the Cross (Challenge to Hot Tub Catholics)
Becoming Simon of Cyrene: Comfort to the Cross (Challenge to Hot Tub Catholics)
By Greg Schlueter
Let’s have the courage to consider: Are we not living in troubling times? Do we not experience it in our marriages and families? Among our closest friends and co-workers? We pray, but have we considered His means of response: church. Are our pews filling? Are those in our pews evidently alive in the Holy Spirit?
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The Easter Vigil Part One: The Catholc Passover Celebration
The Easter Vigil Part One: The Catholc Passover Celebration
By Joe Richard
Most of us have heard of the Seder, the ceremonial Passover meal celebrated by Jewish people the world over. It follows a certain ritual, a certain order. The order is set forth in the Haggadah, a Jewish text which gives the order of the Seder
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Go and Sin No More - The Mercy of God
Go and Sin No More - The Mercy of God
By Wesley Falcao
"Go and sin no more", Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery. Have you committed adultery? I have; in my heart. For Jesus said, "I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart"
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Obedience unto death
Obedience unto death
By De Maria
Many of you know that Jesus obeyed God, the Father. But most of you, perhaps, have not thought about the fact, that Jesus also obeyed man. I’ll tell you a bit more about that later. You’ll hear a lot of people say, “We must obey God and not man.” But that is not what Jesus did. Jesus obeyed man and God. Both
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An Alleluia From The 9th Century
An Alleluia From The 9th Century
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
As Easter approaches this year, I am both saddened and joyous at the ending of another 40 days of intentions aimed at deepening my understanding of this person, this Son who chose to live as we live
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Do Catholics "Worship" Saints?
Do Catholics "Worship" Saints?
By Kevin Noles
Many people answer this question with a no. While they are not completely wrong the answer can also be yes. It depends on which sense of the word the person is using. Amongst Catholics it would be ok to say we worship the saint however around Protestants the correct answer is no. Venerate is the more appropriate term though worship, in the older and Biblical sense, is acceptable as well.
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Fasting and Peace
Fasting and Peace
By Ellen Gable Hrkach
“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” The opening words to the song “Let There Be Peace on Earth” are simple but profound.
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Why We Need Mary
Why We Need Mary
By Samuel Matthews
One of the most attacked traditions of the Catholic Church is her veneration of the Blessed Mother. Protestants, Muslims, Jews, and Atheists alike viciously criticize Catholics for "worshipping" Mary. Do not so much as listen to this infernal noise! Our faith in the Mother of God must never be shaken.
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What to "do" with Holy Saturday?
What to "do" with Holy Saturday?
By Bobbie Ann Taylor
what to “do” with Holy Saturday—from the time I rise, at least up until the time of the glorious evening Easter Vigil Mass—that has been my dilemma.
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