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Kindness always--what Catholic communicators should know
Kindness always--what Catholic communicators should know
By Jennifer May
Pope Francis and Cardinal John Patrick Foley were examples of excellent media communicators which people, especially in the Catholic blogging community, are invited to emulate. This is what Fr. Thomas Rosica, CEO of Salt and Light Television in Canada said in the 3rd Annual John Cardinal Foley Lecture on Social Communications in St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA, Feb. 1.
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A House Divided Against Itself, Can Not Stand
A House Divided Against Itself, Can Not Stand
By De Maria
The number of Protestant denominations, is astounding. Some say more than 20,000. Is this a good thing? Scripture says that we can judge good things by their fruit
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 5 Stanzas Applied Spiritually to Christ and the Soul
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 5 Stanzas Applied Spiritually to Christ and the Soul
By Tim Hatch
St. John of the Cross uses the analogy of a shepherd and a shepherd-girl to illustrate. Christ is the shepherd who lives simply "withdrawn from pleasure and contentment."
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Blue Economy in Lent (Part 1)
Blue Economy in Lent (Part 1)
By Juan Trujillo
Hey!! Blue ones!! How are you? I have become blue, since I knew about this, and I’m in that process, I expect that you too could consider it. Not just preserve but regenerate.
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Love to the loveless shown
Love to the loveless shown
By Fr. Bede Camera, O.S.B.
God’s love for you and for me is so great that at the lowest point in our lives, at the moment when we have found ourselves to be the most despicable, in a time of bitter and tragic failure when weakness and sin had all but annihilated us or when we have done inestimable harm to others—at precisely that moment, the God Who is Love, through his suffering and death, reached down to us from the cross
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Do You Go to Mass every Week? Well Good, but That is NOT What It's All About
Do You Go to Mass every Week? Well Good, but That is NOT What It's All About
By Lorrie McNickle
Are you one of those Catholics who practices the Faith by going to Mass or “Church’ every Sunday? Do you then leave Mass and not have much thought about God again until the next Sunday?
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflection Part 4 The Spiritual Canticle
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflection Part 4 The Spiritual Canticle
By Tim Hatch
Christ, the bridegroom, responds to his bride. He is fulfilling the bride's deepest desire, of which she spoke of at the end of her discourse in the last reflection "as she rests in delight in the sweet garden of her desire." The imagery St. John of the Cross uses to describe this is very intimate, at the level which is only found within the context of marriage.
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But...did you love me?
But...did you love me?
By Allyson Rae
I had such a beautiful, inspiring, and love-filled weekend. Valentine’s Day can do that to you, yeah. But now it's time to get down to the reality of things. How do I share that love with others?
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The Second Station of the Cross: A Mercy Reflection
The Second Station of the Cross: A Mercy Reflection
By Bobbie Ann Taylor
Although I hadn’t really thought about it until I started writing this reflection, I realize now how strongly I have been influenced by years of experiencing Franciscan meditations during Lenten Stations of the Cross devotions.
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Did the Catholic Church give us the Bible?
Did the Catholic Church give us the Bible?
By De Maria
In everyday speech, “Sacred Scripture” is used interchangeably with, “the Bible”. And in most contexts, there is no problem with that. But not in this one. Because the Catholic Church certainly gave us the Bible, but the Catholic Church did not give us all of Sacred Scripture.
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HI! My name is Lorrie.
HI! My name is Lorrie.
By Lorrie McNickle
I am a recruiter by trade. I recruit truck drivers. I work and have worked for many years with a multitude of these professionals. Truck Driver recruiters enjoy horrendous reputations.
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 3 Selections from The Spiritual Canticle
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 3 Selections from The Spiritual Canticle
By Tim Hatch
The Spiritual Canticle is an extensive dialogue between Christ, the Bridegroom, and his bride, the human soul. This dialogue is like that of the Psalms found in Scripture. Like the Psalmist, St. John of the Cross in this poem speaks of both joy and suffering.
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Rediscover Jesus Day 1
Rediscover Jesus Day 1
By Lori Conklin
Starting each Lenten journey is in fact a new beginning. It is a chance to slow down re-evaluate, consider and ponder the state of our spiritual life. At least that how it is for me. I always have such high expectations that just because it is Lent, I will somehow magically be able to overcome the most habitual temptations. Like Frodo and the ring,
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Both, and
Both, and
By Faith-Full Writer
Today, at Confession, I was challenged. Not to think of my sins, which came to mind far too easily. Not to confess them, though I was hesitant to say out loud how I'd failed God recently. No, my challenge came in the form of the penance.
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The One Thing Necessary
The One Thing Necessary
By Teresa Hurst
If left to me, I will always choose the easy road. Because, well… it’s easier. When I stumble across that fork in life’s pathways, I am usually inclined to head toward rainbows, and French fries, and bubble baths- as opposed to hair shirts, sacrificing the butter on my toast, and hard workouts.
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We are the poor, the needy, the captives and the blind
We are the poor, the needy, the captives and the blind
By Fr. Bede Camera, O.S.B.
We need to look at ourselves and understand that in so many ways, we are the poor. What was your life like before you were seized by Jesus Christ? What would it be like if you rejected Him?
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Does the Catholic Church have authority over the Bible?
Does the Catholic Church have authority over the Bible?
By De Maria
People who believe in Sola Scriptura will frequently make the statement that the Bible alone is the highest authority over men. And they make the claim that the Catholic Church holds itself as the authority over the Bible. Thus, making itself the highest authority.
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