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Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 4: Encountering God, Continued
Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 4: Encountering God, Continued
By Bob Hunt
Here are more accounts of those who have experienced God in their lives, followed by a discussion of the impact of experiencing God on the brain. Can experiences of God be measured?
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So, you've been to the Catholic Church for the first time, what now?
So, you've been to the Catholic Church for the first time, what now?
By De Maria
You took the plunge, you went to the nearest Catholic Church. But you didn’t take my advice. It was too intimidating to follow all those people in. So, you did a little reconnaissaince. You found the Mass times and you decided to go at a time when the building would be vacant. First, you drove by and saw no one there. So, you parked and inspected the grounds.
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The Eucharist Is Thanksgiving
The Eucharist Is Thanksgiving
By Frank J. Maduri
Every year as the autumn leaves fall and the hours of sunlight shorten, I reflect more often upon the activities of the past year. I think most of us would admit to doing the same thing as we move closer to the end of the year and to the start of a brand new calendar filled with an unknown number of new challenges.
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From Yearning to Coming Home
From Yearning to Coming Home
By Sandy Lowery
Until Divine Mercy Sunday of this year, I was a lapsed Catholic that was about as far as someone could get from the Mother Church.
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God Uses Our Nature for His Purposes
God Uses Our Nature for His Purposes
By Dean P. Johnson
As I sit by my bedroom window, contemplating the subtle yet dramatic change of the season – as the autumnal hues make way for the starkness of winter, I am taken about how God uses nature for his purposes.
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Where do we find the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Bible?
Where do we find the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Bible?
By De Maria
As I’ve mentioned before, I believe that one of the best ways to understand Scripture is to first understand the Teachings of the Catholic Church, which are the basis of the New Testament. It is upon these Oral Teachings of Jesus Christ which are passed down by the Church, which are the bedrock of the New Testament.
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Celebrate! The 12 Days of Christmas
Celebrate! The 12 Days of Christmas
By Rebecca H. Aikman
Twelve Days of Christmas as told via a Catholic Poet
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The Holy Family's Guardian Angels
The Holy Family's Guardian Angels
By Sherry Kenner
Before God created man, He created the heavens and all things visible and “invisible”. The angels were in existence long before man walked the earth. Throughout the Bible the angels are seen as messengers and protectors. They adore, glorify and praise the Creator. These angels play a vital role in the journey of mankind.
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I Love The House Where You Live
I Love The House Where You Live
By Lori Conklin
Oh Lord, my heart soars with joy, my soul filled with this sublime truth: I am the house where you live, the place where your glory makes its home. Oh the wonderful implications of this truth, has me giddy with pure delight.
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A Rose From Heaven
A Rose From Heaven
By Rebecca Johnasen
In January, 2013, I prayed a novena to St. Therese, The Little Flower, for a special intention. As an answer to my prayers, I asked for a sign: white for yes, soon, red for no and pink, for yes but not now.
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Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry
Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry
By Jen Schlameuss-Perry
I can say for myself that, when I’m fasting or didn’t remember to eat, I can be a bear! We really can get out of sorts when we haven’t had the nourishment that we need.
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Accepting Mary as Mother
Accepting Mary as Mother
By Bobbie Ann Taylor
Sadly ironic, isn’t it? Jesus in the Eucharist, Jesus’ Visible Head of the Church: the Pope, Jesus’ Blessed Mother Mary: three pillars of our Catholic Faith are equally three stumbling blocks to unity among all Christians.
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The astonishing image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The astonishing image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
By De Maria
You know the story, Our Lady appeared to St. Juan Diego and his uncle in 1531. She left this image as proof of the authenticity of her appearance and the Bishop was convinced. So, he had a Temple built upon the site of her appearance.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, Tepeyac, Mexico
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Tepeyac, Mexico
By De Maria
Buenos dias, Madre mia, Virgen de Guadalupe, a ti, con todo amor, te consagro mi corazon! Amen! No estoy yo aquí que soy tu Madre? These are the words which Our Lady spoke to St. Juan Diego when she appeared to him on the hill of Tepeyac, near Mexico City.
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Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 1: Introduction
Evidence for the Existence of God from Experience, Part 1: Introduction
By Bob Hunt
the human experience is filled to overflowing with the experience of God. In every age, in every culture, from the earliest cave drawings to the loftiest cathedrals, people have testified to their experience of the divine. Indeed, one could argue reasonably that the experience of God is part and parcel with the experience of being human.
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Let's Hear It from the Children!
Let's Hear It from the Children!
By Grace Mazza Urbanski
Last winter Pope Francis visited the Roman parish of St. Joseph. One of his remarks there was eagerly snatched up by social media: "Babies cry, make noise, go here and there. But it annoys me when a baby cries in church and there are those who say he needs to go out. The cry of a baby is God's voice: never drive them away from the church!"
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Are You "All In"?
Are You "All In"?
By Lorrie McNickle
I have had two conversations this past week with lapsing Catholics – people that consider themselves to be Catholic even though they find the most basic and simple of all Church teaching – attendance at Sunday Mass –to be bothersome. One of these individuals is even sending her kids to Catholic schools. I just don’t get it. I find this exasperating.
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