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What Is Dialogue?
What Is Dialogue?
By Mary Rivers
A simple enough question; it is more than just talk Pope Francis says, using Thomas Merton as an American example. Thomas Merton, a contemplative monk living in a hermitage in rural Kentucky, never –the- less dialogued with many thinkers world-wide. He dialogued with the farmer living next door, the driver who sometimes drove him to Louisville, the monks of the Orient, the editors of his papers,
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The Church and Authority: Part 1 One Visible Church
The Church and Authority: Part 1 One Visible Church
By Kevin Noles
In the comments section of my article Are Good Works Automatic?, Another person and I had a good spirited debate on works and justification. He believes his interpretation is authoritative and rejects the Catholic interpretation, which the Bible agrees with. .
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Praise and Worship, Hymns and Mass
Praise and Worship, Hymns and Mass
By Emily Allen
There seems to be an ever growing divide within the Church, especially among millenials, in regards to Mass-appropriate music. Masses ordered towards the youth automatically make use of contemporary music and oftentimes bands, as opposed to “traditional” Masses using the organ and choir. People develop their musical preferences and tend to get extremely defensive over them.
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Fight or Die: What it means to be a Catholic Man
Fight or Die: What it means to be a Catholic Man
By Randal Schmidt
Recently I was asked to sit on a panel for a new class of catechumens beginning RCIA in my local parish. The panel was discussing the question, “What does it mean to be a Catholic?” I had previously been on this same panel a year before, and at that time, I had answered this question in terms of my then-recent conversion.
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Time For The Terrific Catholic Men's Conference - October 24th
Time For The Terrific Catholic Men's Conference - October 24th
By Bill Dunn
Have you noticed how difficult it is to be a faithful Catholic man nowadays? The values of our culture have changed drastically in recent decades. Things that were unheard of not too long ago are now commonplace. Our society is awash in pornography and casino gambling, and few people think it’s a problem. We don’t allow living children to be born, and then call it “comprehensive health services.”
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Homosexual Priests In The Church
Homosexual Priests In The Church
By Annie Chester
I am sure if you keep up with current news events in the Church you have no doubt heard the recent news about Msgr. Krzysztof Charamsa, a Polish priest who came out as a practicing homosexual a few days before the Synod of Bishops on the family came to order.
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Donating Blood
Donating Blood
By Ana Braga-Henebry
The Bloodmobile returned recently to our parish, and I took my usual turn in a long list of donors. When the technician apologized for the bruise, I told her that I would wear it as a badge of honor. After all, I would not be here if it were not for other donors, long ago in South America.
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Trust and Faith- Aren't They The Same Thing?
Trust and Faith- Aren't They The Same Thing?
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
Can we have trust in a person, event or object without faith? These two concepts are most commonly used in the religious context when we are speaking, thinking and writing about them; almost always we do so with a great attention to the ‘mystery’ of trust or the ‘blindness’ of faith.
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Obedience as Love
Obedience as Love
By Emily Allen
In our modern culture ruled by individualism, “love” is often understood to mean “accept me as I am and don’t put any demands on me.” Why would someone ask me to change if they “love” me unconditional? Why do I need to be who they want me to be and do what they want me to do? Why don’t they just take me as I am?
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Encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection (2)
Encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection (2)
By George Calleja
In this article, you will find some encouraging and helpful quotations from the Bible for your reflection, which can help you in your life. Use these quotations for your meditations, share them with people who need encouragement, and make them part of your daily life. -----
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Rediscovering My Own Catholicism
Rediscovering My Own Catholicism
By Pam Spano
To celebrate the first day of my vacation, I went to one of my favorite restaurants for breakfast. Before my food arrived, I took out Matthew Kelly's book, Rediscover Catholicism and started to read. Unfortunately, I was on the chapter about fasting. Oops!
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The Power of Psalm 91
The Power of Psalm 91
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Recently, while I was going through a stressful time, a friend sent a text simply reading “Psalm 91”. I knew what the message was, but honestly, it was late at night and I was in bed so the motivation of reading at that moment was not there. However, I followed her advice and hit the Bible app on my phone and pulled up Psalm 91.
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Why Did Pope Francis Meet with the Lawbreaker Kim Davis?
Why Did Pope Francis Meet with the Lawbreaker Kim Davis?
By Arnold Scott
The visit of Pope Francis to the United States was one of the biggest media stories in a long time. Given how few members of the media are actually observant Catholics, what explains all the glorious attention and reverence he has received? One reason is that our culture has an insatiable appetite for celebrities and the Pope is certainly a global celebrity.
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Would You Die for Your Faith?
Would You Die for Your Faith?
By Lorrie McNickle
An associate of mine declared this week in the wake of yet another school shooting, that if someone were going to shoot her for being a Christian, her religion would suddenly change. Another associate agreed and said that she didn’t think God would want that for us; he would not want us to die that way.
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There Is No Power In A Bead
There Is No Power In A Bead
By Annie Chester
I know that by the title of this article you would probably think that I was a Protestant knocking the Rosary, but let me reassure you that is not the case, I had a Protestant minister tell me that. OK let me start at the beginning
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So the Pope met Kim Davis
So the Pope met Kim Davis
By E.M. Wilson
So the Pope met with Kim Davis. And everybody is freaking out about it. And quite honestly, I love the sentiment from non and anti-Catholics who feel betrayed. “Omg I thought Pope Francis was cool and it turns out he’s going to stand with Catholic Church doctrine that unequivocally states that marriage is between a man and a woman. Boo! Hiss!
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The Rosary - The Immense Power Within Our Grasp!
The Rosary - The Immense Power Within Our Grasp!
By Janet Moore
What do nuclear warfare, satanic priests, and serial killers have in common? What about corrupt and evil governments usurping the rights of its people, and horrific, unjust wars wrought upon Christians by radical Muslim forces?
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