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What I Learned from the Early Christians about Spiritual Growth, Part 3: Human Effort Matters
What I Learned from the Early Christians about Spiritual Growth, Part 3: Human Effort Matters
By Carl Sommer
It was necessary in the development of orthodox doctrine for Pelagianism, which held that human beings can do good without the aid of divine grace, to be defeated. It’s impossible to see how people could need a Savior if we can do good on our own.
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Who Cares What the Church says, I Do What I Want
Who Cares What the Church says, I Do What I Want
By Lorrie McNickle
How many of us Catholics practice this type of Cafeteria Catholicism? I would guess, most of us. I surmise that many of us pass judgement on the teachings and dogmas of the Church without fully understanding them. This is irresponsible and probably exudes the vice of pride, it certainly doesn’t exude humility.
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The Catholic Teachings On The Angels - Part 1: The Angels
The Catholic Teachings On The Angels - Part 1: The Angels
By Alex Brittain
Angels have a very big role in the Bible and in our history. Angels are a Dogma of Catholic Faith; you cannot be a Catholic if you do not believe in the existence of angels.
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We Must Count The Cost
We Must Count The Cost
By Lori Conklin
We must count the cost. What is going to cost us to follow Christ? The answer for each of us is uniquely different and yet it is the same.
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My experience as a Christian Author
My experience as a Christian Author
By George Calleja
During the years 1990 to 1996 I was a full time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I have been married and am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.
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Sharing Our Faith
Sharing Our Faith
By Crysaly Aviles
Ever get together with other Christian siblings that you haven’t seen in a while and when you come together it’s like your faith is completely renewed simply by being in their company? I swear, it’s true! This past holiday, I spend the weekend with fellow college students from several years back. We went to seminary together and eventually became good friends.
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Faith of My Mother
Faith of My Mother
By Lora Wilson
The year after my mother died, I returned to the Church after a long absence. Because I was cynical about all things religious, I never had a serious talk with mom about her faith. I will always regret that. In my eyes, mom's faith seemed superficial and sentimental. Reflecting on memories from my childhood and the things she left, I now realize that her spirituality was so much deeper ...
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Source of Hope: Prayer to Saint Joseph the Worker
Source of Hope: Prayer to Saint Joseph the Worker
By Frank J. Maduri
The mainstream secular news media will focus at least once a month on the outlook for employment in our country, usually around the release of the “jobs report” by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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To All Young Catholics Preparing to Leave Home
To All Young Catholics Preparing to Leave Home
By Richard Maffeo
So, you’ve graduated high school and you’re headed away from home for the first time. Whether your destination is college, the military, marriage – or anywhere else far from the familiar of family, church, and friends – you must read this. Your spiritual health will be tested many times, and how you handle those tests will determine the memories you will deal with thirty, forty years (and longer)
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Baptism: Part 3 Infant Baptism
Baptism: Part 3 Infant Baptism
By Kevin Noles
An early practice of Baptism was infant baptism. Some people find that the argument for infant Baptism is an argument from silence. The same can be said about believers Baptism. There is no passage of Scripture that tells us that infants cannot be baptized. This argument comes from Nick Kuhns, who adheres to the Methodist theology ...
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You Can't Beat Progress
You Can't Beat Progress
By Steve Reasbeck
"This isn’t the middle ages anymore", a gentleman told me in a recent discussion that we had over the virtues and need for faith. "We’ve come so far......especially in the last century.....that it isn’t necessary to believe in fairy tales anymore. God isn’t dead, He just never existed, we’ve progressed". I realize that this mindset and viewpoint is becoming increasingly popular these days.
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Confession's Sacrament
Confession's Sacrament
By Ann Casey
“Bless me Father for I have sinned. It has been…” Words known even before my First Communion rush back in this quiet fearful sanctuary and stop dead in my throat. How do I even begin to explain the twenty-five years since my last confession coupled with my sins of absence from Mass?
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Why I didn't always like the Rosary
Why I didn't always like the Rosary
By Heidi Bock
Converts sometimes mention how blessed we lifelong Catholics are for having been raised in the faith. This is indeed the case; however, it doesn't always follow that we appreciate this great gift. In fact, the Catholic faith can seem very much like the turkey at Thanksgiving, or choosing to run a yearly marathon---something that is "your thing", that "works for you" ...
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You Are The Light Of The World
You Are The Light Of The World
By Lori Conklin
You are the light of the world. How does this make you feel when you read this? Lets slow it down and really ponder, YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. What immediately comes to my mind is the song "This little light of Mine, I'm gonna let it Shine." This is what scripture says; You are the light of the world.
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Wave, Particle, Heat
Wave, Particle, Heat
By Barbara Golder
God made me a scientist long before He made me a Catholic. Too many people today see science as an alternative to God, as though if we just work hard enough and long enough and are smart enough we can figure everything out with no need for a Creator or Redeemer.
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A Prayer Before Work
A Prayer Before Work
By Pam Spano
I was promoted at the end of March and I love my new job! I'm blessed to have a boss that wants me to succeed and is very helpful. She is more than willing to answer my texts on her days off or she will call the office so she can walk me through something I'm stuck on.
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Create A Clean Heart In Me
Create A Clean Heart In Me
By Carol Ann Chybowski
Have you ever felt like King David in Psalm 51? Here is a man who seems to have it all, to be a smashing success. The rags to riches story of a shepherd boy turned king we usually only see in movies. He lives in a palace, like the bigger house we all seem to want. He is wealthy and admired. All these things are attractive to us too, and seem so desirable.
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