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What Exactly Is ‘The Gospel'?
What Exactly Is ‘The Gospel'?
By Bill Dunn
Recently during a religious radio broadcast, a listener called in and asked, “What exactly do you mean by ‘The Gospel’?” That’s a good question, and I bet many people, including regular church-goers, would answer by saying, “The word ‘gospel’ means those four books in the Bible, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.”
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Abusing God
Abusing God
By Sarah Aten
He doesn't pay attention to her. She's going out with him just for the image it gives her. He only talks to her when he's bored.
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Encountering Christ In Community, The New Mystic
Encountering Christ In Community, The New Mystic
By Nathan James Rawlins
The activity of the community is obvious, we must build the Church! Ironically, there is no better opportunity to experience God on the personal level than by participating in the activities of the Church at the communal level.
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The Truth Will Set You Free
The Truth Will Set You Free
By Sarah Aten
I was nineteen. I was in my best friend’s living room, helping her clean up after a Pampered Chef party. We had a brief, tender heart-to-heart, as friends do, concerning topics that made us feel angry and sick to our stomachs. Per our custom, we ended the conversation with laughter and hugs. I felt absolutely fine. Then, without warning, I walked over to the nearest trashcan and got sick.
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A Devotion to Mary for the Middle of a Stressful Work Day
A Devotion to Mary for the Middle of a Stressful Work Day
By Dean P. Johnson
On a particularly stressful day, when three people were lined up at my office door, when the phone was ringing and the voicemail light was flashing, and with deadlines fast approaching, I stopped myself for a brief moment, and thinking about the pressures and distractions a workplace has on our spiritual lives, I lifted my eyes to our Blessed Mother.
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God's Magnetic Love
God's Magnetic Love
By Elizabeth Thomas
Helllloooo—out there somewhere, beneath that big dark sky, under a bright yellow full moon— there you are, and here I am, there all are and so is the great I AM.
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Now About Your Pastor….
Now About Your Pastor….
By David R. Myers
I hope everyone who reads this blog has as good a pastor as we have at Our Lady’s Maronite Catholic Church in Austin, TX. Msgr. Don Sawyer is as good an example of a pastor as I’ve seen in my 57 years of life.
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St. Jude
St. Jude
By Pat McDermott
Many of us know that St. Jude is the patron saint of impossible causes. Did you ever pray to St. Jude and wonder if it is impossible, why am I praying? Did you ever wonder if nothing is impossible with God, then what causes does St. Jude help with?
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Judas and Me
Judas and Me
By Nancy Ristuccia
Once upon a time on a retreat many years ago, I was meditating on the passion and the Holy Spirit moved me to take the part of Judas Iscariot. Since that time Judas and I have often been Lenten partners. Of course Judas had some serious character flaws that led him to treason and despair, the Gospels seriously argue greed but I think that greed was based on something with which we can all identify
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Jesus Was Frustrated?
Jesus Was Frustrated?
By Elizabeth Thomas
Frustration! We all have felt it MANY times. I noticed though as I care for two clients who cannot express their words or feelings except by means of loud vocalizations, that when we are unable to get people to understand what we are trying to say—we get very frustrated.
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Four Greatest Gifts Parents Can Give to our Children
Four Greatest Gifts Parents Can Give to our Children
By James M. Littleton
What are the four greatest gifts parents can give to their children year-round? Certainly we have the obvious one, love. But how do we love? How do we manifest our love, this love which should be poured out as agape love, a love of total self-giving, a sacrificial laying down one’s life and complete pouring out of one’s own blood kind of love?
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That's Not GOD, That's a Periodic Table!!
That's Not GOD, That's a Periodic Table!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Are you sure about the Periodic Table? Before you think that this author is ‘bonkers’ take a deep breath and read on to the end. Recently, I was asked to have a panel on our podcast radio show“It's Me, God.”
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End Side Chick Day!!
End Side Chick Day!!
By Joe Klaas
Last year, I heard about an underground "holiday" that takes place on February 15, called Side Chick Day. So you celebrate Valentine's Day with your husband or wife on February 14, then you celebrate Valentine's Day with the man or woman you're having an affair with the following day.
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Finding Quiet In A Carnival World
Finding Quiet In A Carnival World
By Amy Alexander
For many around the world, Fat Tuesday is just another day. There are no parades or feasts. In South Louisiana, though, the parades, with beads tossed from semi-sized floats bearing colorful, grinning paper heads and ear-splitting, jazz blasting bands, show up after New Year’s and end on the evening before Lent officially begins.
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Living a Catholic Lifestyle?
Living a Catholic Lifestyle?
By Robert Wolfe
What does it mean to live a Catholic Life? Answers to this question come in every form and shape. From just meeting the bare requirements of being Catholic, to living a life that would make you a Saint.
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Gotta Tree to Climb!!
Gotta Tree to Climb!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was;
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On When Bad Things Happen
On When Bad Things Happen
By Crysaly Aviles
God didn't create the problem you find yourself in. He didn't let you down - in fact He lifted you up when you fell down. That's hard to see sometimes when we are deep in hurt or loss. There's a tendency to blame God when things don't go our way but God didn't do it.
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