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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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Healing through a New Language
Healing through a New Language
By James M. Littleton
I would like to discuss briefly something that is so necessary to our spiritual, emotional, and psychological health, but which has been virtually obliterated in the current culture in which we live. I call it Healing through a New Language. We need to reclaim this essential part of our lives, because God made us to incorporate this beautiful language into our lives.
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The Lover's First Concern
The Lover's First Concern
By Kara Klein
A long time ago I met a man who was everything I wanted and more. He had the perfect job, background, faith, intellect and personality for me. But (drum roll please!)… He could not have cared less about me if he tried. For months I could not get away from this guy. I would see him everywhere, and he would avoid me like the plague. Yet despite how he treated me, I could not get him off my mind and
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What are the Stages of Faith Development?
What are the Stages of Faith Development?
By Steven R. Hemler
I believe the four stages of Christian faith development, described by Rev. John H. Westerhoff in his book Will Our Children Have Faith, are quite enlightening and true. As we go through life, we may expand into (add-on) the needs and elements of the later stages, but only after the needs of the earlier stages are met. The stages of faith are like rings of a tree.
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Pass the Wine! Oh, Ain't None.
Pass the Wine! Oh, Ain't None.
By Elizabeth Thomas
Sometimes, when the Gospel is read, or when I read the daily readings at home; something said or read jumps out and hits me. I think, wow, wouldn't that be a great approach for a reflection to share.
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Give Yourself Up
Give Yourself Up
By Lori Peters
David’s rock of truth hit Goliath really hard, so hard that it killed him. In a glaringly obvious way, God showed how much He treasures humility. A meek shepherd armed with a simple weapon delivered a message equally as simple but profound: “Pride goes before a disaster, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18 NAB)
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What Will You "Give Up" This Lent?
What Will You "Give Up" This Lent?
By Nina Rizzo
Lent is a Catholic institution. Regardless of how religious we are, when Lent comes around, we make plans to “give something up.” As a little girl my cousins and I compared notes as to what we were giving up. Pizza, soda, and TV got lots of oooos and aaahs!
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A Re-Awaking of Spirit
A Re-Awaking of Spirit
By Lorrie McNickle
For the past year and a half I have been on an extended faith journey. I say “extended” because as a Cradle Catholic and “mostly” practicing one, I have felt a pull to learn and dive more deeply into the depths and doctrines of our Faith and why we have them. What I have discovered has rocked my world!
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Changing With the Times?
Changing With the Times?
By Michelle Watkins
I've heard it and I'm sure you have too. The medium takes different forms: popular women's talk shows, print format and cable news....politicians and film stars. The message is clear: The Catholic Church needs to change with the times. Yet what some non-Catholics and Catholics alike fail to understand is that morals are not dictated by secular opinion.
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Lenten 'Me' Time
Lenten 'Me' Time
By Michelle Watkins
I recall my days in parochial school vividly. One such recollection is preparing for the Lenten season. Number-two pencils in hand, we sat in our desks and scribbled out our Lenten resolutions in our best attempts at cursive writing. We thought of the things we held dear: watching cartoons, eating chocolate, riding our bikes......these were the things we'd sacrifice.
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Faith
Faith
By Theresa J Garrido
My faith is like a teardrop In a sea of unbelief. What little hope I once possessed Was stolen by the Thief.
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40 Suggestions and Reflections For Making The Coming 40 Days Of Lent Special
40 Suggestions and Reflections For Making The Coming 40 Days Of Lent Special
By Nate Lauer
I hope this compilation of suggestions and encouragements proves of great value to you this coming Lent. Keep People Ashing, Errr….Asking Questions. Let your Ash Wednesday ashes stay on your forehead all day. These ashes come from last Palm Sunday’s blessed palms and remind us of our mortality, and the urgency of turning toward and embracing life in Christ.
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It's All About Love of Christ (A Lenten Reflection with St Josemaría Escrivá)
It's All About Love of Christ (A Lenten Reflection with St Josemaría Escrivá)
By Nathan Barontini
Jesus. That one word sums up all of Catholicism. All the creeds, codes, and cult of the Church - the beauty of Catholic art (unmatched in human history), the glory of the great cathedrals of Europe (peerless among architectural artifacts), the wonderful complexity of Catholic philosophy and theology (you won't find a more rigorous intellectual system), the beauty of the Holy Sacrifice of Mass ..
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What Kind of Prescription is THIS?
What Kind of Prescription is THIS?
By Elizabeth Thomas
Well, your blood pressure is up, you are tired and fatiqued. I am concerned about your heart as you are carrying around too much weight. Not to mentioned the damage your stressful lifestyle and that weight is doing to your knees and joints. Here is what I want to to start taking daily
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Drive-Thru Repentance
Drive-Thru Repentance
By Joni Johnson
There is a moment in time…every year…the thumb of a priest or deacon are dipped into a small vessel of ashes…the foreheads of millions of people are marked with the Sign of the Cross…the words are spoken, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return,"and thus, Lent has begun.
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The "D" Word
The "D" Word
By Nicholas Modelski
One of the things that scares a good portion of Catholic young people is the “d” word. I’ve been asked hundreds of times if I’ve considered the priesthood, and I know I’m not the only one. It’s sort of an unwritten rule that, a young man regularly attending Mass in a somewhat reverent manner, should be regularly asked if he’s ever thought about being a priest.
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LENT: Are you ready?
LENT: Are you ready?
By Emily Borman
Lent is almost here. I don’t have my plan ready yet, but I am working on it. I know one thing, it will be little, nothing big, perhaps more than one little thing, but definitely not a big grand plan.
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