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Credo
By Victor S E Moubarak
Every large organisation or institution has a Mission Statement. A statement outlining what the Organisation is set up to do, what are its values, ethics, and purpose. Many years ago, in the year 325, the first Ecumenical Council of Churches met and wrote a "mission statement" which is better known as the Nicene Creed.
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I Ching, Yoga, Numerology, Astrology = Yawn
By David R. Myers
I recently saw a posting for a Catholic site asking the question – should Catholics consult the I Ching? I have seen other such postings concerning Astrology, Yoga, Numerology, fortune tellers , and on and on. I have heard these kinds of questions asked to guests on Relevant Radio as well.
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Miracles and the Mother of God
By Susan Skinner
As I was undergoing my spiritual transformation, I prayed a lot for my family, my children and my husband. When my husband and I married in 2000, he was not Catholic. He had been raised going to both Baptist and Presbyterian churches. He had a love for Jesus, and a love for me, and we complimented one another as a couple. Shortly after we were married, he converted to Catholicism.
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The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary-- Suggestions for Meditation
By Rosemary Bogdan
Pope Saint John Paul II proposed the Luminous Mysteries in an Apostolic Letter on the Rosary. In that letter he refers to a 1978 quote in which he said, “The rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and in its depth.” He wrote that his purpose was “to broaden “the Christological depth of the rosary… to include the mysteries of Christ’s public ministry
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The importance of St. Gabriel the Archangel
By Anne Marty
Blessed Archangel Gabriel was the guardian angel of the Mother of God. It was Gabriel that was sent to Zachary to announce that his wife would conceive and bring forth a son who they should call John. John was the precursor of Jesus.
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Why bother with Mary?
By Victor S E Moubarak
The first “Any Questions” session held by Father Ignatius in the church center proved so successful that some members of the congregation asked him to hold another one. They enjoyed asking questions about church matters in general and the Catholic Church’s teachings in particular, and learning from both Father Ignatius and Father Donald answering honestly rather than “toeing the party line”;
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Birthed in a Crucible of Despair
By Melanie Jean Juneau
A true story After a grueling nursing shift, Caroline sat alone, slumped, at the kitchen table. Head bowed down, resting on her arms with a glass of cold beer beside her.
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Eternity: a fearful and wonderful mystery
By Traditional Catholic Guy
“Labour not for the meat which perishes but for that which endures uto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed. “--John 6:27 If you are in want of repentance; if your heart is cold, and you think that there is no hope for you to incite within yourself sorrow, contrition, and a true spirit of reparation, meditate upon the mystery of Eternity..
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Christ is Greater than Columbus
By Father Adaly Rosado, Jr.
We recently celebrated Columbus Day. While people argue about whether or not this day should be celebrated as a holiday, it is safe to say that most people enjoyed the day off from work. For most it was a day to be with their families. For most children it meant “no school on Monday!”
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A Mission of Peace to Russia – You Should Know What Occurred in Red Square on October 17, 1992
By Debbie Womack
The Feast Day of St. Margaret Mary, 1992, found me FAR from the parish community of St. Margaret Mary in Louisville, KY. Instead of preparing for the dedication of our new church building, I was preparing for a march through Red Square, dedicating a broken country to Jesus Christ, King of All Nations and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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Comes A Time
By Sarah Rougeux
Admittedly, I enjoy listening to some good songs by the Grateful Dead. Their song, Comes A Time, includes the lyric: "Comes a time when the blind man takes your hand, Says, "Don't you see?......”
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The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary-- Prompts for Meditation
By Rosemary Bogdan
The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary Prompts for Meditation The Resurrection Imagine the stone rolling away. What did it sound like?
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Should we fear the devil?
By Traditional Catholic Guy
The Devil never runs upon a man to seize him with his claws until he sees him on the ground, already having fallen by his own will. --Saint Thomas More In these times of “religious freedom”, recently there has been a stir about the occult doing ceremonies open to the public. For the first time since the barbaric pre-christian religions, Satan's been bold enough to enter into the public arena.
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How Busy Parents can become Saints
By Traditional Catholic Guy
Every parent knows the daily struggles and trials, devotion and love, broken bones and injured feelings it takes to fulfill their duty every day. I look back upon my own childhood, and I cannot admire my parents more for what they did for me and continue to do for my brothers and sisters..
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The Perfect Prayer
By Elizabeth Tichvon
"Father, hallowed be Your name. . . . " (Luke 11:2) Ever since I was old enough to say it, I thought the opening of Our Lord's Prayer was purely to praise the name of God, but was surprised when I learned it's actually the prayer's first petition. In St. Luke's Gospel, Jesus Himself teaches us how to ask not only for the things we can rightly desire, but also in the sequence in which they should
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Having TOTAL Trust in God
By Ray Sullivan
There are many lessons to be learned from reading Holy Scripture, but in my opinion, one of the most important lessons to be learned is that we humans should learn to totally trust in God to do what's best for us, at all times, no matter how bleak the situation is.
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The Practice of Public Prayer Takes...Well... Practice
By Dean P. Johnson
A few years back I had taken my family, all seven of us, out to dinner. It was nothing elegant, just an all-you-can-eat buffet place with a really great selection of mostly debatable food on a Saturday evening. We don’t get to all go out to eat all that often. With five children, such a treat becomes cost prohibitive. However, I do enjoy cautiously splurging from time to time.
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