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Did Mary Know?
Did Mary Know?
By Elizabeth Thomas
I read a blog about the song MARY DID YOU KNOW? A beautiful song that was called horrific for it put Mary down I guess. In a way it did for Mary, when she said YES---did know this was the Son of God, her Savior, our Savior, the Lamb of God and when she kissed His face, yes, she knew---she was kissing the face of God. The Subject though, or the question that popped into my mind----DO WE KNOW?
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Hope for 2020
Hope for 2020
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
Is it going to be continued crises during 2020 or Hope? I am going to choose hope so let me spend a few minutes to lay the foundation for my argument.
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Have you made a New Year's Resolution? Here is a Suggestion.
Have you made a New Year's Resolution? Here is a Suggestion.
By David Torkington
A hermit I know used to say, ‘When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be in hell’. The fact of the matter is, we all fall. The secret of spiritual growth is how long we take before we get up again.
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Move Beyond Your Fears to Total Trust in God
Move Beyond Your Fears to Total Trust in God
By Kevin J. Banet
How can we tame our fears and walk with confident faith in God? If we want to move beyond servile and mercenary fears for a higher form of love, should we always forget about those lesser fears, or ignore them? There is a saying from Nelson Mandela: “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
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The Most Horrific Song of Christmas
The Most Horrific Song of Christmas
By Lorrie McNickle
I recently unfollowed a celebrity Catholic speaker for her mean spirited post defending the song "Mary Did You Know. It wasn't just a defense of the song that really got me though, it was that she called out all those who hated this song and find it quite correctly - heretical, haters.
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Abandonment to God's Will
Abandonment to God's Will
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
On your Journey to Sainthood perhaps the best tool we can present is Abandonment of Divine Providence or God's Will. So many of the Super Saints have used this tool. Saints like Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, John Vianney, Saint Louis Marie de Montfort... Today we want to consider Saint Therese of Lisieux
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A New Year of God's Favor
A New Year of God's Favor
By Katie Zalany
On the Sunday before Christmas, I was at my monthly Franciscan order Mass and formation meeting, and the Formation Director looked right at me and said, “As Catholics, each year we announce a year of favor at Christmas, so may 2020 be a year of God’s overwhelming favor and abundance for you.” That caught my attention. I don’t know about you but I certainly want favor in the new year!
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God has Chosen to Become Man and Make His Home Within us
God has Chosen to Become Man and Make His Home Within us
By David Torkington
Of the whole gamut of myths, legends and fairy tales that have been told in human history, not even the most outrageous or outlandish can compare with the message that we can so easily take for granted. It is the message first delivered to poor shepherds as they tended their flocks in the early hours of the first Christmas day.
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Priceless Gifts the Poor Give Us
Priceless Gifts the Poor Give Us
By Katie Zalany
I recently started a new volunteer gig as a nutrition solutions educator and companion for those who are poor, elderly, socially isolated and have chronic diseases through an aging institute in our area. I have a passion for nutrition as a pathway to wellness and so it seemed like a good opportunity.
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'Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted'
'Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted'
By George Calleja
The Second Beatitude: Blessed are those who mourn… Who are those who mourn? Why will they be comforted?
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The Enormity of Christmas
The Enormity of Christmas
By Lorrie McNickle
During the next few days I implore you to quiet your spirit and reflect on the enormity of Christmas.
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Jesus: Child of the Poor
Jesus: Child of the Poor
By Katie Zalany
This Advent, I had an experience outside of the church I attend daily Mass at that called me to remember the poor Christ in our midst on Christmas.
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Christmas Wishes with St Francis of Assisi
Christmas Wishes with St Francis of Assisi
By David Torkington
Francis wept to see the love of God made flesh.
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Christmas Gifts & Graces from God - Through Sacraments and Community
Christmas Gifts & Graces from God - Through Sacraments and Community
By Katie Zalany
I got two early Christmas gifts from God this year, and they were profound and unexpected graces.
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
By E.M. McCarthy
I seem to need a little Christmas right now. Maybe it's only the melancholy doom of age, that more Christmases are behind me than before me?
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Living The Worthy Life: Saints Be Praised- Well May Not So Fast- What We Can Do To Help
Living The Worthy Life: Saints Be Praised- Well May Not So Fast- What We Can Do To Help
By Michael Cunningham
The beatification of late Catholic Archbishop Fulton Sheen was postponed early in December, marking the latest setback on the road to sainthood for the beloved television and radio preacher. This was a shock to many of us who were counting on this event happening.
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Division
Division
By Lorrie McNickle
I see much banter these days on social media and really by people in general about the evils of division. We even have great quotes from history that a house divided cannot stand, stated by Abraham Lincoln regarding the issues of slavery. Satan is also referred to as "the divider" in scripture. But if division is evil then how do we make sense of Luke 12:51.
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