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Identity of Jesus Is the Key
Identity of Jesus Is the Key
By Bill Dunn
In this week’s gospel reading John the Baptist was questioned by the religious authorities about his identity. They wanted to know if he was claiming to be the Messiah or one of the prophets.
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What Would it Be like To Go To Church in 155 AD?
What Would it Be like To Go To Church in 155 AD?
By Arnold Scott
The Mass is so very familiar to Catholics, as it should be. It's our weekly celebration of the Lord's Day! Even those who do not attend on a regular basis assume they know exactly what the Mass is and would expect no surprises or interesting changes from week to week.
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Love God and do what you will.
Love God and do what you will.
By Lisa Mayer
This quote by Saint Augustine can feel too good be true. It's easy to somehow think that God wants us to suffer and bear it all for His will. Don't get me wrong, life can have a fair amount of suffering. And if there's anything we know, it's that bad things happen to good people. But to say that God actively wills us to suffer in order to follow Him is simply not accurate.
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Destiny
Destiny
By Helen Losse
Who can deny how gently tender petals float on the wind?
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Christmas Gift Guide For Catholics
Christmas Gift Guide For Catholics
By Starla Hester
Christmas is approaching soon, and what better way to keep Christ in Christmas than to give your loved one’s a gift that inspires hope in them. I have compiled a list of my top five favorite religious articles this year. I am sure you will love them too!
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St. Andrew, Patron Saint of "Second Fiddles"
St. Andrew, Patron Saint of "Second Fiddles"
By Thomas J. McIntyre
Biblically speaking, if anyone had the right to resent playing “second fiddle” to anyone, particularly a sibling, it was Andreas bar Yochannan, better known as St. Andrew, brother of Simon Peter.
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Seeking the Face of God, Even in Tragedy
Seeking the Face of God, Even in Tragedy
By Trish Irvine
“We live in a crazy world,” I told my class near the beginning of a class period.
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Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
By Mary Rivers
To Thy apostles You did say: “Increase your faith and trust in Me.”
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So-called "church-sins" reconsidered
So-called "church-sins" reconsidered
By Josef Bordat
How to handle anti-catholic offenses? What to say if you, as a faithful Catholic, are blamed for inquisition, witch-hunt, crusades, wars, oppression of minorities and so on? Thinking about this question for more than five years, I wrote a book on my experiences in discussions about the Catholic Church and Christianity, faith and religion.
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Remembering the season of Hanukkah
Remembering the season of Hanukkah
By Rebecca H. Aikman
Hannukah, the feast of rededication, is the celebration of G_d’s miracle of maintaining the lights of the temple menorah. As such, it is also called the festival of lights.
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Three suggestions for a deeper Advent
Three suggestions for a deeper Advent
By Elizabeth Hoyle
A change in the liturgical season is a perfect opportunity to change something in how we live our faith. Are there certain prayers we should say more often? Is there a particular saint we feel drawn to learn more about?
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5 Ways To Deepen Your Faith
5 Ways To Deepen Your Faith
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
In the hustle and bustle of daily life sometimes we can become so consumed in climbing the corporate ladder, being a parent or a spouse, attending PTO meeting at our children’s schools, rushing to soccer practice, and soon we find ourselves feeling as if we are on the other side of the great divide from God.
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The "Doorkeeper" --- If I could be at Ford Field, I would definitely "take a knee".*
The "Doorkeeper" --- If I could be at Ford Field, I would definitely "take a knee".*
By Larry Peterson
On November 18, 2017, a great event will take place at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, the home-field of the NFL's, Detroit Lions. Upward of 70,000 people are expected to fill the stadium and they are not going to be there for a football game. Millions from around the world will be watching the event on television or whatever type of device they may have
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Irving "Francis" Houle--an Average, Middle Class, Husband and Father from Michigan…He also bore the Stigmata
Irving "Francis" Houle--an Average, Middle Class, Husband and Father from Michigan…He also bore the Stigmata
By Larry Peterson
We know that St. Francis of Assisi was the first known person to receive the Stigmata and another stigmatic, who was canonized in 2002, is St. Pio of Pietrelcina. We know him best as Padre Pio. St Catherine of Siena may be the best known Catholic woman who bore the stigmata and, for the most part, those who have received the stigmata have been women. Then there is Irving "Francis" Houle
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Church Restructuring Brings Out Angry Letter-Writers
Church Restructuring Brings Out Angry Letter-Writers
By Bill Dunn
In recent months, the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford implemented its Pastoral Planning process, which resulted in many parishes being closed or merged. This unprecedented restructuring has produced a lot of upheaval in the lives of area Catholics. It also has produced a slew of letters-to-the-editor in local newspapers.
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Five Stunning Quotes about God by One of Our Newest Saints
Five Stunning Quotes about God by One of Our Newest Saints
By Leonard Wathen
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906), was a young French Discalced Carmelite who was canonized by Pope Francis on October 16, 2016. She was a gifted pianist who in 1901 entered the monastery, where she lived for just five years before dying of Addison’s disease. Her writings reveal a profound spirituality that all Christians can learn from.
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An Appeal to Build the Kingdom Here and Now [We're Appointed and Anointed to have a MASS Impact]
An Appeal to Build the Kingdom Here and Now [We're Appointed and Anointed to have a MASS Impact]
By Greg Schlueter
Dear Catholic friends who share a yearning for the Kingdom: I'm often haunted (in a holy way) by an epic question: Would Jesus have taught us to pray "Thy Kingdom come" if He were not prepared to fulfill it?
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