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Prudence  Sister of Temperance, Fortitude, Justice
Prudence  Sister of Temperance, Fortitude, Justice
By Linda Kracht
St. Francis of Assisi forged one primary mission: “to wake people up to the reality of God.” (Bishop Barron, The Pivotal Players) This ought to be our mission as well and for many different reasons including each other’s welfare — physical, mental, and spiritual.
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Intro to the Eastern Catholic Churches Part VI: Great Byzantine Saints
Intro to the Eastern Catholic Churches Part VI: Great Byzantine Saints
By Nicholas LaBanca
In the two previous parts of this look into the particular Churches of the Byzantine Rite, we learned more about the history of each of the Churches, where they stand today, and what these Churches do in terms of their liturgical worship and traditions. Now, we take a look at the holy men and women that have been canonized or beatified by the Catholic Church,
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Intro to the Eastern Catholic Churches Part VI: The Byzantine Rite and Its History
Intro to the Eastern Catholic Churches Part VI: The Byzantine Rite and Its History
By Nicholas LaBanca
The Catholic Church is made up of many members, over an estimated 1 billion people. Therefore, it’s not surprising that many of these Catholic Christians worship in many different, appropriate ways through their liturgies and their traditions.
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Questions Answered: Mary, Mother of God and Queen of Heaven
Questions Answered: Mary, Mother of God and Queen of Heaven
By Kevin Noles
Protestants typically have a difficult time with the titles of Mother of God and Queen of Heaven in reference to Mary. Each one I have spoken to seems to want to qualify the terms, to a certain degree this has merit, but they come off sounding accusatory towards Catholics.
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Popular Wisdom in the Bible
Popular Wisdom in the Bible
By Charles Tolle
Creation began with our Heavenly Father’s word for “The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, established the heavens by understanding”. (Proverbs 3:19) Humans who come to know him will partake of the divine nature. (II Peter 1:3-4)
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The Church and the Lodge--Freemasonry and Catholics
The Church and the Lodge--Freemasonry and Catholics
By Rob Agnelli
With all of the tenacity of Sherman’s March to the Sea, all traces of the Confederacy in the United States are being wiped out. Flags are being removed from state capitol buildings, statues are being torn down and there has even been a call to rename the Dixie Classic Fair. There is however one confederate monument that will survive the scorched earth policy.
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Healing St. Peter: The Ultimate "Type-A"
Healing St. Peter: The Ultimate "Type-A"
By Peter Casella, PhD
Peter had no idea what he would do or say when he reached the shore. When he realized it was Jesus, he jumped out of the boat and started swimming. Once again, he acted without thinking.
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Our Catholic Life
Our Catholic Life
By Mike Bugal
As I write this it is Sunday, January 15th and we have just returned from first Mass (5 AM). The Church was brightly decorated as this is a special day here in the Philippines as a whole. Today celebrates the arrival of the Catholic faith in the country. In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan arrived and met with local chieftains on the island of Cebu.
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I looked on the One my sins pierced and it completely changed my Confession
I looked on the One my sins pierced and it completely changed my Confession
By Trish Irvine
Generally, when I begin to pray the Act of Contrition in Confession, I close my eyes. I prefer to go behind the screen, and I like to close my eyes so I can focus on the words. As I started the prayer, I realized that the confessional I was using had a crucifix hanging on the screen at about eye level.
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The Triune God came in the Person of Christ.
The Triune God came in the Person of Christ.
By De Maria
Concerning the Trinity, some people ridicule it because they can't understand it.
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The Human Element in the Eucharistic Miracle
The Human Element in the Eucharistic Miracle
By Nathan James Rawlins
Often I find myself contemplating the miracle of human life. In the ebb and flow of modern day existence often such miracles are sadly thrown away, disregarded, aborted, euthanized.
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Scripture alone, a tradition of men
Scripture alone, a tradition of men
By De Maria
A tradition of men, such as the one mentioned in Scripture, would be the doctrine of Scripture alone, which gives all individuals the right to interpret Scripture any way they want. Thus, invalidating the God given rule that one must obey those He has put in charge of our souls, in the Church.
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Dear Prudence?
Dear Prudence?
By Charles Kaupke
Sharing the Gospel is difficult. There is no doubt that being a Christian in this day and age - in fact, in any day and age - is not an easy task.
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How St. Thérèse called me to help spread her Rose Petals of Love.
How St. Thérèse called me to help spread her Rose Petals of Love.
By Kathy Lamb
I don’t understand the fascination with Black Friday. It seems to me the thing that makes Black Friday work is that shoppers must all want to purchase the same thing either for themselves or more nobly to give to someone else, be it the latest appliance, an innovative electronic, that most advertised doll or other toy.
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Accepting Divine Miracles in My Life With Humility
Accepting Divine Miracles in My Life With Humility
By Melanie Jean Juneau
Most educated people scoff at the idea of miracles, preferring to believe science will eventually provide a plausible explanation for the inexplicable. For these cynics, only the ignorant or gullible donate to fraudulent faith healers or set out on desperate pilgrimages seeking cures.
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The Holy Innocents and Abortion
The Holy Innocents and Abortion
By Flávia Ghelardi
On December 28th we celebrated the Holy Innocents, the boys who were killed by Herodes in his attempt to kill Jesus. They are the first martys, because even not knowing, they died because of Jesus.
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Going to Thomas
Going to Thomas
By John Laney
Anyone looking for answers to life’s questions should take the advice Pope Pius XI gave to seekers almost a century ago: “Go to Thomas!” St. Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274) was an outstanding Dominican theologian and philosopher. He is best known for his Summa Theologiae, a massive encyclopedia of Catholic theology.
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