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The Crisis Among Young Women
The Crisis Among Young Women
By Katie Zalany
There is a crisis of young women who don’t know who they are in Christ – who are looking to men and premature sexual relationships for their sense of self. Their purity is being crushed in the process. I’ve personally heard one too many stories of young women …
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I used to be a nasty woman
I used to be a nasty woman
By Pam Spano
By now you’ve probably listened to or read the poem (written by Nina Donovan) Ashley Judd recited during the Women’s March on Washington. I started to read the text and had to stop.
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Who is Saint Thérèse de Lisieux?
Who is Saint Thérèse de Lisieux?
By Kathy Lamb
There are three Saint Teresa’s that most of us have heard of. St. Thérèse the Little Flower of Jesus was named after St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Theresa) named herself after Saint Thérèse the Little Flower. All three Teresa’s loved Jesus tremendously and were devoted to His Blessed Mother.
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Which Will You Have, Justice or Mercy?
Which Will You Have, Justice or Mercy?
By Rob Agnelli
Shortly before his death, Pope St. John Paul II prepared a homily for the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. As Providence would have it, he died on the vigil of the great feast of mercy and never actually gave the homily.
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Understanding the Old and New Covenants
Understanding the Old and New Covenants
By De Maria
There is a misunderstanding of the Old and New Covenants, but it is in the sense that one is works based and the other is not.
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St. Agnes - Joyful Bride of Christ
St. Agnes - Joyful Bride of Christ
By Starla Hester
St. Agnes is the patron saint of young girls, rape victims, virgins, engaged couples, and chastity. Although she did not live long on earth, she is one of the most well-known and famous martyrs in Rome. Her life is inspiring to those who seek purity, or who wish to feel clean again after being raped.
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Three insights the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts give us
Three insights the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts give us
By Elizabeth Hoyle
The apparitions of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts of Jesus and Mary are arguably two of the most important theological developments in the past 400 years. The apparitions of the Sacred Heart are indelibly tied to the image of Divine Mercy. The Immaculate Heart of Mary was a major part of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima.
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St. Paul is Praying for You
St. Paul is Praying for You
By Nicholas Modelski
First off, I admit I know less about the background to specific epistles than I probably should, so I flipped to the handy introduction page on the USCCB's online Bible.
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Finding Purpose and Setting the World on Fire...
Finding Purpose and Setting the World on Fire...
By Carlos Espinosa
St. Catherine of Siena once said, "If you are who God meant you to be, you will set the world on fire." For many of us, trying to figure out who we are meant to be can take a lifetime; a lifelong search for purpose.
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What To Do When It's Hard to Forgive
What To Do When It's Hard to Forgive
By Charles Kaupke
Among the many teachings that Our Lord imparted to His followers during the Sermon on the Mount, one of the most famous - and challenging - is the teaching about loving one’s enemies.
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On Praying ad Orientem: Are the Reasons For Facing the East During the Mass "Rubbish"?
On Praying ad Orientem: Are the Reasons For Facing the East During the Mass "Rubbish"?
By Nicholas LaBanca
On a popular, ever hilarious Catholic page devoted to memes, a new meme was posted regarding the ad orientem kerfuffle that's been going on since Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Robert Cardinal Sarah, addressed a liturgical conference earlier this summer in London.
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Eight Things to Love About The Catholic Church -- Part IV: The Role of the Saints
Eight Things to Love About The Catholic Church -- Part IV: The Role of the Saints
By Cynthia Trainque
Having the family background that I do (I am the only one in my family of origin that is still Catholic—everyone else now worships at the local Assembly of God) I have been asked, “Why do Catholics pray to and worship saints?” I have been told that it is idolatry and it takes away from Jesus’ role as the “one mediator between God and mankind” (1 Tim. 2:15).
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Saint Anthony the Great - Feast Day
Saint Anthony the Great - Feast Day
By Starla Hester
Saint Anthony was a Christian monk from Egypt. He was known as the “Father of All Monks”. Anthony’s parents both died when he was only eight-teen years old. They were wealthy and left all their money and possessions to Anthony. Not long after they died Anthony heard a reading from the book of Matthew that changed his life.
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Holy Family Was No Picnic for St. Joseph
Holy Family Was No Picnic for St. Joseph
By Bill Dunn
The Holy Family is the model for all families. The household of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph was filled with peace, serenity, and love. For 2,000 years, the Holy Family has been the shining example all families strive to emulate.
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No Time for Family Prayer?
No Time for Family Prayer?
By Rexcrisanto Delson
This year marks the one hundredth year anniversary of when our Blessed Mother Mary appeared to Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco in Fatima, Portugal. Among the various messages our Lady of Fatima told these children, the one Lucia shared about the attack of the family seems more relevant today than ever.
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A Closer Look at Our Lady of Medjugorje's Message January 2, 2017
A Closer Look at Our Lady of Medjugorje's Message January 2, 2017
By Kathy Lamb
Mother tells us it’s not easy to follow the light of Christ unless we make ourselves small, specifically "You must make yourselves smaller than others." This is true. Jesus told the apostles that unless you become as a child you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven
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If God Is for Israel, Who Can Be Against Her?
If God Is for Israel, Who Can Be Against Her?
By Bill Dunn
There is no doubt about it, Christians and Jews have some major theological differences, centered primarily around the true identity of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus is the divine Son of God, the Messiah, while Jews believe the promised Messiah is still yet to come.
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