Hope and Joy From an Unborn Child
Barbara Padolina
March 30, AD2019
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Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not
Love and Commitment
Carol Monaco
March 29, AD2019
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One who fasts for sins, but goes and commits them again: Who will hear his prayer, what is gained by mortification? [Sir 34:31] Lent is
Retreat: Advance Spiritually Through Time in Solitude
Dom Cingoranelli
March 28, AD2019
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Every year at Lent, the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent tells us the story of Christ’s time in the desert. Jesus began His
Prayer Guides for the Journey
Pete Socks
March 28, AD2019
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Prayer is a key component of our Catholic faith. Want to lead a solid faith life? Pray. Life has you down and you have nowhere
Love and the Productive Power of Not
Greg Chrysostom
March 27, AD2019
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Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law. (Romans 13:10) When I say the word “love”, what comes to
Burying the Alleluias: Living Lent at Home
Cynthia Millen
March 27, AD2019
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There are several “new” traditions that our families can adopt in order to bring more meaning to Lent. As we will see, these traditions are
Reflection: A Necessity of the Spiritual Life
Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
March 26, AD2019
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Reflection is important and even necessary for the spiritual life. “Reflection” comes from a Latin word meaning “to bend back.” The spiritual life calls for
Lenten Gardening: The Examen, Mortification and the Practice of the Opposing Virtue
Suellen Brewster
March 26, AD2019
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It may be spring according to the calendar, but here in Western New York, next to the giant cooler that is the frozen Great Lakes,
Hack Your Way to Holiness – Off the Shelf 117 with Patti Maguire Armstrong
Pete Socks
March 25, AD2019
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Off the Shelf 117 – Patti Maguire Armstrong Leading a holy life doesn’t have to be difficult. Simply put we just need to persevere. The
You Shall Not Take the Name of the Lord, Your God, in Vain
Dan Byron
March 24, AD2019
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In Exodus 20:7, the Lord God provided a simple commandment: “You shall not invoke the name of the LORD, your God, in vain. For the LORD
Let’s Talk About Character
Pete Socks
March 21, AD2019
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I’ve discovered a series of books that I am recommending to men today that I feel have the potential to spur on group discussion and
You Are Precious To Me
Guy McClung
March 20, AD2019
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God has told us, each of us, how He values us: Because you are precious in my eyes and honored, and I love you,. .
Joseph Was Also Full of Grace
Susan Skinner
March 19, AD2019
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having been associated, as Mother and Minister, with the King of martyrs in the ineffable work of human Redemption, she is always associated, with a
Transformation, Whatever It May Be
Janet Meyer
March 18, AD2019
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The parish we were members of when we lived in Wisconsin offered a weekly Bible study. Every Monday night we would meet to discuss the
What DOES the Church Teach? – Off the Shelf 116 with Jimmy Akin
Pete Socks
March 18, AD2019
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Off the Shelf 116 – Jimmy Akin We are constantly inundated with what people THINK the Church teaches but do we really know what the
Making a Gift of Ourselves
Sabrina Vu
March 16, AD2019
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Man cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of himself. (John Paul II , Gaudium et Spes 24) A few years ago, I heard
Faith, Works, and the Deep Waters of Evangelization
Deacon Greg Lambert
March 16, AD2019
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After he had finished speaking, [Jesus] said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply,
Lent— A Desert Experience Searching for God
Dr. Pamela Mandela
March 15, AD2019
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March 6th marked the start of the Lenten season. Psalm 42:2 resonates with me for my soul is thirsting for the living God, and my mind
The Spiritual Housecleaning of Lent
Mark C. McCann
March 15, AD2019
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Recently I joined with some friends to help prepare a parsonage for an assistant pastor and his wife who were coming to their new church.
Our Baptismal Call to Holiness and Becoming A Saint
Dr. Allison Low
March 14, AD2019
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Lent is a time of prayer, penance, fasting and almsgiving in preparation for the celebration of the Paschal Mystery. But another event for which we
Dive into a “Timeless” History
Pete Socks
March 14, AD2019
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Many think that studying history is boring. They may equate reading history books to watching grass grow, a mundane task that is nap inducing at
Television Dramas and Lust
Jim Dougherty
March 13, AD2019
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I enjoy television dramas. I really do. But I have a very active imagination. I also passively project my “fantasy world” into television dramas so much
