Baptists at the Door!
Ray Sullivan
March 21, AD2017
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baptists The other day, some really nice young men, Baptists, came to my front door, and we had a very interesting conversation. I wish I
Lives Interrupted: Six Women and Abortion
Roseanne T Sullivan
March 21, AD2017
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Every abortion is different, but the killing of a living child in its mother’s womb is never a trivial thing. The stories I’m going to
Lowering the Bar
Suellen Brewster
March 20, AD2017
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In an age of rapidly increasing technology, mass higher education, and increasing prosperity it would appear that our lives are forever getting better. Our society
Humility vs. Humiliation: The Lessons of Christ and St. Francis
Gabriel Garnica
March 20, AD2017
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I disagree with those who describe Our Lord’s Passion experience as humiliating, because I believe that they are merely projecting their perception of that situation
Soften Our Hearts of Stone and Help Us Repent
Paul Oakes
March 19, AD2017
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Most Christians know the story of Jonah being swallowed by the whale but I wonder how many recall just how and why it came about.
Let Me Kill It: The Violence of Being More Ethical Than Your Society
Patrick Malone
March 19, AD2017
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Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon… So don’t listen to him. Remember that – do not listen. -William Peter Blatty,
The Catholic Church’s Coaching Tree
Tom Collingwood
March 18, AD2017
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In the years of teaching RCIA, one of the more lively sessions concerns the issues of authority between Sacred Scripture and Holy Tradition and how
Gratitude is a Prayer
Laura DeMaria
March 18, AD2017
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While recently considering the many types of prayer we can use when talking to God, I recalled a conversation I had last fall with a
Call Me Interruptible: Finding Grace in the Unexpected
Cynthia Millen
March 17, AD2017
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There is a wonderful song written by Sammy Cahn and made famous by Frank Sinatra titled “Call Me Irresponsible.” The singer plaintively begins with “Call
St. Paul and the Divinity of Jesus
JP Nunez
March 16, AD2017
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For Christians, the divinity of Jesus is almost axiomatic. It’s arguably the belief that defines Christianity and most clearly sets it apart from every other
Jane Austen’s Morality Of Marriage
Guy McClung
March 16, AD2017
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In our time, according to one of several divergent moralities, an act is a heinous hell-damning sin, while another morality will validate that same act
Fasting: Opening the Door for Christ
Alex Wolke
March 15, AD2017
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Lent is here! For many, panic ensues on what one should be giving up for Lent. Chocolates? Facebook? Alcohol? Frequently, I have come up with
Seeking a Holy Silence in Lent
Mike Eisenbath
March 15, AD2017
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silence “The very best and highest attainment in this life is to remain still and let God act and speak in you.” (Meister Eckhart, 13th-century
A Devotional: Seeking God During Suffering
Anne DeSantis
March 14, AD2017
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“And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them.” Psalm 106:12 In
Social Teachings of the Church: Building a Better Society
Ramon Antonio A. Aldana
March 14, AD2017
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Many developed countries in the world today have accepted the fact that mining is one of the world’s most profitable industries. No one can deny
Pro-Life Motherhood: A Feminist Career Choice
Melanie Jean Juneau
March 13, AD2017
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Raising children is not a default chore for women who were not successful in the world of business, power, and wealth. However, the trend in
“It is Finished” — The Witness to the Culmination of a Promise
Mark C. McCann
March 13, AD2017
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“It is finished!” (John 19:30): three of the most wonderful words in all of Scripture. Though we read them and rejoice, I sometimes wonder if
5 Conversations You Can Have with God
Allison Gingras
March 12, AD2017
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Every Lent, I spend some time contemplating how I might devote more time to prayer, fasting, or almsgiving. These habits I work on throughout these
Turning to God, the Creator, or Acting Out a Parable
Bob Drury
March 12, AD2017
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In the encyclical, FIDES ET RATIO (Faith and Reason) Pope St. John Paul II explains how faith and reason are the foundation for human wisdom.
My Dear France: The Tender Daughter of the Sacred Heart
Dr. Edouard Belaga
March 11, AD2017
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Chapter One- France qui m’a accueilli tendrement I came to France thirty-five years ago, profoundly shocked and not really conscious about it, by my Russian
My Three Me’s
Ken Kniepmann
March 11, AD2017
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Heading south from Orlando to Yeehaw Junction, the Florida Turnpike traverses a vast stretch of real estate inhabited almost exclusively by alligators, herons, snakes, and
Call No Man Father
Dan Byron
March 10, AD2017
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Over the passage of time, it had become clear that depending on which of the non-Catholic co-workers invited me to coffee, that established what the
