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
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
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
The Power of Your Smile: St. Teresa of Calcutta
Anne DeSantis
January 31, AD2017
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Wisdom from a Great Saint St. Teresa of Calcutta was canonized on September 4, 2016, in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis. She
The Gift of Unanswered Prayer
Birgit Jones
December 31, AD2016
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We all have things that regularly appear in our prayer petitions. Some are wants, some needs, and some are desires. As the saying goes,
4 Screwtape Quotes that Explain the World Today
Steffani Jacobs
December 9, AD2016
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. Remember the commercial where a young woman says ‘I read it on the web so it must be true!’ By now, hopefully, people are
Terrorism, The Sanctity of Life, and Mercy
Anne DeSantis
December 1, AD2016
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On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania. and Washington D.C shocked the world. We will never forget exactly where we were when it
Survey Says Many Protestants Believe More Like Catholics
Gene M. Van Son
November 17, AD2016
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Heresy is running rampant in America. At least that’s what the headline on a recent article at The Federalist said. The article, “Survey Finds Most
Developing Better Relationships
Anne DeSantis
November 17, AD2016
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Calling on God for Help in Dealing with Others Improving our relationships with others is a work that continues throughout our lives. From the time
Society is People
H. L. Duncan
November 9, AD2016
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Especially during these past few intense months of our presidential election, we in America have been shown how much society has turned substantially away from
The Faithful Departed: A Reflection
Kevin Aldrich
November 1, AD2016
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You drive down an Illinois country blacktop, passing fields of corn and soybeans, sometimes winter wheat or an occasional cattle ranch or dairy farm. As
The Importance of Face-to-Face Relationships
Anne DeSantis
October 31, AD2016
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Social media has become a staple in our culture. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. are the main means of communication for many. We use it for
Strong-Willed Or God’s Will
Karen Reep
October 31, AD2016
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Sometimes being strong-willed is good, as in being determined. Other times, not so much, as in being pig-headed. Are you “strong-willed?” We sometimes hear
God’s Perspective on Popularity
Anne DeSantis
October 12, AD2016
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Fall, A Time of Change The beginning of the school year is upon us. Families, children, teens, young adults and working adults are in full
Striving For Sainthood
Karen Reep
October 8, AD2016
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Every morning I take time to read about the Saint of the Day on the Laudate app. What inspirations the saints are! For those
Making the Most of The Year of Mercy While We Can
Anne DeSantis
September 29, AD2016
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A World-Wide Celebration On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis declared the current liturgical year to be a celebration of God’s mercy by proclaiming it as “The
The Mass: To Know, To Love, To Serve
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
September 24, AD2016
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How does the Mass compete? The scenes from World Youth Day in Poland give hope that all is not lost. There is still a zeal
Seeing God in Every Deplorable Person
Cynthia Millen
September 20, AD2016
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“Basket of deplorables” is an excellent and very public example of what happens when we see people not as individuals with unique histories, gifts, abilities,
The Solution To All Your Problems
Gene M. Van Son
September 8, AD2016
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Back in 1958, in the still early days of Rock ‘N Roll, Don and Phil Everly, the Everly Brothers, released a song entitled “Problems.”
Exercise Tips — For Your Soul
Steffani Jacobs
September 5, AD2016
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Americans today have become health conscious. We are been conditioned by society – and perhaps for good reason – to start ‘working out,’ or at
Using Prayer to Make Election Decisions
Anne DeSantis
August 29, AD2016
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Pope Francis “tweeted” the following statement about prayer a couple years ago: “The one who listens attentively to the word of God and truly prays
Plan For the Worst, Hope For the Best
Gene M. Van Son
August 26, AD2016
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One of the downsides to surfing the internet is that we can get bombarded by mixed messages on a whole range of topics. News junkies
Genealogy and the God Family
Deacon Greg Lambert
August 3, AD2016
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There is quite a bit of interest these days in genealogy. Websites like Ancestry.com offer their extensive databases and resources to trace a family’s lineage.
Transforming Competition into Love
Anne DeSantis
July 31, AD2016
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Pope Francis made the following statement in a homily a few years ago on the topic of the Holy Spirit in our lives: “This is
