Right Love, Wrong Time?
Carol Monaco
August 30, AD2018
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Many songs and poems speak of letting go of those we love in hopes that one day they will come back to where they belong.
Jesus’ Mercy Covers Our Impurity and Our Clericalism
Suellen Brewster
August 27, AD2018
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Five hundred years ago, the Roman Catholic Church was going through an incredible time of corruption and holiness, shame and glory, evil and good. It
Mission, Impossible?
Carol Monaco
July 30, AD2018
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as
‘I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice’
Paul Oakes
July 22, AD2018
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There are so many angry, frustrated people on Facebook spewing their volatile rage these days that I try to avoid using it. But earlier this
God’s Love Manifested in The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pamela Mandela
July 9, AD2018
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My living room, as do many other Catholic homes, bears the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the front facing wall. This means
Forgive, Don’t Hand Yourself to the Torturers
Susan Skinner
July 1, AD2018
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Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you
A Call to Compassion in the Catholic Online Community
Lorelei Savaryn
June 12, AD2018
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Online Catholics I’ve recently been discouraged by a number of responses to Catholics asking advice on the internet. Usually, a sincere Catholic posts a question
Hell: Some Thoughts for the Scrupulous
Cecily Lowe
May 23, AD2018
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If I had to pick one thing I don’t love about being Catholic, the proof for the existence of Hell would be one of the
A Call to Understand and Support Pope Francis
Father John Catoir
May 3, AD2018
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Pope Francis has my admiration because I hear the voice of love speaking through him. He always stresses God’s infinite mercy. People Accuse Pope Francis
Lord, Have Divine Mercy on Us
Birgit Jones
April 8, AD2018
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The true meaning of the word mercy is often misunderstood and misused. Far from indicating that all bets are off and you are free to
Passion and Grace
Carol Monaco
March 28, AD2018
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As we celebrate the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, let us also embrace Mary our Blessed Mother who shares in the passion and
Selah: How Big Is Your Trust Bucket?
Suellen Brewster
March 27, AD2018
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There is no small amount of discussion and even controversy over the meaning of the Hebrew word Selah. There are those who are firmly in
The Story of the Rich Young Man: Is There Hope For Us?
Alita Maria Covel Ngo, OCDS
January 15, AD2018
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In Mark 10: 17 – 27, a disappointed rich young man walked away from Jesus when He told him what was needed to become perfect. Strangely
PFLAG ‘T.H.AW.’- A Program to Make Homosexual Behavior ‘Okay’
Gene M. Van Son
January 11, AD2018
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The announcement in our parish bulletin last spring seemed innocuous enough. A program entitled Transgender Homosexual Awareness (T.H.AW.) was being held to give parishioners
Two Sons, One Father
Guy McClung
December 29, AD2017
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There are two things the father does in the Gospel story of the Prodigal Son which can give all of us sinners hope and comfort.
Monica’s Miseries and Fortitude’s Strength
Kevin Aldrich
December 3, AD2017
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These days we hear a lot about “snowflakes.” These are young adults who must be protected from the least slight, whether real or imagined. Fortitude
Ready, Set, GO! Marian Consecration, Living Divine Mercy, and Baptism in the Holy Spirit for Our Times
Suellen Brewster
November 28, AD2017
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One hundred years ago, the Blessed Mother came to three shepherd children in Portugal in a series of apparitions we call by the name of
Seeing Faces: A Call to Have the Eyes of a Shepherd
Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
November 13, AD2017
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No Faceless Crowd Before Jesus When we read, study, and pray with the Gospels it is important for us to remember who is the audience
Private Conscience and the Church
Father John Catoir
November 1, AD2017
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The late Bishop Fulton Sheen explained the matters of conscience and that there are two kinds of truths: “Outer truths, which we master, like the
Unprofitable Servant? More Like a Loss Leader! How Jesus Can Use My Meager Offerings
Suellen Brewster
October 27, AD2017
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I Am a Loss Leader! Way back in the 1980s I was a marketing student. There was a common business term in those days, “loss
A Day of Peace Would Be a Wondrous Thing
Scott Nolan
August 28, AD2017
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It’s been said that on December 25, 1914, during the First World War, an “unofficial ceasefire” occurred. On that day, German and British soldiers put
The Young Pope: Popes Are People, Too
Patrick Malone
August 26, AD2017
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The Young Pope, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, is premised on what is apparently a radical idea: that popes might experience spiritual growth even
