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"Everything in this life passes away — only God remains, only He is worth struggling towards. We have a choice: to follow the way of this world, of the society that surrounds us, and thereby find ourselves outside of God; or to choose the way of life, to choose God Who calls us and for Whom our heart is searching."

The choice to follow Jesus is ours to make.... (www.catholic365.com)

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What we can learn from the Pieta

Michelangelo’s La Pieta must be one of the most renowned sculptures in the world and of all time. It is a Renaissance piece made of Carrara marble that depicts Mary with her son, Jesus Christ, on her lap after he was taken down from the cross. We see in her face a dignified and serene sorrow that we... (www.catholic365.com)

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To Hate? To Heal?

God Said, “Let Light Shine Out of Darkness,” But God, this is a great darkness! God, what do we say? How can we relate? I know the trauma and effects of sexual abuse, but to have this pain come from the hands of a priest? There is no way any of us could begin to understand unless we we... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prayers for the Divorced

Catholic tradition and teaching firmly uphold the great importance and significance of the family as the “basic unit of society”. The family is where we learn to live and to love. Our Lord is with the family, for it is with the family that the whole of society is either strengthened or weakened.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Although man can forget God or reject him, He never ceases to call every man to seek him, so as to find life and happiness. But this search for God demands of man every effort of intellect, a sound will, "an upright heart", as well as the witness of others who teach him to seek God."

Philip said just three words: “Come and see.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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The World is about to be completely DEAD to the Church

The Church, as Supreme Witness to the truth, has been attacked so long doctrinally, many centuries since pagan Rome, but the harm was never total; every heresy had some light, and the doctrinal harm came right back on the one harming to the same nature and degree, "and if any man harm them, in this ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Called to Marycrest

On September 8th, 2018, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I will be entering as a Postulant with the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate in Monroe, New York. I have been seriously discerning a vocation to the religious life for the past several years, and have been officially accepted and prep... (www.catholic365.com)

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Eight-Day Silent Retreat

Eight days of silence. — July 1 to July 8. No talking. I was silent as I attended an 8-day retreat. And to think I actually paid to go on a retreat to not talk.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

If we remember not only that God is inviting us into Heaven, but that confessing our sins to the Lamb who was slain is the ticket into the banquet,... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pittsburgh Permanent Deacons; 44 years Young.

How it all began way back in 1971. A young Black man was inspired to become a Catholic Priest and when he approached the diocese with his desire, the suggestion that he go south to an all-black seminary never discouraged Joe, but he wanted to stay in Pittsburgh.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Lord....forgive us

We have failed. As a Church, as Christians, as Catholics, as followers of Jesus we have failed. Lord Jesus forgive us our failures, forgive us our sins, forgive us for not being your hands and feet to the world.... (www.catholic365.com)

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HeartBeats & Turning Points

So I was driving along a long stretch of country highway today, golden corn waving at me from each side, Italian music playing (Not mine—my daughter’s. I don’t know a word, but I enjoy the beat nonetheless. Maybe more. I feel the emotion without being told what to think.)... (www.catholic365.com)

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Been taken for granted? Imagine how God feels.

You and I gripe and complain like the laborers in this parable. We cannot understand why others should receive blessings when they don’t deserve them.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Courage in Christ

If all your trust is gone from the Shepherds of the Church, you are certainly not alone. It is a growing sentiment shared among the laity of the Church amid the recent abuse scandals that are coming to light. When the news first broke and the stories started coming out, I felt extremely passionate a... (www.catholic365.com)

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Speck in the Universe

Pete, flushed and sweaty from running across the playground, huffed as he caught up with his friend. “Mom said that they’re spreading space junk all over the atmosphere, and aliens’ll get really mad. Maybe annihilate us all cause of it.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Response to the Latest Catholic Sex Scandals

Oh, dear Lord, here we go again. The Catholic Church is being rocked by more clergy sex abuse scandals. The first time around, beginning in 2002 in Boston, it was shocking and embarrassing. This time around, it is simply infuriating.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Many who are first will be last, and the last will be first

This scripture begs the question: how does God save us? For man it is impossible to save himself, but for God it is possible to save man. But how does God save man?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do You Know How LOVED You Are?

God does not start a New Creation until the job is complete. He stopped on the 'seventh day' when creating the earth. But you and me ---Honey---that job is never complete until we are united with Him in eternal life. From the moment of conception you are being molded, shaped and blessed... (www.catholic365.com)

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Betrayal, Deception and the Love of a Mother

It is said that Judas stopped believing in Jesus during the Bread of Life discourse. A lot of disciples stopped believing then. It is interesting to note that it is John 6:66 that states “as a result many of his disciples returned to their former way of living.” It is this betrayal and rejection ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Lord, To Whom Shall We Go?

This summer has been a rocky one for the Church in the United States. First there was the revelations about, now former, cardinal McCarrick. Then there was reports that many in the Church knew about inappropriate behavior and relationships that the cardinal archbishop was engaged in, and yet he was ... (www.catholic365.com)

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