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My Life for Your Freedom---The Mercedarians Practice What They Preach: One of Them is St. Serapion of Algiers

Four years ago a newly ordained Mercedarian priest was assigned to our parish. Father Scott Brentwood was 31 years old and showed up wearing the traditional habit of his order. The habit was all white and, as Father walked toward his new parish, watching him approach was like taking a peek into the ... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Elephant in the Room

A few weeks ago, i was having some serious medical problems. I won’t go into detail here, but it's sufficient to say that this condition could have killed me. And there is still a chance of that. Two different specialists told me there was nothing more they could do. I was getting worse every day. I... (www.catholic365.com)

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Encountering Christ Personally

We should ask ourselves, “Has this been my experience? Do I experience an ever-deepening joy in intimacy with Christ? Do I have a real personal relationship with Jesus?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 299 – The Relationship of Jesus to the Father

In today’s reading, it seems like Jesus is stating two conflicting things. First, he states: But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” John 5:17 The Jews are outraged because they see this as Jesus making himself equal to the Father.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Beauty of Love

True love has an indescribable beauty. Overcomes all suffering and is capable of accomplishing the deepest longings of our soul. Do we really know this kind of love? Have we experienced it? Is it possible to live it in our society that is so individualistic and utilitarian?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Communion and Politics as Liturgical Correctness

Recently, the Catholic blogosphere got the news that Cdl. Robert Sarah, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, had delivered himself of a strong condemnation of receiving communion in the hand. In the foreword of a new book by Fr. Frederico Bortoli concerning distribution in the hand,... (www.catholic365.com)

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St. Alberto Hurtado, S.J. Honored by Pope Francis; He is the Patron St. of poor people, street children, and social workers.

St. Alberto Hurtado, Chile’s champion of the poor, especially children, was honored by Pope Francis when the Holy Father visited his shrine on January 16. Father Hurtado was canonized on October 23, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI, becoming his country’s second saint. (The first saint of Chile was the 2... (www.catholic365.com)

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Growing In Faith..... and oh so much more!

One day as I was perusing through an old art drawer I came across a journal with the Footprints prayer written on it. As I look at it I remembered how I acquired this. It was when the Christian child care center that I supervised for 7 years closed. It seems so long ago now.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Transforming Power of the Eucharist

God’s grace is available to us when we participate in the eucharistic liturgy as part of the Mystical Body of Christ, but especially when we, as part of the Mystical Body, are nourished by Christ’s physical body in the premiere sacrament of the Eucharist.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 298 – Reap What Others Sow

Immediately after the meeting with the woman at the well, the disciples engage Jesus in conversation. When Jesus left the woman, the text says that he was “worn out”. Now it seems the disciples are anxious about his wellbeing and encourage him to eat.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Is there free will in Heaven?

“Do people in Heaven still have free will?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Be more concerned about your life's impact on the lives of others than your image.

This Gospel reading tells us to avoid hypocrisy, not to believe in one thing and act in a different way, not to pretend to be what one is not.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The "Little Flower" and Our Lady of the Smile

St. Therese was born January 2, 1873 and I want to share my favorite story about this Saint. It happened when she was ten years old, and the result was not just the “Little Flower’s” miraculous recovery from an unknown and life-threatening illness, but it also was the beginning of devotion to what b... (www.catholic365.com)

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During Lent and Women's History Month, Read Pope Francis's "Mother Mary: Inspiring Words" – A Book Review

As a lay Dominican with a strong affinity for the Rosary, I look forward to every opportunity to highlight the remarkable role in salvation history of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as the Mother of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are thankfully in an era of popes with a great deal of devotion to the... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Power of Grace

How do we receive grace? There are three major avenues for receiving grace.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 297 – The Woman at the Well

This is fast becoming one of my favorite episodes of Scripture. It starts out with this little interesting tidbit: ... he left Judea and departed again to Galilee. He had to pass through Samaria. John 4:3-4 The fact is that the route for Judea to Galilee did not go through Samaria.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Greatest Adventure

In today’s world, there seems to be a revolution against God’s commandments. Many seem to have forgotten that His commandments are for our good, and obedience to them brings blessings. Instead, they are seen as restrictive, bothersome, and arbitrary.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.

Lent is a time to place ourselves before Jesus on the cross and review our lives, our personal histories of grace and sin, who or what we love, how sensitive we have been to God's grace and urgings.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Growing Along With Good News Ministries

I remember back in the early days of my desire to grow in love of God and in knowledge of His word. One of the first steps I took was reading the daily Mass readings (I could not attend daily Mass at that time because of my work and caregiving schedule) that were listed in the parish bulletin.... (www.catholic365.com)

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An introduction to the Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph

Ever since I wrote a piece about the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts of Jesus and Mary (which you can read here), I’ve been meaning to do a follow-up about the apparitions about the Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph. The apparitions concerning St. Joseph’s heart were declared of supernatural origin back ... (www.catholic365.com)

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