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A Close Encounter of the Preferred Kind

In ordinary circumstances, physicians must be physically “present” with their patients to exercise their curative skills. Likewise, Jesus, the Divine Healer, seeks to be present with us, especially in exercising his charism of healing. It is true that when Jesus walked among us on earth, he could h... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 296 – John Identifies Jesus as the Christ

We know that John baptized with a “baptism of repentance” (Acts 19:4). So the question is whether Jesus' disciples were offering a different, presumably greater, baptism. John answers by confirming what he previously stated, that he (John the Baptist) is not the Christ.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to See the Beauty in Catholic Education

Before one can view the beauty in Catholic education, it is helpful to see the dreariness of secular education. After all, one will not notice the importance of Catholic education unless he first becomes aware of the errors in secular education.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Perfect Prayer

What is the Perfect Prayer? Any time you speak to God from your heart, and remain in reverent silence to allow Him to speak to you, I'd say that's a pretty good start.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Special Fundraiser to Help Families Find Deeper Faith

In 2012, after a long journey trying to find a new spiritual director, I came upon the Mercedarian Religious Order. The Order originated 800 years ago in Spain through their founder St. Peter Nolasco. I knew nothing of the religious order at the time but was blessed to find out they are headquartere... (www.catholic365.com)

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New Atheism And Protestantism

If someone asked you, “What does the New Atheism have in common with Protestantism?” you might say, “Nothing!” It would seem that devout Bible believing Christians such as Protestants would be as far away from atheists as possible. Yet there is more to this comparison than meets the eye.... (www.catholic365.com)

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All Things Work for Good

At this juncture, the causes of suffering begin to reflect their sublime purpose, which is ultimately good, not bad. Paul's indomitable Christian optimism blazed beyond his prison cell when he wrote, while still shackled, his poignant words to the Philippians... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 295 – Words with Double Meanings

Today’s reading for study: John 3:1-21 Besides containing the verse most cited at football games, John chapter 3 is an excellent example of how Jesus taught by getting people to think in new ways. There are at least three times in the chapter were Jesus does this.... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Online Dating Mistake

Admittedly, I was reluctant to try online dating at the age of, well, my age. After a lengthy marriage of 20+ years, two adopted children and a mortgage, online dating is not where I thought I’d find myself. After thoughtful consideration, talking to a few priests, and then waiting for an annulmen... (www.catholic365.com)

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You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.

Christ became human to free us from our sins, not from our humanity. Underneath the stains and tarnish of the life of each of us, there lies the beauty of a human person—body and soul—created in the Image and likeness of God.... (www.catholic365.com)

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ONE THING Proves the Early Church was Catholic

Many debates have arisen over time between Christians, some leading to breaks in communion, and most have appealed to the Scripture or the early Church to justify their viewpoint on various issues. There are so many issues at play, it is hard to keep track of all of them in a discussion.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why I Am Catholic

A conversation between a Catholic (CT) and a Protestant (NT) NT: Yesterday I saw your post on the feast of the Chair of Peter. In other words, the celebration of Papal Authority and Apostolic Succession. CT: Yes. It is not a common chair Catholics celebrate on the 22nd of February but an office, t... (www.catholic365.com)

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God's Hiding Place: Affliction Without Restriction

The Lord's answer-by-way-of-question, "Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?" (Job 38:2; see also 42:3), provided for Job, in a staggering theophany, a musical insight into the purpose and value of suffering.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 294 – The Wedding Feast of Cana

Today we read one of the most famous scenes of the New Testament. It is a story of Jesus at a wedding with his disciples. It is the occasion of his first public miracle.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Armageddon and the “Kings from the East”

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Pentecost, the New Babel

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Sacramental Ecclesiology in the Loaves and Fishes

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Oldearth @3000 BC The sun rose hazily into the sky. Clouds swirled with the red glow of an angry firmament that bespoke of troubles in the heavens. A sharp breeze with sudden, intermittent fierce gusts, tussled the pine trees as they groaned in warning. The ground, hard as a rock, made Ishtar’s toe... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Gospel lives in conversation with the culture, and if the Church holds back from the culture, the Gospel itself falls silent.

“You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” Life would never be the same for Peter after this moment.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Radical Approach to Lent

Each year, we might approach the holy season of Lent with the same initiatives - those imposed by the Church and those we choose to impose on ourselves.... (www.catholic365.com)

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