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Do you think the devil is impressed by anyone's Bible knowledge or degree-certificates? Not at all. Satan fears only holy, humble men and women who know God.

Our Gospel reading today exhorts us to be humble, "Let the greatest among you be the servant of all. For whoever makes himself great shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be made great."... (www.catholic365.com)

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What do you deserve?

Still all these years after the fall of man, we don’t get it. Everything we have is a gift from God.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Feast of the Dedication of Lateran Basilica

I once dreamed of a magnificent edifice, built to lofty heights, Within its walls were signs of peace filled with joyful bliss,... (www.catholic365.com)

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Fighting or Uniting, Hand-to-Hand?

What is the oldest spectator sport? You're right if you answered "fights between humans."... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 184 – Confession and Example

Today we read Romans 2. At the end of Chapter 1, Paul told his readers that people who fall into persistent sin might be left to their own choices by God. Paul tells the readers that by not speaking out against sin a person can fall into error by allowing it to appear as though they approve of tho... (www.catholic365.com)

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Church Restructuring Brings Out Angry Letter-Writers

In recent months, the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford implemented its Pastoral Planning process, which resulted in many parishes being closed or merged. This unprecedented restructuring has produced a lot of upheaval in the lives of area Catholics. It also has produced a slew of letters-to-the-edit... (www.catholic365.com)

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It is often easier to fight for your principles than to live up to them.

May God preserve us from such blindness and hypocrisy in our lives.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Mother of Fair Love

What does ‘Full of Grace” mean? Where does it come from? The answer is found in scripture! Originally it was obvious to all, but Martin Luther broke the connection to the Old Testament and to Hebrew prophesy! The germ of the title “Full of Grace” was applied to the mother of the Messiah in about 200... (www.catholic365.com)

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31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

If you look at society, what do you see? Many of us see that society seems to be made up of two categories. One category is what we call leaders, the other is what we call followers.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Five Stunning Quotes about God by One of Our Newest Saints

St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906), was a young French Discalced Carmelite who was canonized by Pope Francis on October 16, 2016. She was a gifted pianist who in 1901 entered the monastery, where she lived for just five years before dying of Addison’s disease. Her writings reveal a profound sp... (www.catholic365.com)

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If You Were for Sale, How Much Would You Cost?

During certain periods in ancient Rome almost any male slave could be purchased for two jars of raisins. For some people, the value of a human being hasn't changed much since then. Women have sold their newborn babies for a fix of cocaine. And what value is attributed to an unborn baby about to be d... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 183 – The Book of Romans

Today we begin the book of Romans. It was written by Paul in approximately A.D. 58 after he had been traveling and preaching for about 20 years. It has many nuances that require thoughtful and prayerful reflection.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Hollywood and the Beasts of Revelation

Hollywood has dished up some horrific monsters in the past hundred years. You can name them as easily as I can: Godzilla, Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Alien, Frankenstein, Harvey Weinstein, etc. All but the latter were creations of someone’s fertile imagination.... (www.catholic365.com)

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We must empty purgatory with our prayers.

The practice of praying for the faithful departed goes all the way back to the early Christian era when names of the deceased were posted in places of worship so that all could pray for them. The catacombs of Rome testify to this practice.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Short Story—Translator

To be honest, I thought she was a bag lady. The long, scraggly, gray hair, the oversized, shapeless sweater, the dark circles under her eyes, and the haunted expression all pointed to one, obvious conclusion—one I was in too big a hurry to even pity.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mom Shop Hop--A Christmas Shopping Guide

Welcome to the first ever Mom Shop Hop. Each of these shops is run by a hard working mom. Please check out some very special gift ideas and share this post with your friends. Remember, sharing is caring.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Nothing to Squawk About

One guruism with a moral impact - in a tickle-the-funny-bone context - is the sage advice: "Live your life in such a way that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip."... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 182 – Straight out of the Bible

Sometimes you hear the charge that the Mass is not biblical. That charge holds true only as far as the first sentence said by the Priest at Mass.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Giving up one's life vs. the "me" culture

When people talk about Christ dying for us, sometimes the term “giving up his life” is used idiomatically, and rightly so; but we might forget that he did give up his life in the literal sense too.... (www.catholic365.com)

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If you do this one thing you will become a saint. If you don't do it, you never will. The one thing is this: Let Jesus interrupt your life

Yes, as this Gospel explains, they are “blessed” for they lived and loved unselfishly. The Beatitudes (blessings) describe the saints — they refused to conform to the values of the world, to live self-centered lives.... (www.catholic365.com)

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