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What are you DOING this Lent?

Asceticism was never meant to kill you. And neither was Lent. It seems people always like this concept of liberty and freedom, except they struggle to understand what it means.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Nothing in life is stronger than perseverance; time only promotes it, failure is afraid of it, negative people hide from it, and disease is affected by it. Even rocks give way to perseverance: because if water perseveres its impacts on the surface of a rock long enough, the rock starts to wither.

God knows you better than you know yourself. God demands faith from us, even when we believe we have none. He is willing to “pull” our faith out of us—we might even say that He is willing to test us—in order to purify our faith.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Two simple rules for the Mass

Recently, there’s been a lot of commotion on the internet claiming that praying in the orans position or holding hands during the Our Father, is wrong. But, I’ve been back to the Church for 33 years and those customs were well established when I came back.... (www.catholic365.com)

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You, to the Third Power

Welcome back to my Catholic study of Ephesians. It’s been a long time since I left you in a pause of expectancy between You, to the Second Power and You, to the Third.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Catholic Understanding of Grace

Anybody who has read the New Testament is aware that Grace from God is important for us as Christians, and in particular that it has a role to play in our salvation.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mary and Joseph Find Jesus: The Jews will Find Jesus in the NEW Temple of God at the End

Behold, the Jewish People many times communed with God in the Holy Place, Jerusalem.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Tuesday mornings are always busy for me, working at an assisted living-type facility. Before noon on Tuesdays, I am responsible for: getting ready for Bible study, setting up for Mass, attending Mass, giving a break to the receptionist on duty, finalizing Bible study preparations and finally leadin... (www.catholic365.com)

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God never takes away anything that He doesn't replace with Himself.

Goodness emerges from a person – from within. It is not a product of what is absorbed in the sense that external forces and concerns do not make a person ‘unclean’ or necessarily good. We choose between these poles and this is a constant throughout life.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Art of Argumentation

For many today, “argumentation” is a bad word. It carries with it unsavory connotations, for instance, that the one who engages in argument is “not nice.” And this is seen as the greatest evil of our age, this lack of niceness.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Refugees, Regulations, and Righteousness

The world's a little bit crazy right now. I'm really concerned by the level of hate and vitriol demonstrated by the Anti-Trump people. Theirs is a movement that was once identified by the #LoveTrumpsHate hashtag and now is known by #notmypresident.... (www.catholic365.com)

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He was a Catholic Priest--He was Martyred Because of it--He was only 22 years old--*

The damnable and malevolent Cristero War was officially considered ended in 1929. But that did not signal the end of the torture, murder and martyrdom of Catholic religious and lay-persons in Mexico.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Love Our Enemies? Jesus Must Be Kidding

In this week’s gospel reading, we hear a portion of Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount. He declares, “I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Get Off The Fence - Already!

How many times have we said—“I am going to get this done, do this or that---or begin today to live life right? Determined we make an effort but all too soon—those best intentions just fizzle out.... (www.catholic365.com)

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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

Pope Francis has urged Christians to examine their consciences to understand whether they are growing with good or bad leaven by asking themselves: With what spirit am I doing things?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prudence Sister of Temperance, Fortitude, Justice

St. Francis of Assisi forged one primary mission: “to wake people up to the reality of God.” (Bishop Barron, The Pivotal Players) This ought to be our mission as well and for many different reasons including each other’s welfare — physical, mental, and spiritual.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God Save the, oh wait, President! Quiet the Noise please!!!!!

It seems like since Donald Trump won the election, and now has taken office, the people in our nation have lost their minds!It is crazy to watch people in our nation behave in such atrocious ways.I don’t understand it at all.Well, maybe that isn’t quite true, maybe I do, to a certain degree.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Be Imitators of Me

Catholics understand and acknowledge hypocrisy. They are frustrated with their fellow believers who don’t share their political ideology. Their hearts ache when prominent Catholic leaders stumble into public sin.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Importance of The Old Testament

I've written a few articles on my blog, in a series called The Story of Salvation (Link here), and I just thought I'd take a break from the story to say why it's even important to know and understand the Old Testament.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Getting Your Family to Mass on Time

Getting to Mass on time can be a real challenge. The difficulty is compounded when you have small children. There are bellies to fill, bodies to clothe, and hair to brush. I used to consider it a major accomplishment if my family made it into the pew before the first reading was proclaimed. We’ve co... (www.catholic365.com)

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A man is called a saint not because he does no longer sin but because he recognizes his weakness and seeks for forgiveness every time he falls…… A man is called a sinner not because he sins more than others but because he defends he sins and glories in them and is unwilling to seek forgiveness

Everyone needs healing. That’s right…everyone. Some of us might have a need for physical healing, but all of us, every single one of us, has a need for spiritual healing. We’re not all physically ill, but we are all sinners.... (www.catholic365.com)

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