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Can a Saint sin?

Recently, someone on the internet said that once a man is justified, he becomes a saint and can no longer sin willfully. This is a Reformed doctrine which comes from a misunderstanding of St. Paul's Teaching that salvation is "not by works." But that is all it is, a misunderstanding.... (www.catholic365.com)

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It’s best not to issue a challenge to a class of bright people. It has a way of ricocheting. I recently posted a series of questions for my RCIA class that included a list of Biblical personages with the query: who are these people, what did they do and what does it teach us as Catholics. One smarty... (www.catholic365.com)

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God really meant it when He said, 'Seek FIRST the kingdom of God.'

The Canticle of Zechariah is a hymn of praise for the salvation that was to come through the Messiah.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why I Went to West Webster: a catholic firefighter's experience of a double line-of-duty-death

In the early-morning hours of 24 December 2012, I found myself in an area inaccessible to Wi-Fi and telephone connections. I did, however, manage to get one text from our newest probationary firefighter. "Firefighters shot in Monroe County, NY." I spent the next half hour trying to establish a phone... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Catholic Virtues

Virtues! We all think we have virtues, but so many people can’t name more than a few of them. In the Catholic Church, there are three very distinct categories of virtues which we all should be praying to have more of. The first category is known as the Cardinal Virtues, the second is known as the Th... (www.catholic365.com)

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Ideas for New Year's Resolutions

How about, studying the Catechism? It's free, simple and effective. You get one email a day (MON-FRI) and cover the entire catechism in a year!... (www.catholic365.com)

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Living with a 400 year Russian Byzantine Icon of Jesus Christ Pantocrator of Sinai.

One of the persons whom I helped with medicines and equipment to help his ten (10) year old daughter, knowing that I collect Russian Art, gifted me the 17th Century Byzantine Russian Icon of Jesus Christ Pantocrator. This valuable Icon has been in a Russian Church in Leningrad and in several other c... (www.catholic365.com)

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A New Years Resolution Worth Keeping

It’s that time of year again. Time to make New Year’s resolutions.... (www.catholic365.com)

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An Open Letter to Grief

For all of those who are hurting and grieving this Christmas season, know that grief is not the end. The sun will come up again, you must have hope because there is always hope, ALWAYS!... (www.catholic365.com)

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One of the most beautiful moments in history was that when pregnancy met pregnancy when child bearers became the first heralds of the King of Kings.

Mary did not procrastinate, put off, delay, make excuses, rationalize or justify postponing her trip; rather, she followed the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and moved immediately. Lesson! Upon receiving good inspirations from the Holy Spirit, we should be both docile and prompt and obedient to res... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Christian Roots of Human Dignity

In order to respect every human being in its own personality as a person with inalienable rights one needs a set of ethical values as an absolute foundation to which reference is possible when needed. This kind of absolute anthropological postulate stands contrary to the relativism in human rights t... (www.catholic365.com)

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5 ways to get out of the Sign of Peace

I’m not really going to preface this article except for the fact that a few friends and I were visiting a parish, singing at Christmas Mass, and the sign of peace was very long; so long in fact that it seemed that everyone had to shake hands with everybody in order for Mass to continue.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Contemplating Marriage?

I remember it well. I was 22, on active duty with the US Navy in a foreign country – and very lonely. I wanted to get married before I got too old and lost my opportunity to find a suitable life-mate.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Come, Bless God's Creatures Great and Small

When God's creatures are blessed and surrounded by the love of God, they absorb and reflect His love back in seemingly miraculous ways. My husband and I stumbled on this truth during the twenty years we raised nine kids and an odd assortment of farm animals and pets on a small family farm in eastern... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do You Hear Jesus Calling You?

The Gospels are all about Jesus’ to each person individually. All the Old Testament prophets Attested to the fact that God was calling His people to come back to Him, and also proclaiming the one who would call to all peoples. John the Baptist, the herald, first pointed all Israel toward the comin... (www.catholic365.com)

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Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you.

As we reflect on the birth of John the Baptist in celebrating the birth of Jesus, it may be a good time to reflect on all children. For we can say what was said about John: The hand of the Lord is with them. And because of this, we could be asking ourselves, “What, then, will these children be?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Christians Don't Need to Eat Kosher

Over the years, I've met a few fellow Christians who claim that we are still called by God to eat the same diet (kosher) as the Hebrew people in the Old Testament.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Christmas--Is it Really a Time for Miracles?--I Believe It Is. *

During Christmas season I believe God’s loving hand sweeps down and touches many of us with a little extra something when we might need it most. Haven’t you ever, after having something unexpected and wonderful happen, blurted out, “I can’t believe it, it’s a miracle!”... (www.catholic365.com)

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What Child is This?

How well do you know this beautiful hymn, set to an English melody from the 16th century?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Are You Saved ?

Forty years ago, when I was still a Protestant, I looked at Catholics with suspicion. Catholicism seemed like a cult that worshiped Mary and idolized statues. I pictured Catholics rattling off memorized prayers as clouds of eerie incense billowed around them, bells rang, and candles illuminated the... (www.catholic365.com)

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