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What is the real Christmas story?

When it comes to the Christmas season, our perception is that of a time when people are filled with cheer, peace, and tend to be in a merry mode... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Superstition of Burying Saint Joseph in the Ground

Saint Joseph, foster father of Jesus Christ, took on the responsibility of raising Jesus as God instructed. Joseph gave up his home in order to protect his family and was able to make a new home wherever they went.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The heavens will not be filled with those who never made mistakes but with those who recognized that they were off course and who corrected their ways to get back in the light of gospel truth.

What was John’s baptism about? In a word, John’s baptism was about repentance.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Christmas Eve Proclamation and the Glorious, Prophetic Daniel Clause: a Thorn in the Side of Liberal NAB Scholars

St. Gabriel prophesied (by implication) of the First Coming of Christ to Daniel in the OLD Testament as being in the 65th literal week of Jewish years after the beginning of the rebuilding of the Temple, which was approximately 444 BC.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Let Your Soul be a Manger

Christmas season is in full swing. Presents have been bought or still need to be bought (guilty not done yet). Family and friend parties keep piling up, and the house may not even be decorated yet. It’s a hectic time of year. I will be the first to say, I haven’t used this time of preparation wisely... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Saint Celestine I, Heresy Fighter

After the tumultus start of Pope Boniface's papacy, the attack of the Visigoths on the city of Rome and the difficulties of having a number of short papacies back to back, it was time for a man of dignity (and longevity) take over the reign. This pope chose to uphold the rights of the Church and the... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do we really believe God is with us?

Are we living like God is with us, among us, and in us? "Look! the virgin is with child and will give birth to a son whom they will call Immanuel, a name which means 'God-is-with-us'." (Matthew 1:23)... (www.catholic365.com)

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I never know how to answer people when they say things like... "You are so brave."... (www.catholic365.com)

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True joy is a victory, something which cannot be obtained without a long and difficult struggle. Christ holds the secret of this victory.

Hope and joy comes from experiencing mercy and the promise that we will never be alone, that God's love endures forever.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Hark this day - come what may... (www.catholic365.com)

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Through the Fog of Alzheimer's Comes a Christmas Season Moment--The "Piano Smile" *

Once in awhile a smile unexpectedly bursts forth from someone in our lives and transforms the day into pure sunshine. This is about one of those smiles.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Shoes and Belts

This morning I was reading December's Magnificat. Father Peter John Cameron, O.P. wrote an editorial on belts. He quotes the Jesuit Father Cornelius a Lapide saying that a belt can be penitential... (www.catholic365.com)

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Catholic GPS: Good mother Mary, Prayer, the Sacraments

I was late. The party had started and I was 30 minutes away. I slammed the steering wheel in frustration. I heard the GPS barking at me and it was telling me to take the next exit and then do a U-turn! I ignored it. It kept telling me to turn around until I turned the sound off.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Me? Why Me? Why Not Me?

Imagine Mary and Joseph, both apprehensive about the call God gave them to be the parents of Jesus. They probably thought to themselves: Why me?... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where flawed people place their faith in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he designed.

To what extent are we open to our constant need for conversion? How mindful are we of our moment-to-moment need of God's grace and our need to seek his help? How ready are we to listen to him in our daily lives?... (www.catholic365.com)

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It's interesting to a certain degree being a person with a strong faith and knowing somoene who has been abandoned by God. I am sure He is there. I am sure He is good. I am sure that He loves us and hears us... (www.catholic365.com)

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Waiting: For Christmas and the End of Time

I find myself waiting for a lot of things. Waiting for packages to arrive in the mail, waiting for conversations to occur, waiting for the end of the semester, or just waiting for something new to happen. Advent is filled to the brim with waiting.... (www.catholic365.com)

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We Know the Church Will Win the War

World War II documentaries are fascinating. When the documentaries describe a bleak time during the war, say, the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor or the relentless bombing of London, your heart goes out for the people involved.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Christmas for the Unhappy

Christmas. The very name conjures up warm and happy images of home and family - children hanging their stockings, families decorating their trees, carols softly playing. These images are reinforced by everything from seasonal movies and books to holiday commercials.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Catholic Christmas

Over the centuries since the birth of Jesus Christ and the institution of the Catholic Church much has been said about its exclusiveness, its restrictive doctrines, and its limitations.... (www.catholic365.com)

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