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The Old The New And The Flexible

I’ve always found the Gospel reading of Matthew 9: 14-17 difficult to understand. It felt as though Jesus was light years ahead of John’s disciples, and even his own for that matter. Then some thoughtful soul explained that, no, you really can’t fast in the middle of a feast. It’s rude for one th... (www.catholic365.com)

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Though the Flock is Destroyed

Part of the devil’s strategy has always been to attack those who follow Christ at their weakest and then mock us, saying something like: If you are God’s beloved, why are you suffering?... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Follow Up to "A Crisis of Faith"

In my recent article under that title I talked about the debate taking place in my mind over the last month or two concerning the implications of the traditional Catholic dogma concerning whether or not there is salvation outside the Catholic Church. For the most part it was understood by the majori... (www.catholic365.com)

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Moral Relativism: Objectively Wrong

The idea that morality, or right and wrong, is subjective has pervaded our culture. This notion that there is no universal truth has quite handily brushed aside the previously established Catholic teaching. Lead by a generation that lets its passions and emotions make its decisions, the world has ... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Fresh Look at the Good Samaritan

Tonight is Bible Sharing, so I was reviewing our topic, which is the story of the Good Samaritan. What I find as an invaluable tool in understanding scripture is Dr. John J. Pilch. He is a biblical scholar concentrating on cultural-historical background.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Faith: Praising God for All That is to Come

A priest recently told me: “Thank God for what He is doing in your life right now” without knowing anything that was happening in my life. A few days before he said this, I saw a quote: “Thank God for the blessings He is about to give you.” Then, a song spoke to me with a line: “We’ll stand grateful... (www.catholic365.com)

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Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

How do we respond to hurts and offenses?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus and the Angels!

I’ve been thinking about Jesus. I always think about Jesus, but these last couple of days I’ve been thinking about Jesus and the angels. I’m thinking about Jesus and the angels because I ran across something I wrote on Holy Week a few years ago. Before I wrote it I had been meditating on the Passion... (www.catholic365.com)

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How Many Books Are In Your Bible?

Why did the Catholic Church add extra books to the Bible? I heard they were added at the Council of Trent, is this true?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Oh, my God! Just look at the stripes sliced into your back. One by one by one by one – each one the price of my sins crisscrossed across your ravaged flesh, each oozing blood fashioned from my whoredom, my blasphemies, my pervasive rebellion against you.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Six Things Being an Aggie Catholic Taught Me...

As a Texas girl, my dream was to become a Fightin’ Texas Aggie from a very young age. I loved the aspects of comradery, as well as this unknown spirit that seemed to bind them all together. There was nothing like seeing that famed Aggie ring on someone’s hand, and seeing how it brought together two ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pagan Worship Logical Until God Revealed Himself

The brilliant 20th century author G.K. Chesterton summarized the entire history of religion in one sentence. He wrote, “Paganism was the biggest thing in the world, and Christianity was bigger, and everything since has been comparatively small.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Be sincere, Be brief, Be seated.

Hypocrites make a big show of their spirituality, “praying in the streets”, drawing attention to their alms-giving. Their point is the attention, not the good works. They’re only concerned that everyone sees how holy they are. They’re only after the reward, which will slip through their fingers.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Sending Them Out Two by Two

Sitting on the front porch with my husband Wayne, we saw a long white passenger van park across the street. Curiously we watched as teenagers holding pamphlets poured out from van. The teens stood together as a man and woman, the only adults in the group, pointed in different directions sending them... (www.catholic365.com)

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It is Okay to say, "I do not know." - Job and a Response to Suffering

I am certain nearly every Christian would agree the most common argument against the existence of God is the reality of suffering. It is the frequent test Christians face at some point in life if not consistently throughout it; to answer for and give detailed explanation for the reality of suffering... (www.catholic365.com)

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Silence and Signs

During the Solemnity of John the Baptist, we read of his birth, a passage that always brings a smile to my lips.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God's Gift of Time

In his short but insightful book “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day”, Arnold Bennett discusses how one can effectively manage their time on a daily basis. Though some of the material in the book is a bit outdated (it was written in 1910), much of Bennett’s advice is still very helpful and useful for pe... (www.catholic365.com)

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Your actions speak louder than your words. - Jesus

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.” – [Matthew 7:21] Jesus listens to us, our actions and our words. If our actions do not match our words, then we are hypocrites. I am hypocrite. My actions do n... (www.catholic365.com)

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Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

Consider the first command that Jesus lays at your feet today. “Deny your self.” What does the word “deny” mean? Another word for “denial” is “renunciation”. Both words are clearly negative, which lends itself to a common criticism of Catholicism: namely, that Catholicism bears a strand of pessimism... (www.catholic365.com)

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Catholic Social Teaching Demystified

What this discussion is intended to point us toward are the principles of Catholic social doctrine by which we may establish a political and economic platform in conformity with Catholic teaching.... (www.catholic365.com)

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