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Scriptural Illiteracy

There is a saying that I love. “Just because you are standing in a garage, that doesn’t make you a car.” You can go to church every Sunday, check off all the boxes that a good Christian is supposed to and yet still be no closer to heaven than the atheist next door.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why did Jesus give Simon the name, "Rock"?

Perhaps you never wondered. Here’s why. Because He wanted all to know that Simon would be he to whom all must turn who want to know God’s will. There is a precedent for this in Scripture... (www.catholic365.com)

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Love is Greater than Hate

In John 4:20-21 Jesus says "If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother."... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Protestant Dilemma

The Faith is something that we carry in our hearts. From the Virgin Mary who is the first Christian, continuing with Peter 'the Rock', to today's layman, Bishops and the Pontiff, the Catholic Church is a faith that survived the attacks of Nero, the conquering of Hagia Sophia, and even more.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prayer as war: the correlation of combat with happiness has long been one which applies to my life. Therefore, a movie about prayer and war was a film I wanted to see when my sister Lee told me about it. Fitting, because the spiritual life is fundamentally a battle.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God's Creation (and How It Reveals Him Fully)

So many will insist that light and dark are merely partners in a never-ending dance. However, how do you dive darkness out of a room? By bringing light into it. One will always dominate where the other is not present. Even the night, believed to be a tie of darkness, is not so bleak.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Faith of Our Fathers: The Kiss of Peace- What Has Happened To It? Signs Of Things To Come?

Having gone to Catholic Mass, a person should aware of the Kiss of Peace and its rich history within the Church and the Christian Community. It was the widespread custom in the ancient western Mediterranean Sea area for men to greet each other with a kiss on the check. That was also the custom in ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Book Review: "Purge the Evil"

Purge the Evil is a vigilante thriller, which explores what happens when a passion for righteousness gets transformed into ruthless evil. In the suburban town of West Hartford, Connecticut, petty criminals start turning up dead, each with a single gunshot to the head. Police Captain Ray Bradford tel... (www.catholic365.com)

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Getting to know Jesus

Many books, articles have been written about Jesus. Many films about Jesus have also been done. Also, on the internet one can find endless information about Jesus. All these can help or disrupt you from getting to know Jesus. This depends solely if the source is genuine or not. Getting to know Jesus... (www.catholic365.com)

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At All Times Give Thanks

One of my favorite family traditions is on Thanksgiving my parents would have me write a list of all the things I was grateful for that year, it's a tradition I've carried on with my own children. We are commanded in Scripture to be thankful, and that comes easily enough in the good times, but thank... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prayer and Writing- Three Parallels

Prayer and writing seem like two completely different activities, perhaps even opposed to one another. Unless we think a little more deeply about what is required of a writer and by one who prays. In order to do so we need to understand that both involve work.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Reexamining Pope Francis' "Who am I to judge?"

This is a big week for the Catholic Church in the United States with Pope Francis' visit! Even though he'll be hundreds of miles from my home in Texas, the excitement is hard to contain, especially as I see friends of mine in Washington DC, New York City, and Philadelphia share their excitement and ... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Sleeping Saint Joseph Statue

This past March I came across this article about Pope Francis’ Sleeping Saint Joseph statue. I posted the picture and article on my Being Catholic ... Really Facebook page and everyone just about lost their minds! “Where do I get one?,” everyone asked. So the search was on and I contacted several ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Going Deeper Into Prayer

I learned a lot from the course I took on the writings of St. Teresa of Avila from the School of Spiritual Formation at the Avila Institute online. Previously I shared one of the insights I received on the deep meaning of the Lord’s Prayer. Today I’d like to share a little bit of what I learned ab... (www.catholic365.com)

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Faith of Our Fathers: Did Jesus Endorse A Flat Tax?

Did you know that Jesus endorsed a Flat Tax? Stop the presses (well stop the server you are reading this from) how could he do that? Well it was very easy apparently and you can see just how easy it for yourself. If you Google this phrase almost 300,000 entries immediately come up to be searched.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Sermon Without Words

God gives one faith- trust in Him and in the words of His Son, Jesus Christ. He gives His grace to believe to us, and this grace of faith comes not from self but from God- a gift free, not quid pro quo, (You give me something and I will give you something.)... (www.catholic365.com)

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American Creates "Legal" Failure

The great triumphs of American history are stained with failures along our path. Yes. We devastated the indigenous peoples of the Americas through disease or “assimilated” us (I am 37% Native American myself) into the American culture (by choice or by force).... (www.catholic365.com)

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If the notion of the Mass remains elusive to my Protestant friends, the idea of daily Mass is simply incomprehensible. One such friend asked me why I make an effort to be at the celebration of the Eucharist every day. “To receive Jesus, and to carry Him out with me into the world.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement

At sunset this month on September 22, many Jews will observe the most holy day in Jewish faith. Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement – dates back to the days of Moses when God instituted the observance so that, through repentance and blood sacrifice, the sins of the people could be forgiven. You’ll fin... (www.catholic365.com)

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Amazing Story. Pope Francis, Fr. Larry Richards, Justin Fatica and Us.

This week Pope Francis will be on the world's center stage. More important is his purpose: God's design for marriage and family. As Catholics, we are very conceptual. We run the risk of merely spectating. Cheering from the sidelines. Yet our affirmation of the truth is not the same as living it. As ... (www.catholic365.com)

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