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Touring Chicago's beautiful churches

Over the last two summers, while my husband I were on hiatus from singing at St. Thérèse Chinese Catholic Church, we have been visiting different churches in the Chicago area.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Welcome All the Fish

[Matt 13:47-50] 47 'Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that is cast in the sea and brings in a haul of all kinds of fish. 48 When it is full, the fishermen bring it ashore; then, sitting down, they collect the good ones in baskets and throw away those that are no use. 49 This is how it w... (www.catholic365.com)

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Are You A Hypocrite for Being Pro-Life and Anti-Birth Control?

The excellent social commentator Damon Linker at The Week has struck again. He honestly evaluates the recent revelations of Planned Parenthood videos and how some liberals are, ridiculously, instead focusing their outrage on the death of a lion. His August 4 column is worth reading:... (www.catholic365.com)

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Thoughts on Confession

Do you ever look back on the last couple of years in your life, and just think "Wow! That all happened so fast!" I haven't been Catholic very long in the grand scheme of things. I converted very recently - Easter 2014 in fact - and it has been a whirlwind of a journey. Going from being a candidat... (www.catholic365.com)

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5 Reasons to Go to Mass EVERY Sunday

It’s Sunday… again. You know what that means? Going to church. For many Catholics the “Sunday obligation” is a drag, a chore to get out of the way so that they can better enjoy their day off. But is that how we ought to feel?... (www.catholic365.com)

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…More than watchmen count on daybreak

Last night (or rather, early this morning) after working an unexpected night shift at our home for the elderly and vunerable, as I waited for the nurse to come in at 5 so I could go sleep, I called to mind these beautiful words from Psalm 130. This psalm was fresh in mind since we have been praying... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Alexander I

Alexander is reckoned the fifth pope after St. Peter. As with many persons from the early period of the Church, little is known about Alexander. The most likely scenario is that he was a Roman, some say named after his father. Legend has it that he was born at Caput Tauri, (“head if the bull”) an ar... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Catholic Teachings On The Angels – Part 4: The Seven Archangels

Based upon what we know from Scripture from Tobit 12:15; Revelation 1:4,20; 3:1; 8:2,6; and Isaiah 63:9, the Church has determined that there are Seven Archangels. The Archangels have played an important role in the Bible and in other Jewish and Christian literature for many centuries. Some of the... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why are You So Stressed?

Recently I conducted a survey of my book and article readers. I wanted to know how this largely Catholic and professional group viewed current stressors in their lives. Because, let's face it, lately Catholics have had reason to stress... (www.catholic365.com)

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Donate Someone Else's Organs...

So, let's get this straight. People are convincing themselves that it's a good thing to donate the baby's organs for medical research. So, I've heard of donating "our own" organs. Many are organ donors and we each make that call for ourselves. But when has it become acceptable to donate organs for a... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Kind of Miracles That No One Ever Hopes For

We want the miracles that include our happy ending, where our overwhelming victory drowns out memory of the soul crushing struggle. We want our idea of what hope and miracles are worthy of to be made material. Hope is not cruel in it being a gift, a grace from God. It is cruel when we assign hope to... (www.catholic365.com)

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3. What if the Founders Got it Right, Even if They Were Wrong? A closer look at the American Idea

One of the most popular arguments against the American idea is that the Founders sucked. Nowhere else is this asinine argument made more cliché than in that timeless classic of our age, Dazed and Confused. To quote the severely misguided history teacher, Ginny Stroud, as she addressed the graduating... (www.catholic365.com)

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Evil Unveiled: Planned Parenthood

In the first of a series of undercover videos released last month by the Center for Medical Progress, Planned Parenthood’s Senior Medical Director Deborah Nucatola talks with people posing as representatives of a fetal tissue procurement company as she eats lunch.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Does the Bible say that missing the Mass is a mortal sin?

The Catholic Church teaches that missing the Mass is a mortal sin. Protestants object vehemently to this teaching. They claim that the Catholic Church oversteps its bounds when she requires her members to attend the Mass on pains of mortal sin. Many nominal Catholics, having been convinced of the... (www.catholic365.com)

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Isn't that the way God works? - He takes the things in our lives that are ugly, disgusting, and downright wicked, and transforms them into something magnificent.

When I think about the pictures I have been sorting from my lifespan, I have been reflecting upon times of transformation in my life. While I always strive to been a better person, I know I have had plenty of dark days. Mary Magdalene is such a comfort and an inspiration for me to build upon what I ... (www.catholic365.com)

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How Come You Catholics Pray to Dead People?

“How come you Catholics pray to dead people? The Bible clearly says in Leviticus 19:26 that being involved with séances and trying to communicate with the dead is strictly forbidden. And yet you Catholics constantly try to pray to the dead, especially with all those idolatrous statues of the saints.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Charting, It's Not Just for Sailors!

Charting is an integral part of Natural Family Planning (NFP) and one of my greatest challenges. I think that it is related to my struggles with producing daily lesson plans. After years of studying to be a teacher, and plenty of reading and workshops on producing good lesson plans, it was always ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Tale as Old as Time

So today I got to thinking that the movie Beauty and the Beast can be used as a perfect metaphor for why I find it so difficult to defend the faith sometimes. Just to be clear this is not an admission to shortcomings in Catholic doctrine- quite the opposite in fact.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Inspirational Reflections

We are called to build one another up in faith and here are some Scripture reflections designed to do just that. “I am The Light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). Christ is our Light. He shows us the way. With Him, we don’t wa... (www.catholic365.com)

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The will of God is not something you add to your life. It's a course you choose

God wills only our good; God loves us more than anybody else can or does love us. His will is that no one should lose his soul, that everyone should save and sanctify his soul: “Not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance.” “This is the will of God, your sanctification.... (www.catholic365.com)

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