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Which is Preferable: Mercy or Perfection?

In one Gospel, the Pharisees challenge Jesus because he has allowed his disciples to pick grain from the fields as they pass through. The investigator in me really wants to know where they were going on the Sabbath, and what they were talking about just before this exchange... Were Jesus and his d... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Ambiguity of Talent

We use the word talent to connote skill or expertise. Often, we mean an individual with intrinsic aptitudes toward a thing, whether it be athletics or mathematics, someone with unusual ability. Frequently, organizational recruiters look for specific aptitudes in people considered potential employees... (www.catholic365.com)

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How You Respond to What You Lose, Tells You What You Worship

Ever had a loss in your life : a relationship, a family member, a home, a job? Losses come in many shapes and sizes.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Distinguishing people from events

As same sex marriages in America have become civically blessed, business owners who provide wedding-related services or venues are more and more being asked to provide their services or venues to aid same-sex couples as they plan their celebration.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The First and Last Poems From Every Tender Reed

The salt-water Atlantic lies over that ridge. I am here to soak in the sea - to wash my body & cleanse my soul.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.

The way of union with God is the way of humility, a lesson taught to us by Jesus not just by his teaching but by his very life.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How should a Christian respond to evil?

From the murder of Father Jacques Hamel in France, to the recent murder of two nuns in Mississippi, it seems as evil continues to hit closer and closer home to the Church.... (www.catholic365.com)

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What is "sound doctrine"?

Doctrine means Teaching. Strangely enough, it also means Tradition. Yes, Tradition means Teaching. Let me show you.... (www.catholic365.com)

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So now when I am once again going through a situation in my life, I always see how Lord has always been there. Even in the storm, my Lord would tell me ‘Come forth. Keep walking. You will not drown’. With problems came graces and it helped me to keep walking ahead with joy and belief which has stren... (www.catholic365.com)

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Catholics are Christians! You're kidding?

Tired of hearing 'Catholics are not Christians'? Me too! However, I have developed a sense of humor about it and I laugh now when I hear this statement. Now, let's address five top reasons why Catholics are Christians.... (www.catholic365.com)

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No Stigmata For Me!

When I was very young, still in school, I loved reading stories of Saints blessed with Stigmata, St. Frances, St. Gemma and my patron saint, St. Catherine of Sienna. I especially liked hearing about the Stigmata of Padre Pio who lived and died in my lifetime. Stigmata was real to me. I thought, “eve... (www.catholic365.com)

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CS Lewis on Patriotism

Voting season is in full swing. We have already been subjected to, from one party, a nativism that extols love of country and, from the other, a globalism that despises it. What attitude should a Catholic agree with?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mystical Experience

Imagine a monk the middle of the desert. He hasn't eaten for 30 days. He is in continous prayer, offering himself to God through the sacrifice of his bodily desires. He speaks with God interiorly... (www.catholic365.com)

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We Must Identify With Prodigal Son's Father

This week’s gospel reading includes what is possibly Jesus’ greatest parable: the Prodigal Son.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Not long ago, I discovered something about myself that horrified me. I was going about my day, running my usual errands, driving from post office to bank, and repeatedly peeking in the rearview mirror to check on my son. From seemingly nowhere, I felt the words that gave me pause.... (www.catholic365.com)

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One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.

This passage is a parable Jesus told to illustrate a certain truth about his Second Coming. The parable itself is a little masterpiece, with each detail adding a piece of crucial information. As I have studied this parable, I have been struck by one phrase in verse 10: “And the door was shut.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Endurance in times of suffering

I don’t need to know you personally to know that you have had to endure “persecutions and afflictions” in your life. Big one’s perhaps, or even things that may seem trivial to other but which have irked and disturbed you: the neighbor’s dog eats your flowers, the monk next to me in choir sings off-k... (www.catholic365.com)

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Invite God into Your Classroom

One of my favorite billboards ever is one that I saw online. It said, "I loved the wedding, how about inviting me to the marriage--God" We all feel a deep calling to homeschool as part of our God-given vocation. However, have we ever stopped to invite God into our homeschool classroom?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Cardinal close to Pope criticises US Presidential candidates and EU. Most critical of Donald Trump

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Praying before Communion

When the Holy Eucharist is distributed, most people go back to their pews and say a prayer of reflection and thanksgiving. How many people say a prayer before receiving?... (www.catholic365.com)

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