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God's Will and His Mercy

But was it “according to God’s will” – the will of his heavenly Father – that Jesus should suffer? Why would any loving father want his beloved son to suffer?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 292 – In the Beginning was the Word

Today we begin the Gospel of John. It is almost certainly written by the Apostle John. Scholars vary as to when it was written and are basically split between the AD 60’s or approximately AD 90.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Benedict I, Against The Lombards

Pope Benedict ruled just over four years during one of the most vicious, violent and disordered times in the Church’s history.... (www.catholic365.com)

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If you're waiting for a sign, here it is: Today is your Second Chance. It's a chance to change things. It's a chance for new beginnings. For growth, and expanding perspectives. A brand new day in which you can choose to see, and DO things differently. What will you do with this opportunity? Will you seize this day, this chance?

In this Gospel Jesus addresses the desire for signs. We all seem to ask for signs from time to time. In the cacophony of our daily lives they seem to give us greater certainty in what we believe and allay any insecurities we may have.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving Can Make Your Lent More Fruitful

Lent is the sacred season of drawing nearer to God and experiencing greater union with God through its penitential activities. This is accomplished by faithfully practicing the three disciplines of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Here are some simple suggestions anyone can put into practice t... (www.catholic365.com)

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Transcendence - the Virtue

How can we understand transcendence — one of God’s attributes — as a human virtue?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Divine Mercy As a Sin Vaccine

Just as tumbleweeds propagate themselves by dropping their seeds as the wind blows them across the terrain, so also many souls, knowingly or not, spread their own species of hellish weed. They “tumble” through life with the unstable winds of conformity, leaving the hearts of others the obnoxious eff... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 291 – Hey Jude

Today’s reading for study: Jude Today we read the short letter of Jude. It is believed to be written by the brother of James as identified in Matthew and Mark and he identifies himself as such.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Lent another year to consider fasting and praying more and asking for patience!

This Lent seems to have started off with me being a little stressed. My husband has been in and out of the hospital during January with pneumonia.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer and forgiveness.

In this gospel, Jesus gently nudges us toward the important truth that God our Father sustains us even as he invites us to ask him for sustenance.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Heart of Courage

There is a story of a young woman that I really only discovered recently. It really had an impact on me, so I will share it... (www.catholic365.com)

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Watch What Thou Sayest

We sometimes assume that certain folks do not understand what we say, especially when we use a foreign language in their presence.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Take Up Your Cross

The first thing you will learn from the direction-book is that suffering in itself is simply distress, while suffering with love is a cross. (If it is task-related, it might be called a yoke). The bottom line is your ability to grasp the full implication of what a cross really is and what it is desi... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 290 – Sound Doctrine

Today’s reading for study: 2 Tim 4 In today’s reading Paul again exhorts Timothy, and by extension us, to remain faithful to sound doctrine.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Three hours of Darkness; leading to three moments of Glory

Simon Peter said to him, “Master, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, though you will follow later.” Peter said to him, “Master why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Am... (www.catholic365.com)

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Nothing is more difficult than focusing on the needs of others we normally wouldn't care about. This is the ‘holy moment' we can all find ourselves in. This is the leap of faith that transforms. Jesus, by commanding us to love those we'd rather ignore or hate, gives us an opportunity to lean on his grace and love instead of our own understanding and power.

The struggle between choosing the good and what is evil is not a theoretical struggle. It is an everyday struggle, with everyday examples.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Hail Holy Queen

Hail Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope......our regal Mother who accepted us at the foot of the cross of Jesus.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Light Amidst Darkness in the Parkland School Shooting...

Darkness enveloped him. He suffered from depression and other mental ailments, including autism, attention deficit and hyperactive disorder.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Are You Carrying That Anvil?

When oppressed with problems, hardships and troubles on every side, it isn’t difficult to identify with David in his depression... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 289 – All Scripture is Inspired…

Today’s reading for study: 2 Tim 3 Today we are in Chapter 3 of Second Timothy. Paul continues his urging that Timothy to be faithful in his stewardship of the Church.... (www.catholic365.com)

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