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An Appeal to Build the Kingdom Here and Now [We're Appointed and Anointed to have a MASS Impact]

Dear Catholic friends who share a yearning for the Kingdom: I'm often haunted (in a holy way) by an epic question: Would Jesus have taught us to pray "Thy Kingdom come" if He were not prepared to fulfill it?... (www.catholic365.com)

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To Be Upside Down, Get Right Side Up

Early Christians were accused of having "turned the world upside down" (Acts 17:6 KJV). Christianity continues to have a profound impact on society's value system. Our personal values correspond to the four basic dimensions of human nature:... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 180 – Super Apostles

As a Catholic, I can’t help but be blown away by some of the verses in today’s reading. Paul takes on directly some of the other preachers who have led the Corinthians astray.... (www.catholic365.com)

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‘Jesus in my life'

Over a number of years I have seen the importance of sharing about what Jesus did in my life. This is an experience which I always try to share with other people. Why do I feel that this is important?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Christ is the Good Physician. There is no disease He cannot heal; no sin He cannot remove; no trouble He cannot help.

The chief of the synagogue criticizes Jesus for curing on the Sabbath. The chief of the synagogue was apparently healthy and needed no cure. Apparently healthy. Yes, his body may have been healthy, but what about his soul? He comes across as one possessed with a spirit of self-righteousness, bad... (www.catholic365.com)

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Short Story—Every Word

Lawry considered the long, red scratch on his face. “It’ll leave a scar—that’s for certain. Just the luck! Spiteful bush! Clip a few branches and wham—raked across the face. Well, I was never handsome to begin with….”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Practicing What We Preach

In the Gospel reading this weekend at Mass, Jesus criticized the Pharisees for being hypocrites. He listed many of their two-faced behaviors, and summed it up by saying that they don’t practice what they preach.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Let the Garbage Man Do It

The divine economy can be calibrated by the same principle. The more affluent we become spiritually, the more we "put off our old self,...corrupted by its deceitful desires" (Eph 4:22; see Colossians 3:9). The richer we are in spirit, the more "soul garbage" we throw out.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 179 – Authority is Good For You

In keeping with his general themes throughout the letters to the Corinthians in today’s reading Paul again speaks of authority. Paul states directly that the purpose of authority... (www.catholic365.com)

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Just like a little child

A little child totally depends on his mother, freely and without hesitation approaches her to be embraced, to be loved, to be cared for, to be fed etc. The child’s total faith is entrusted unto his mother, without any questions asked, knowing that she is there at all times.... (www.catholic365.com)

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No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other…..

It is very easy in life to get the two great commandments reversed, and put ourselves and other people first in our life, and give God what’s left over.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Tristan and Isolde and the Three in One

I found myself placed next to a high powered High Court Judge at a dinner party in one of the most exclusive clubs in London. What on earth was I going to talk to her about I was thinking when, discovering that I was a Catholic writer, she made everything simple for me. She asked me to explain to h... (www.catholic365.com)

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Judge Not A Book By Its Cover

I sometimes wonder whether some people are aware of the double standards they practice, especially when they deal with different kinds of people. For example, when they are in the presence of a dignitary or some important person, they behave so pleasantly and sweetly.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God's Word - Its Use is Profuse

No chemical compound is more useful than salt. Incredibly, it has 14,000 industiral uses. And providentially, it's abundant.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 178 – The Cheerful Giver

Most of us will recognize the verse from today’s reading, “God loves a cheerful giver”.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Hard Teachings Help Us Cultivate Discipline

In the Bread of Life Discourse (John, Ch. 6) Jesus tells the crowd at Capernaum several times that He is the True Bread from heaven and that whoever eats His flesh and drinks His blood will live forever. Many in the crowd respond by asking, “[t] his saying is hard; who can accept it?" (John 6:60).... (www.catholic365.com)

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The two pillars of 'political correctness' are, a) willful ignorance, and b) a steadfast refusal to face the truth.

Jesus is making a strong point here. He seems to be trying to get the crowds to realize that something is happening NOW and they just don’t seem to get it.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Life" Changes as we Mature

I looked at his eyes as he spoke to the congregation and could see deep within his demeanor a prospect of something that troubled him in a way that was not his usual stance or appearance.... (www.catholic365.com)

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I Watched in Awe as the Priest Stepped into the Sandals of Christ

Being Catholic has so many perks that non-Catholics will never understand. We have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, we have the Real Presence, we have Benediction, May processions, The Blessed Virgin Mary, canonized saints, Eucharistic miracles. What binds and holds all of this together is the... (www.catholic365.com)

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Misleading Labels?

Time and time again, reality checks reveal that things are not always just what they seem.... (www.catholic365.com)

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