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Michelangelo's masterpiece may have deeper implications on creation than you think

The Creation of Adam is probably the most recognized work of art in the Sistine Chapel, and probably in the entire art world. Basically, it is a fresco of Adam in a very relaxed position as if there is no life in him yet. Visually next to Adam is God with an outstretched finger just about to zap ene... (www.catholic365.com)

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Remain In My Love

Uniting your human will to Christ brings happiness. This is an essential concept which the world has long rejected and which people find perplexing and difficult. Isn't my happiness found in complete human freedom? says the worldly post-modern autonomist. The false idea that following the commands o... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why This Little Book on Humility Is So Great

The book Humility of Heart by Fr. Gaetano Maria de Bergamo, is a privileged book from this marketing perspective. This treatise on humility appeals to a broad audience. The humble know themselves well and thus will always see in this book excellent advice on how to avoid the dangers of falling into ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 24 – Weeds in the Wheat and Mustard Seeds

Today we read two of Jesus’ famous parables, the Weeds among the Wheat and the parable of the Mustard seed. Both parables have to do with the nature of the kingdom of God.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Kissing the Cross

The wood beam is held up high. So much tradition is behind Christianity.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Peace is the consequence of forgiveness, God's removal of that which obscures His face and so breaks union with Him.

Is peace a daily goal that I focus on? What form do I expect peace to take? All of us would like to have peace in our lives, but maybe we think of peace merely as a “bonus” that God might give us if we live right. However, Jesus proclaims today that peace is at the very heart of what it means to be ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Flexing Your Prayer Muscles

You can’t scroll Facebook or open your mail without some advertisements for self-improvement. They’re mostly exercise or diet related: machines, gyms, fads, magical drinks that make you not hungry. There’s always something new to try to make people get into what the world considers ‘good shape.’... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Revert's Perspective

It is no secret that my husband has struggled with deep regret over us leaving the Catholic Church and being away for 10 years. He has since worked through it and has forgiven himself, especially now that the Lord has restored him, and he is doing what he is passionate and gifted in. I on the other ... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Iuvenes pro Traditione": Zachary

Convert; what convinced me was heavy study into the meaning of the Eucharistic discourse in John. I realized that the Greek lined up with the Catholic argument that Jesus was speaking literally, and so I could not deny that the Eucharist was real, not just symbolic. What convinced me to go to the Ca... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 23 – Understanding Parables

Jesus himself describes what the parable of the sower means, so it is not necessary to recount that here. However, what is interesting is Jesus’ explanation of why he speaks in parables.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Benedict Option

So recently I have been reading some great articles written in response to the “Benedict option” one from Bishop Baron and another from R.R. Reno over at First Things.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Without a doubt, obedience is more meritorious than any other penance.

How do we know that there is a God? That he is living? How can we prove that we are worshiping the true God? There are some false prophets who have spoken falsely in God's name. In his teachings, Jesus has told us that we are following the true God if we have love.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Saved By Gentleness

I come from a Mass honoring Mother Mary when I reach the intersection and make a left turn. In keeping with a harried and ultra-feminist lifestyle, I would have made any turn or any driving move with a hard driving style, pummeling down on the gas and making accelerated changes when I can, never giv... (www.catholic365.com)

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Are you ready for the end?

People may scare us with talk about the End Times or some terrible tragedy that could befall humanity. Sure, we need to be diligent, but we need to be ever more focused on our possible end. Our life could end at any moment. It happens all of the time. And no one has yet to live forever … apart f... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mary and Prayer

There are many things to learn from our Blessed Mother. And she certainly was a woman of prayer. She cried out to God in many times of need. And I’m sure she must have prayed for others too. And what better gift to give to others than the gift of prayer?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Day 22 – No sign will be given and the family of Jesus

Today we see the Scribes and Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign. Jesus refuses to give a sign. Instead, He says the only sign that will be given is the “sign of Jonah”. That like Jonah spent three days in the belly of the whale, so the Son of Man will spend three days in the belly of the earth.... (www.catholic365.com)

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On Petitionary Prayer

To the outsider, Christian doctrine gives the appearance of having many contradictions. A common example concerns the Christian practice of petitionary prayer. The objection goes something like this, “If God is omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent, then why would we pray to Him?... (www.catholic365.com)

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What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.

“Words” and “works” flow from the relationship of the Father and the Son. Jesus mentions both “words” and “works” in this Gospel passage, but focus here on the “works” He refers to: “The Father who dwells in me is doing His works.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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How Do I Earn Salvation?

The other day, I got a message from a friend who had attended a Non-Catholic event where she had an encounter with a Born Again. She had been confronted by the “once you have accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you are saved and cannot lose that salvation” belief.... (www.catholic365.com)

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"Are You Ready" Chapter IV; The Saga Continues

This Chapter IV is part of an on-going story that began with (“Are You Ready”) Chapter I; continued to chapter II (Sequel to Are You Ready) to chapter III (Continuation of the Sequel).... (www.catholic365.com)

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