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July 7, 2016 Dallas, Texas, a demonstration that started out peacefully over the two successive police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. But, peacefulness became shattered by the sound of guns and people running for their lives, while many policemen were running towards the sounds of gunfire an... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus Showed His Emotions

[This week’s gospel reading at Mass chronicles the amazing miracle when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. This event takes up most of chapter 11 in John’s Gospel. (And once again, I hope the priest or deacon is not tempted to save a couple of minutes by reading the abridged version instead.)... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Gelasius, 49th Pope

Gelasius, son of Valerius, was a Roman citizen of African descent, very possibly Berber. If he was born in Africa, it would have been before the Vandal takeover in 439, or else he would not have been born a Roman citizen. Gelasius was an ordained priest and acted as secretary for Pope Felix III, wri... (www.catholic365.com)

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The formula for a beautiful life

St. Maximillian Kolbe has become one of my favorite saints, but maybe not for the reasons you would think.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Yes, God Communes With Infants

Theoretically, we all readily concede that the Mercy of God is available to everyone, from the richest to the poorest, from the most educated to the illiterate, from adults to small children. Since God is omnipresent, this means everyone on the entire planet is free to commune with Him at the same t... (www.catholic365.com)

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Commitment and Trust

Mythmakers of ancient England described a monster in the shape of an emaciated cow called “Chichevache” that ate nothing but faithful wives. The British let that bit of lore fade away as silly, but the Irish menfolk, who kept a tight rein on their wives, couldn’t relinquish the myth that provided a ... (www.catholic365.com)

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I am the woman at Jacob’s well. Filled am I with water of the world; Yet my soul yearns still for something more.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Blood of Christ

Is there any other sign that is real like this portrayal in a significant manner from the very Crucifixion of Jesus to his burial that relates so closely to the very essence of His giving Himself for us? None by anyone or entity that has reached down through the centuries and within the Church that... (www.catholic365.com)

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Temperance Sister of Prudence, Justice and Fortitude

We have to desire the virtue more sincerely and to persevere in applying virtue until the time when we can join God in His eternal plan of loving goodness.” [CCC 315] This month, let’s desire, pursue, and get acquainted with the Cardinal Virtue called Temperance.... (www.catholic365.com)

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There's never been an act done since the beginning, from a kid stealing candy to a dictator committing genocide, that the person doing it didn't think he was fully justified. That's a mental trick called rationalizing, and it's done the human race more harm than anything else you can name.

Saint Thomas More said that no heresy is all falsehood. In a similar way, there is no sin that does not have either a good object as its goal, or an intention that is believed to be good. Of course, subjectively believing an intention to be good does not make it objectively good.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus died on the cross to save us all. He went through more pain and more suffering than any of us can fathom.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Acquiescence and Trust

One of the deadliest of all poison mushrooms is the Amanita phalloides. For slugs and snails, however, it’s a nourishing and favorite food. If that divergence of sustenance applied to humans, we’d simply say, “one man’s meat is another man’s poison,” or, “different strokes for different folks.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Prodigal Son Or Older Brother?

For converts like me, the story of the prodigal son evokes a tsunami of emotion: gratitude, relief, sorrow and recognition are only a few. But upon reflecting on the well-known parable that Jesus tells the complaining Pharisees and scribes, I began to think about the older brother with an entirely d... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Sacrament of Penance and Sanctifying Grace

December 6, 2014, I wrote a reflection entitled “Reconciliation”. I am currently writing a reflection titled “The Attraction to Deadly Sin”. In both of these the emphasis touches our senses regarding sin and the need to seek God’s forgiveness and love.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Is Healthcare of Universal Right?

Last May, Pope Francis addressed 9,000 members of Doctors with Africa, a group that works to bring quality healthcare to African populations. During his remarks, the Holy Father said that healthcare is “not a consumer good, but rather a universal right, and therefore access to healthcare services c... (www.catholic365.com)

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[When it comes to God] We can't run out of second chances...only time.

We find it so hard to forgive those who hurt us. We can barely muster up the desire to forgive those who betray us. Our imagination fails when we try to place ourselves in the position of the father welcoming back his prodigal son. The son turned his back on his own father, taking his inheritance an... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why do so many of our brothers and sisters in Christ have such a difficult time accepting the authority of the Church? Unfortunately, even those belonging to the Church sometimes question her authority. We must ask ourselves, who established the Church, and what would be the purpose of this very vis... (www.catholic365.com)

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Obedience and Trust

A pilot flying in a fog was being guided from the control tower by radar for a landing. He asked about a pole that he remembered having seen in the flight path. The flight control reply came back bluntly: “You obey instructions; we’ll take care of obstructions!”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Church Rules are not for Me!

"I, Sister Faustina Kowalska, by the order of God, have visited the Abysses of Hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence...the devils were full of hatred for me, but they had to obey me at the command of God, What I have written is but a pale shadow of the things I saw. B... (www.catholic365.com)

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God's Grace Through His Mercy

Perhaps one of the most fleeting gifts within the Roman Catholic Church today is the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Each year the bishops send out an invitation of “The Light is on for You”. A unique way to invite parishioners back to Church, many of whom have slipped away in their approach to the l... (www.catholic365.com)

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