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Conservatism vs Liberalism

I read an article in Sunday’s, January 8, 2017 Post-Gazette focused on Protestant Churches that lean on following the Biblical Literal interpretation of the bible as opposed to a more liberal interpretation and/or those who seem to follow those dictates.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Wounded Beast as Ages of Sin, Nero as Secondary

Today, there are extremes in Apocalypse interpretations. The right and the lerft, the futurists and the preterists.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Self-Abandonment and Trust

Natives of some South Sea Islands use a unique method of capturing monkeys. They cut a small hole in the top of a coconut and insert some nuts inside, then chain the coconut to a tree trunk... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Priest asked, "He must be heavy?" The Boy answered, "No Father, he ain't heavy, he's my Brother."

It was somewhere near Omaha, Nebraska and the year was 1918. A young, Catholic priest was walking down the dirt road near the boy's orphanage he had recently opened. The priest came upon two boys, one carrying the other on his back. The priest stopped and said to the boy doing the carrying, "Well n... (www.catholic365.com)

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Lent: Ashes To The Cross – A Season Of Renewed Faith

The season of Lent in the Liturgical Calendar began this year on March 1st with Ash Wednesday. This period of forty days of preparation for The Resurrection Of Our Lord on Easter Sunday, is marked by increased prayer, service, and devotion to sacred rituals such as receiving Penance and Holy Communi... (www.catholic365.com)

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God - Yesterday, Today, Forever!

In the past ages many Heresies existed portraying thoughts in the mind of man covering much of what doctors of the Church and mystics have long attempted to recuse as false, misleading, and instilling doubt to the wondering and searching world regarding Almighty God and the Teaching of the Most Holy... (www.catholic365.com)

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Our Lady Healer of Families (Part 1)

Over the past past year or so people have come to me over and over again asking me to pray for their families. Parents estranged from children. Children angry with parents. Spouses at war. Siblings who don’t speak. Family members chained by addictions of all kinds. Family members who are sick... (www.catholic365.com)

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Not by bread alone

Lent is a very special time on the Liturgical Calendar; and although we can speak to the Lord at any time of the year, Lent is quite unique and I feel it’s a wonderful gift for us when we get a whole forty days and nights to draw closer to the Lord, to relish in his word, to deepen our relationship ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Self-Sufficiency and Trust

Striving for absolute self-sufficiency is a vice, not a virtue. When you have no one in your life that you can call and say, “I’m scared,” then your life is empty, isolated, unrelational, and unfulfilling. You need somebody you can trust enough to say, “I need help!”... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Cautionary Tale for Lent

Some years ago, I shared a flat with a man called Caruthers. If ‘morals make the man, and manners make the gentleman’, then Caruthers was the finest gentleman I had ever met, or so I thought for the first few weeks. However, as the weeks went by, I began to see that his manners were no more than a t... (www.catholic365.com)

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Consecrating Competition: Sports, Catholic Culture, & New Evangelization

On July 27th, 2015, the temperature was a steamy 97 degrees in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the first day that practices were allowed to begin again for high school football teams and their upcoming season.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Dance and Doctrine: Obedience

So, this is a little off my beaten path, and definitely something I never considered writing about before. But as it happens this has been on my mind for some weeks now, so here goest nothing: dance. Particularly ballet. What on earth could this possibly have to do with doctrine and the Church?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Following in Their Footsteps—Sitting in Their Wheelchair

We really don’t know how anyone feels---until—we experience their trials and pain. Some wisdom can only come with ‘age and sickness.’... (www.catholic365.com)

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Forgive Forget Reconcile - NONSENSE

Jesus said to the disciples, "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven ..."... (www.catholic365.com)

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Self-Deception and Trust

There is a dimension of faith that consists of simply trusting in the Word of God that reminds us that when we feel worthless, God does not regard us with such negativity. In his eyes, we are actually priceless treasures, precious to him beyond estimation.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Divine Mercy, Suicide and Gregorian Masses

Suicide, it's something that has touched the hearts of almost every person I know. According to the New York Times, suicide rates are at their highest level in 30 years. I have rarely come across a person these days who has not been touched by a friend or a family member who has committed suicide.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Holy Mass - Too Long or Too Short?

I recently wrote about Crisis in the Church; and one statement was, “ some aren’t even conscience as to why they go to church except for the fact their parents and grandparents went so they do that as well.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Are You Putting God in a Box?

I work at a busy doctor’s office with the medical software. I can talk with my boss differently than any other coworker; I can incorporate our faith into our conversation. It’s very different than how I would talk to most other coworkers. I certainly can’t even speak with some family members like th... (www.catholic365.com)

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... the worst possible heritage to leave with children: high spiritual pretensions and low performance.

The Gospel reading tells us to avoid hypocrisy, not to believe in one thing and act in a different way, not to pretend to be what one is not.... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Wounded Super Hero

My grandson is star struck by super heroes. There are many of them: Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers and Spiderman are a few I have heard about. When asked to describe these super heroes, by grandson smiles and begins an imaginative battle; kicking and punching.... (www.catholic365.com)

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