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Bad Reading, Mets Baseball and Mass Appeal...

Somewhere during the priest's mind-numbing rendition of an unemployed third-rate actor reading the obituaries from a local newspaper, I started to wonder, "What is he doing? When is he going to stop reading and get on with his homily?"... (www.catholic365.com)

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Popular Wisdom in the Bible

Creation began with our Heavenly Father’s word for “The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, established the heavens by understanding”. (Proverbs 3:19) Humans who come to know him will partake of the divine nature. (II Peter 1:3-4)... (www.catholic365.com)

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I recently had an article post on this website. One of the comments it elicited I found particularly interesting, not because of the content, but because this particular poster didn’t even get past the third paragraph before, in her own words “she had to stop”. Then she felt compelled to emotionally... (www.catholic365.com)

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Is It Possible To Pray Without Ceasing?

In St. Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians, he gives the new Christian community a list of instructions, encouraging them to live in the faith and to stay in the faith.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Be an example to others

Have you ever wondered how society has changed? You might ask, how come society has changed so much, does real ‘Love’ still exist?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Your strength will be found when you stop struggling with yourself - Every obstacle in life is a lesson that teaches us – if we let it

Jesus chooses not to calm the disturbance in His disciples’ souls in the same manner that He calms the sea and wind. But He does challenge them: “Do you not yet have faith?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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On Being a Pilgrim: Part Two, Traveling with Kids

God has blessed us with five little ones with whom we make our travels. Ultimately, much of my desire to go on pilgrimage is to instill this practice in them. Sometimes our journey is specific to a holy place and sometimes it happens along another journey. Recognizing that God is with you wherever y... (www.catholic365.com)

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In the article “The Orans Posture is NOT the Problem" that I recently wrote, I addressed this subject a little, but I want to go into more depth on it here. I understand that part of the fear of emotion comes from the desire to distinguish Catholicism from Protestantism and all things Protestant.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Catholicism: The Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End

Religious pluralism, that is the principle of allowing a peoples with different religious beliefs, without penalty or favoritism from its government, to coexist in a civil society, is a principle that honors each and everyone's will to their own religious beliefs. However, theologically, there is n... (www.catholic365.com)

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Silence Shows Us Who God Is & Who We Are

We all know that silent prayer is an important part of our faith. Silence shows us who God is, but it also shows us who we are.... (www.catholic365.com)

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My guardian angel

My guardian angel… the angel who knows my needs, the angel who is there to protect me. I thank God for my guardian angel… for the angel helps me to overcome sin… helps me to do good deeds… helps me to become a better person.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Plant your tiny seeds and keep watering them every day. Soon, they'll grow.

The smallest of faiths can impact our communities. If the smallest of faiths can move mountains, then it can certainly work to transform our communities.... (www.catholic365.com)

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On Being a Pilgrim: Part One, First Steps

A pilgrim can mean different things to different people. You can hop on one of the big, package pilgrimage tours that most dioceses offer and although I’ve never been on one, I’m certain you will be better for having gone. Perhaps, like us, your current situation won’t allow you to partake in such e... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Orans Posture is NOT the Problem

Recently in this blog an article appeared called “The Faithful Are NOT To Use the Orans Posture During the Our Father” . The article brought up a favorite whipping boy of the Radical, Reactionary Traditionalists, namely the positioning of hands by the laity during the “Our Father”.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Only Spirit Inspired Evangelization Is Effective

Trained to evangelize, with social media at their fingertips, modern Catholics might be surprised to discover that the most effective missionaries are still those who humbly carry Christ in their hearts to others.... (www.catholic365.com)

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In Defense of the Pro-Life Generation

One of the most inane social media comments I had the misfortune of reading recently came on the day of the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.... (www.catholic365.com)

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To Fear or Not To Fear? That Is the Question

The Bible clearly says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Psalm 111:10). The Bible also says, “Fear not…I am your God” (Isaiah 41:10). Um, wait a minute. The Bible says we are supposed to have fear, and it also says we are NOT supposed to have fear?... (www.catholic365.com)

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God uses people. God uses people to perform His work.

At our baptism, the priest or deacon handed to our parents and godparents a candle lit from the Easter Candle.... (www.catholic365.com)

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During the March for Life in Washington, D.C., my family, like all the years we've been a family, was absent. I can honestly say I've never felt called to go, and for us at this moment, it's the right decision. If and when the time comes, we will certainly join with the thousands of other pilgrims a... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Resolution to end all Resolutions

A hermit I know used to say, “When you stop falling you will be in heaven, but when you stop getting up, you will be in hell.” The fact of the matter is, we all fall. The secret of spiritual growth is how long we take to get up again. St Francis of Assisi used to say that the difference between a s... (www.catholic365.com)

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