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No Time for Family Prayer?

This year marks the one hundredth year anniversary of when our Blessed Mother Mary appeared to Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco in Fatima, Portugal. Among the various messages our Lady of Fatima told these children, the one Lucia shared about the attack of the family seems more relevant today than ever... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Closer Look at Our Lady of Medjugorje's Message January 2, 2017

Mother tells us it’s not easy to follow the light of Christ unless we make ourselves small, specifically "You must make yourselves smaller than others." This is true. Jesus told the apostles that unless you become as a child you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Beauty of the Waiting

I am impatient and stubborn. My best friend and I say that’s why we’re still friends because we refuse to give up on the other. Patience was one of those lessons I hated learning and God so loves teaching them to me. The most effective way and obvious way to learn this incredible gift is the most fr... (www.catholic365.com)

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If God Is for Israel, Who Can Be Against Her?

There is no doubt about it, Christians and Jews have some major theological differences, centered primarily around the true identity of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus is the divine Son of God, the Messiah, while Jews believe the promised Messiah is still yet to come.... (www.catholic365.com)

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2 Causes behind Courthouse Weddings

Interviewing multiple couples who married at the courthouse, eloped, or had a very small ceremony at a family's home, this article asks the ultimate question that I consider a very good question to ask when first planning a wedding: "Who is it for, ultimately?" As Catholics, our response, I hope, is... (www.catholic365.com)

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Great News! I'M Dying!!!

Really. not kidding—the diagnosis has been handed down! Isn’t this awesome! We all need to hear this Good News!... (www.catholic365.com)

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Patience, Persistence, Love

I can tell mid-year has arrived in our home school. I feel some of the anxiety...have we done enough?...have they learned anything?...do they love or resent being here? So, I was grateful to be able to take a few hours out recently to attend a retreat at the local seminary.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Francis and Holy Joy

Even though some old Catholic icons and holy cards often depict saints and the Holy Family looking miserable, with tears streaming down their pale faces, the truth is the saints lived in God’s Presence and in His joy. Even when saints suffered, their suffering was lived out in, with and through Divi... (www.catholic365.com)

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Loving Neighbor As Yourself

I have always thought of myself as being a good man. True, there are moments when I could lash out harsh words to strangers (especially on the phone with customer service personnel), but mostly I can be kind and generous to anyone I meet – be it a simple smile or greeting, a helping hand with a bag... (www.catholic365.com)

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Everyone was made for a purpose, a specific purpose thought of by God. Sometimes it takes a long time to find that purpose and sometimes it may not. Hopefully by the time we leave this world, our purpose in which we were created has been found and done. Think about it, when you leave this world, ho... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Endo's "Silence" Is Bad for Your Soul

On December 23rd, Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Silence by Japanese author Shusaku Endo came to theaters across the US, after its initial release at the Vatican on November 29th. Since then, it has received high praise from within the Hollywood community as well as from various individuals within ... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Christian life lived with charity and faith is the most effective form of evangelization. Evangelization testifies to the transformative power of the Gospel and the mission of the church to sanctify society…

What does "to follow someone" mean? If you "follow someone" on twitter or the social network, you read his/her posts to find out what he/she is doing, feeling and thinking.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Power in Weakness

There’s always some wiseacre on the interview panel who suddenly says, “And what do you think your biggest weaknesses are, Mr Torkington?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Twenty-Something's Perspective on the Extraordinary Form

There seems to be a lot of sparks flying around within the Church, and it's sad to see so many people divided over various issues. There is so much on my mind regarding these things, but one in particular I'd like to address are some comments made by the Holy Father about a week ago regarding the Ex... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mandatory Sex Education: A Scourge to Our Youth

We hear it in the news – cases of child sexual abuse in the Philippines – rape, incest, pornography, prostitution. Added to these is the number of teenage pregnancies that happens in a year. Our government, through the Department of Education proposes a solution: mandatory sex education.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Our Lady of La Leche

Nuestra Señora de la Leche y Buen Parto (Our Lady of the Milk and Happy Delivery) is the official name of the Shrine in Florida dedicated to Our Lady. This is also the site of the “official” first Mass in the United States around 1596. (Note: Other Masses were offered before this time frame—but this... (www.catholic365.com)

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Go to Heaven. Go directly to Heaven. Do not pass GO. Do not ...

One day a priest approached the lectern on Sunday and asked: "Raise your hands if you are going to Heaven!"... (www.catholic365.com)

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The greatest temptations are not those that solicit our consent to obvious sin, but those that offer us great evils masking as the greatest goods.

How well do you and I really know God? Consider the sins you've already overcome. How did you stop being vulnerable to this particular temptation? If you remember it well enough to analyze it, you'll notice that you learned something about God that rendered the temptation powerless.... (www.catholic365.com)

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When I was a teacher on my first ever teaching assignment (on the payroll and not as a student teacher) I had an obstinate little child whose name was a derivative from the name Eve, an irony which I appreciated, since I was teaching preschoolers at a Catholic school.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The joy of helping your neighbour

It is a joy whenever I help my neighbour. The joy that comes from the love of God. The joy of serving others, of loving others, the joy which is possible through a relationship with Jesus. What is this joy about? Why is it that whenever I help my neighbour I am joyful?... (www.catholic365.com)

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