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Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.

We live in a society in which values that are contrary to the Gospel are canonized. A person’s value is measured in economic terms. The poor are shunned as worthless.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prepare Your Heart in Hopeful Waiting This Advent

Have you ever waited for something joyous? A marriage? A birth of a child? A graduation? A promotion? Can you remember the feeling of nervousness, anticipation, and excitement? Perhaps there was an impatience, as well, that accompanied this time of waiting.... (www.catholic365.com)

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On Frequent Confession

What do you call the Sacrament by which we confess our sins to a priest and through the power given by Christ to the Church, he offers us absolution? Very often, you can learn a lot about someone by the answer they give.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Lamb is Coming! An Advent Prayer

Prepare the way of the Lord, Make straight a highway for God!... (www.catholic365.com)

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Perfectly Christmas

When my kids were growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, I was into Christmas big time! Every square inch of my living room was filled with Christmas. I was a perfectionist--the lights had to be strung just so, the shepherds in the Nativity scene had to perfectly counterbalance the three wise men.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Hacksaw Ridge Review

Edwin Starr emphatically asks in his 1970 hit “War, what is it good for?”. That cost of war has been a long discussed subject for hundreds of years. Through the centuries in America, wartime events have dominated our culture and crafted our national identity... (www.catholic365.com)

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I am a fool for Christ...whose fool are you?

The last Sunday of Ordinary Time was the Feast of Christ the King. It was also the last Sunday in the Year of Mercy - this year during which we have remembered that "Jesus is the Face of the Father's Mercy." (Pope Francis). The next Sunday, we began Advent.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How do you justify baby-baptism, after all that?

In a recent discussion about justification and Baptism, a non-Catholic asked me to explain how the Catholic Church can Teach infant Baptism (i.e. baby baptism). The explanation is very simple, if one only takes into account the signs which Jesus performed when He walked with the Apostles.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Advent Experience

Each year it seems that Christmas lights, decorations, and trees adorn shopping centers, stores, and homes earlier and earlier in the fall. We are reminded that Christmas will be here soon and it’s never too early to begin preparing.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Rules Don't Apply to Me

Over the past few years I have stepped up my journey. I have been thankfully afforded opportunities to study and learn more deeply the Faith that I was born into. I have realized I am very ignorant of my Catholic Faith. I am amazed at every turn, of the teachings, dogmas, and practices that I know v... (www.catholic365.com)

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The ‘Curse' of the Our Father

Did you know the “Our Father” prayer actually contains a curse? That’s right. People who pray this prayer are calling down a curse on themselves.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Leading Others To Him

My best friend pointed out something the other day, somethng I don't think about or even consider. She believes I impact other people's faith. And to be honest, that is not somethng I think about. I believe in God. I go to Mass. I pray. I sin. But impact other people's faith, really? I guess I never... (www.catholic365.com)

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Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of Christ risen.

To believe in the Resurrection is to believe in the future fulfillment of God’s grace, is to understand that the suffering of the present is as nothing compared to the future glory to be revealed in Christ Jesus, is to guard in God’s name what has been entrusted to me until that final Day, which for... (www.catholic365.com)

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Pope Saint Zosimus, The Rock Which Proved Unstable

According to the Liber pontificalis, Zosimus was of Greek origin whose family had settled on the east coast of the Italian peninsula in Mesoraca, Calabria. As is typical of this time, nothing is known about the man until he rose to the Chair of Peter.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Patiently waiting

One thing the Catholic Church is great on is waiting. And preparation. It is, in the end, a studied, reflective, patient faith. In this it often stands in contract to our Protestant brethren. A friend attended the local Baptist assembly in the morning, answered an altar call and was baptized by ni... (www.catholic365.com)

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Toward a Consistent Ethic of Life

Polls indicate – and my own Facebook feed confirms – that our nation’s political polarization has reached a peak. The gap between the political Left and Right has widened, according to the Pew Research Center, as Republicans become more consistently conservative and Democrats become more consistentl... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus Remember Me!

At Sunday Mass, celebrating the Solemnity of Christ the King, we heard the gospel from Luke, the story of the criminals crucified on either side of Jesus. During the homily Father Adam pointed out two shadows on the wall behind him.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Advent: The Ideal Time for Fasting

Are we using this beautiful time of Advent to prepare our hearts for Christmas? Or is the Christmas hype distracting us?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; and the liar by speaking the truth.

Anger becomes sinful when it evolves into resentment, hostility, revenge and destructive behavior. Hostility and revenge are warped ways of seeking justice... (www.catholic365.com)

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Visiting Homebound Elder-Catholics---A Privilege and sometimes, an Unexpected Challenge

I have been an EMHC (Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion) for over 20 years. I have had the honor and privilege of bringing Holy Communion to many people in many places: hospitals, nursing homes, hospice centers, assisted living facilities,and, of course, to the homebound.... (www.catholic365.com)

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