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Facing the Truth About Facebook

It's not that I have anything against Facebook... On second thought, maybe I do have a little something against it. In many ways, I think it encourages some of the poorest dimensions of our culture: shallowness, pettiness, inauthenticity, and meaningless busyness--the antitheses of reflection and su... (www.catholic365.com)

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Bless your Enemies

I simply worshipped the heroes of ancient Greece when I was at school. I loved to hear stories about Troy and the heroes who fought there. I loved to read about the Persian wars and about the warriors who fought for freedom at Marathon, Salamis and Thermopylae. Most of all I worshipped Alexander the... (www.catholic365.com)

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Virtuous Obedience

As a seminarian, obedience is something that I am encouraged in and taught about with frequency. This is not by accident- even the smallest actions of a parish priest, no matter how trivial, can affect his relationship with his people, with his bishop, or even God!... (www.catholic365.com)

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How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Have?

I was recently at a department event for work, and one of the icebreaker activities was a “four corners” exercise in which we broke off into groups based on our answers to certain questions. One of those questions was “How many pairs of shoes do you have?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Comfort and Torment

Reclining upon a chaise above slaves, who serve him; Robed in finest linen of purple hue;... (www.catholic365.com)

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I don't think very many people get converted by someone telling them they are terrible.

During Roman occupation, Hebrew tax collectors made a livelihood of over-taxing their own people and keeping the change. As a successful collector, Matthew was a cheater, a liar, a traitor, and a thief. Do you know any cheaters and liars? Has anyone betrayed you? Were you ever robbed?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why the Government is God #2

To make this very short and easy to understand, the government pays people.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Fasting and the Eternal Prize

St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians stresses the importance of discipline and “winning the prize.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Sara Salkahazi...Another Little Known Catholic Who Will Always Be a Shining Star*

Embedded among the thousands of shining stars who have been elevated to the rank of Canonized Saint in the Catholic Church are those I call, "hidden gems". These are the chosen folks more or less unknown to most Catholics.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Millennial Immigration Presents Opportunities for Catholics

Popular sentiment toward current massive immigration in the United States and throughout the world ranges from fear and resentment to worries about terrorism, criminal behavior, and economics. How can we, as a nation, embrace the problems that accompany the influx of illegal immigrants?... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Virgin Mary: Conqueror of Muslims Hearts

On September 11th 1683, Vienna was besieged by Islamic Ottoman Turks. Christians throughout Europe prayed the Rosary in the midst of a desperate situation.... (www.catholic365.com)

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When we learn to say a deep, passionate yes to the things that really matter... then peace begins to settle onto our lives

We should turn this proverb over in our soul, keeping in mind the words of the LORD Jesus in today’s Gospel passage: “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it .”... (www.catholic365.com)

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An Unveiling Story of Personal, Family and Parish Transformation

Most Blessed Sacrament parish in Toledo, Ohio is exceptional in many ways. The parish lives its name. Anchored in a neighborhood community, liturgy and homilies are reverent, relevant and robust. Perpetual adoration is expressed in constant service to one another and the broader community.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Truth About Mary and the Rosary; 1 Witness and 3 Misconceptions

As I walked from booth to booth collecting my swag at a Catholic Conference, I got a text message from my confirmand, “Have you ever heard of the Tradition of the Seven Sorrows?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Attitude of Gratitude Brings Happiness

In this week’s gospel reading, Jesus met ten lepers who pleaded with Him for help. Jesus did not immediately heal them, but instructed them to go and show themselves to the priests. According to Jewish law only the priests could declare a person “clean” and allow him to re-enter society.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Voting and the Catholic Conscience

With the election less than a month away, we should expect to hear more and more about how to vote as Catholics. The discussion will center on “voting according to conscience.” If we are not careful however, we will fall prey to the vague notion of conscience that has plagued the Church in the las... (www.catholic365.com)

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Stunned by Providence…

In the French movie “Les Innocentes” there is a very dramatic moment centered on the providence of God. The whole movie is very intense because of its subject:... (www.catholic365.com)

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...to lead a good life a man should always imagine himself at the hour of death...

I’m sure all of us have had experiences throughout our lives where we struggled to stay awake. Maybe those experiences were experiences of waiting for someone to return home late at night. In such a case, you might have experienced any sort of emotion: perhaps joy, or perhaps fear, or perhaps anger.... (www.catholic365.com)

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While sitting through traffic on last night’s commute my imagination bested me. Tired from sitting at a desk job, my hips were resisting the final hour of seated confinement.... (www.catholic365.com)

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All the opposites will come together some day

There is a certain rhythm to the changeability of things, and we have known this throughout our lives, although there have been many time when we were unable or incapable to accept this.... (www.catholic365.com)

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