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How I learned to speak in tongues and how you can too

When I was a college seminarian, I heard of people speaking in tongues, but I knew very little about it. I thought it was pretty whacky and folks who did it a little loopy. But ten years ago, my two-week application visit with the religious order I would join a few months later changed my ideas on t... (www.catholic365.com)

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Holiness is the Only Option for the Truly Free

When I was in school for my undergrad, I had to take a few philosophy courses where there was a great deal of talk about Aristotelian thought. Our professors showed us how helpful his works could be when we started talking about theological and spiritual matters.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God answers prayers in His time, just ask Zechariah.

As we are told in the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah was serving as the priest to burn incense in the sanctuary of the Lord. The angel then appeared to him and told him that “because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son.” Zechariah responded in disbelief and was struck mu... (www.catholic365.com)

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NFP Myths: Facts or Fiction?

Six weeks after my son John was born, I had my postpartum appointment, a visit that many Catholic couples dread. They often find themselves on the defensive as they try to explain why they don’t need to be sent home with a pack of condoms and a prescription for the pill.... (www.catholic365.com)

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My 90-year-old mother called around 10 this morning. She was a bit sheepish. “Are you busy today?” she asked, her usual prelude to a request for help from me. I said that I was planning to stop by at 3 p.m. to do a few things for her. She said that it needed to be sooner.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God's Awesome Design for Depression

Experts have been drawing attention to a growing, culture-wide epidemic of depression. Before another word, please note: My use of “depression” in this article is not in the clinical sense. I’m not a psychologist. I’ve never seen a counselor. I’m not on medication.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Martha Syndrome

I’m a Martha Stewart wannabe when it comes to entertaining. As a child, I loved setting the table for my parents’ guests, and my tables became even more elaborate when I married and started to entertain in my own home. No guest ever leaves a dinner party without a handmade favor. And I spend hours p... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Wall Only Separates, It never Brings Together

Today, I posted a simple statement about what I would do if a certain political presidential candidate actually won and actually started to build a wall, a yuuuuge wall. I stated that I would be one of those crazy Catholics who would go down to the border and protest the building of the wall.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Does Relativism Make Any Sense?

Why does relativism seem to be so popular these days? Relativism can appear to create some level of peace and harmony among diverse groups. People will say things like "whatever works" and "if you believe it, then it's true for you!" Even discussing your convictions can be considered "imposing" y... (www.catholic365.com)

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There's always one thing that Jesus tells me before telling me anything else, "I love you." Jesus didn't say, "Alright. These are the conditions in which you must meet before I love you." And then name off a list of conditions. There is no doubt in this world, or in the next, that Jesus loves you... (www.catholic365.com)

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To Be a Saint: Imitate Christ

Mother Teresa’s recent canonization calls to mind what it takes to become a saint. We tend to put saints on a pedestal that we can’t live up to. In actuality, we all could be saints if we imitated Christ and strived to be as holy as we can possibly be – if we truly listened to the Lord’s call for... (www.catholic365.com)

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I'm Not Who You Think I Am

I am one of the most misunderstood figures in the New Testament. I have been called a repentant whore. Some people say I was the adulterous woman whom The Master saved from a death by stoning. I was accused of wasting an alabaster jar of expensive ointment by rubbing it on my poor Master's tired fee... (www.catholic365.com)

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Thankful Thursday - both and

Again - time has slipped away. Rather than bemoan that fact, I want to revel in what that has meant for me. It’s been 7 months since I uprooted my life.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Family, Friends, People in Purgatory and Ethiopia

If there’s one thing that my Catholic Elementary School education taught me, it was to look outside myself in all situations, but particularly when there’s suffering involved. Having gone to a small school, teachers sometimes got recycled into different grades, causing me to have one teacher both in... (www.catholic365.com)

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Waiting in the Bread Line

I was quietly watching the Consecration at Mass, my arm holding my seven-year-old as though his exhaustion was causing him to melt into the floor. Seven is so very exhausting! My daughter was half paying attention, which was an improvement from last year when she was preparing for First Commu... (www.catholic365.com)

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How being a parent helped me better understand God

Becoming a mother has opened my eyes to just how much of children we truly are in the eyes of God. The interactions I have with my son on a daily basis have offered true insight into the relationship between God and man. There’s a sense of immeasurable love for my child, and a desire to keep him saf... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Sin and Virtue Series, #3 of 8

Today we will be looking at the virtue called Temperance – as in the Spiritual Fruit called Self-Control – and its polar opposite, Gluttony.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Who Is This Nun?

If you have read any of my previous articles, you will know that I was raised Protestant, and remained so until our family became Catholic in 2007. In that paradigm, the figure of Mother Teresa was an enigma to me.... (www.catholic365.com)

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About Confession, About a Goal, About Time

I recently watched the Richard Curtis film, About Time. I love the movie and I've seen it many times but it never fails to inspire me.The movie always makes me want to be a better man. And, at least for a short time after seeing it, convinces me that I can be.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Moral Relativism: The Price Our Children May Pay

Relativism is a buzz-word for those who are concerned about morality in our current society. This world-view rejects absolute truth and universal standards of moral conduct for the preferences, choices, and values of the individual.... (www.catholic365.com)

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