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Have the courage to drop the stones we carry to throw at others, and think a bit on our own sins!

In Capernaum, the fishing village Jesus made his “headquarters” in Galilee, he sees Matthew, the local tax or toll collector, at his station and immediately calls him—“Follow me.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Fall of the Rainbow

I was scrolling through Facebook the other day, rather mindlessly I’ll admit, and something jolted me into awareness of what I was doing. A rainbow of colors in a parade flashed in a short clip of a video. Curious of what this could be and thinking of the bright colors that are so attractive to the ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mary Our Heavenly Advocate

Why does the Catholic Church teach us that it’s okay to pray to Mary? The Church not only teaches us that it’s okay to pray to Mary but that it’s a good thing to do and encourages us to pray to Mary.... (www.catholic365.com)

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(not so) Tongue Tied

If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide their whole bodies. It is the same with ships: even though they are so large and driven by fierce winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot's inclination wishes. In the same way the tongue is a small... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to Train Your Dragon II: Heroic Masculinity and the Holy Family

Many people would argue that there is a crisis of masculinity in film today. That there are no longer any strong father figures in movies and that masculinity is contorted to mean only violence and control. The fatherless society that we live in certainly has seeped its way into mainstream media, bu... (www.catholic365.com)

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Opportunity for Mercy

I live in the Dallas area. I have lived here my entire life. I went to school here, I worship here, I raise my kids here, I educate kids here, and I counsel our community.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Prayerful Nation

In the wake of the recent tragedies from terrorism in Orlando, Florida and Turkey; and most recently a massacre in Dallas - I am reminded that we were once a nation under God. There was a time when we prayed as a whole for God’s instruction and intervention and were blessed by it. Today we are divid... (www.catholic365.com)

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I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.

Amos, the Old Testament prophet from whose book we hear in this First Reading at Mass, was considered obnoxious because he preached the need of repentance on the part of everyone in Israel, including the king and the priests.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prayers for the Dallas P.D.

The tragic and evil events that took place in Dallas have opened a wound in our national fabric not seen since 9/11. Nationwide, the family members of law enforcement officers like myself hurt today. Those of us who know what it is to wait up at night for our loved ones to come home are in mourning.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The King's Speech: St Paul and "The Call"

The King's Speech is a film of unmasking, disillusionment, and triumph. It shatters the flawless facade of the monarchy and gives the viewer real sensitive insight into the struggles of humanity that even the media-altered ruling class are not exempt from. The entire story is a reminder that even ki... (www.catholic365.com)

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Encountering the Awesome

My characteristically reserved coworker was describing a remarkable meeting between the Holy Father and his family. “I know this word is overused,” he enthusiastically shared, “but it was awesome.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Preaching To The Choir

Deacon Emilio gripped the sides of the Ambo, hard, I could see his knuckles whiten. “I am preaching to the choir.” Smiling uncomfortably, “And how beautifully does this choir sing…but God wants more from you, wants you to sing louder…God wants more from you, much more…it’s getting worse out there…”... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Awesome Experience with Confession

For those who know me now, I am a frequent confession goer (if that is even a correct phrase). But I was not always so diligent and I was afraid and concerned about the priest and interacting with him afterwards (since I just told him what a horrible person I am) and being totally open and honest in... (www.catholic365.com)

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We're Catholics before we're Democrats. We're Catholics before we're Republicans. We're even Catholics before we're Americans, because we know that God has a demand on us prior to any government demand on us.

The Church celebrates two of the great first generation saints, Peter and Paul. There are many things that could be said of them. I want to approach this reading a little differently by considering the view of the world these men had.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How should we respond to tragedy?A young Catholic's perspective.

Our nation and the world at large has sustained several recent disastrous events. These aren’t the first tragedies that we’ve suffered and they definitely won’t be the last. Sadly, this world is home to individuals who act on their free will to inflict undue harm. So now the question is, how should ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Who is my neighbor? Who am I a neighbor to?

Sometimes we call someone a Good Samaritan. What do we mean when we call someone by this title? Most of us have an answer to this question though our viewpoints or conceptions of what it means to really be a Good Samaritan may differ. Jesus makes it very clear in Luke’s gospel. The Good Samaritan sh... (www.catholic365.com)

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Keep Hypocrisy Far From Me

His first name was Ron. I wish I remembered his last name. I’d try to locate him on one of the many social media networks of cyberspace. It’s been 40 years since we last saw each other. We worked together at the Communication Station on the Yokosuka Naval Base.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Is good the absence of evil?

The difference between good and evil can probably be best shown with light and dark. Darkness is the absence of light. By removing the light, you have darkness. You do not add anything, just remove. But can you remove darkness? Taking it away does nothing. The only way to get rid of darkness i... (www.catholic365.com)

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Repent. At face value it means to be sorry for something bad that we did. However, with God repentance means to turn from our evil ways and not repeat the behavior that we are sorry for. True repentance requires that we feel sorry for transgressing God and not sorry that we were caught. There is a b... (www.catholic365.com)

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Bind Their Kings in Chains

Although I’ve tried off and on since college, I’ve really made a concerted effort in the past few months to pray Morning and Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours every day. So far I haven’t missed any, but I’ll admit, sometimes Morning Prayer gets delayed until 5 pm.... (www.catholic365.com)

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