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A Connecticut Yankee in King Jesus' Court - part 1

Jerry Francis gazed at the stars, twinkling brightly against the pitch black sky. How pretty, he thought. Then his attention shifted as he realized thorns were poking him in the back.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Husband and Wife: Complementarity and Timeless Truth

Amid our culture’s increasing chaos regarding natural law, gender, marriage and other topics which are crucial for society and authentic human development, the Catholic Church stands out as “the pillar and bulwark of truth.” (1 Timothy 3:15) Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has shown a great commitme... (www.catholic365.com)

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O Sanctissima: Memories of May

My memories of May are bound to May altars and crownings. In the small Catholic grade school I attended, the May crowning was not an annual event as it is in my children's school.... (www.catholic365.com)

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“Our justification comes from the grace of God. Grace is favor, the free and underserved help that God gives us to respond to his call to become children of God, adoptive sons, partakers of the divine nature and eternal life,” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1996).I think of grace as a place. It’s... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mary's Memories: Meditations on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary

I wrote these Meditations on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. As I wrote, I tried to look at these mysteries through Mary’s eyes. Of course, these responses are fictional. I am writing these, not Mary. Let us look at Mary and see her Son.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Can You See the High Road?

Sometimes life hurts. Invariably, when I feel hurt, my first impulse is to lash out at whomever I perceive to be the cause of my pain. I’m not consciously trying to punish them; I’m just erupting in reaction to the injury. This doesn’t work very well. Things proceed much more smoothly when I try to ... (www.catholic365.com)

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American Mythology

My family and I went to see the latest Marvel movie: The Avengers - Age of Ultron recently, and as we discussed the whole Marvel theme, the history of the comic book characters, and what they seem to be saying to us today, I had the sense that this whole mythological reality has become more than jus... (www.catholic365.com)

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Empire of the Cross; Layers of Our Faith

If you’ve ever visited Rome and had a sense of deja vu or that you were somehow “home”, you wouldn’t be the only one. Many Catholics feel this connection to the Eternal City, despite not having a drop of Italian blood in them. This feeling is reinforced by stumbling upon millennia of Church history ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Praying Without Ceasing

For the past almost 3 weeks, I've been trying to find a way to put this into words. At this time almost 3 weeks ago, I was feeling distant from God, and just plain sick of all the bad in the world. Then the unexpected happened.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Spirit Gives Life

Catholic lay evangelist Babsie Bleasdell was often frustrated when the poor folks she served in her little community bought her expensive gifts. Babsie regularly dismissed or returned them when she could. Once, at the end of a long day of trying to cook beans that refused to soften (despite her b... (www.catholic365.com)

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Mary's Memories:: Meditations on the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary

I wrote these Meditations on the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. As I wrote, I tried to look at these mysteries through Mary’s eyes. Of course, these responses are fictional. I am writing these, not Mary. As we pray, let us think of Mary and her Son.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Did Satan Fall?

Why did Satan fall? All the commentators I’ve read say that he fell through pride, and I have no problem with that; but what form did it take? I mean, what could possibly have been so attractive to him that he would reject the living God?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Awake oh my soul, Awake!

Daily, I have three alarm clocks—two cats and one dog. By 6 am at the latest, they have me up—to toilet and to feed. This morning as I tried to lie down again, I realized –“no use, I am awake.” “What is wrong with awake?”... (www.catholic365.com)

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BE the Church You Want To See in the World

Do you have a minute to talk?... I knew I was entering sacred space when she asked me to close the door. “I’m divorced,” she said matter-of-factly, before my backside hit the chair. Her shiny blonde hair hung straight, each glossy strand in perfect place. “I was married for three years before I marr... (www.catholic365.com)

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Dinner's On! Ya'll Come!

IT’S TIME!!!!, “Come, everything is ready. But one by one they all began to excuse themselves.” (Luke 14 verse 15.) This world and all that is in it—is a feast laid out for us, with all that we could ever want or hope for. Plus the very Presence of the Bridegroom in our midst—ready—and we are told t... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Original Mega Church – Catholicism

I see a lot of hype these days about mega churches. You know, those huge Protestant churches that congregate 2000 or more attendees for their weekly services. Data suggests that the US has approximately 50 churches that exceed 10,000 weekly in attendance and there is at least one church with 45,00... (www.catholic365.com)

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Who Is Responsible for the Development of Character?

Psychiatrist Peter C. Whybrow recently wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal ("This IsYour Brain on Easy Credit"), adapted from his upcoming book The Well TunedBrain: Neuroscience and the LifeWell Lived.... (www.catholic365.com)

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7 Ways to Pursue Beauty (and Faith!) This Spring

Dostoevsky claimed that “Beauty can save the world.” And Yeats wrote, “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,'--that is all/Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” In other words, beauty is powerful. As Christians, we know that beauty is even more potent still because God is the source of Beauty, of all... (www.catholic365.com)

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Spreading the Pro-Life Message on a Daily Basis

Good Morning Out There! The sun is shining, the birds are singing and there is a slight nip in the air! A gorgeous Thursday morning! I opened the curtains to let the sun shine in and raised the windows to let the cool morning air in!... (www.catholic365.com)

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How Strong is Your Faith?

You've heard of the woman, desperate for a cure, who knew that just touching the cloak of Jesus would heal her from years of medical abuse, ignorance, and pain. In that one instance she was cured, was it her actually touching Jesus' cloak, was it Jesus, or was it her faith? "Your faith has made you ... (www.catholic365.com)

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