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Moved and Transformed by Love and Mercy

To those who feel weighed down with guilt and shame, and can experience overwhelming pain in their struggle with accepting God's forgiveness, I write this to you! Lent is not meant to be a time to be overcome with sadness contemplating the suffering and death of Jesus, but rather it is a time to be... (www.catholic365.com)

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Something's Fishy on Fridays During Lent

When I stepping through the backdoor a couple of Fridays ago, I smelled something delicious. I had no idea what it was, but I knew it wasn’t pizza, a Lenten Friday staple. “Fish?” I asked. A brilliant deduction if I say so myself given that every Friday on the calendar magnetically pinned to the r... (www.catholic365.com)

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Gotta Go-Gotta Do!

Oh my! How I needed to read this! A dear friend sent this email, perfect for any time of the year. “ According to a report this year by NPR and the Harvard School of Public Health, more than 63 percent of Americans are battling stress, and a significant number describe their stress as “great.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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RELEVANCE OF 10 COMMANDMENTS

It was long ago that God gave the Commandments and the Law to Moses and the Children of Israel. Yet we read elsewhere in Scripture that the Law was incapable of making us righteous. What then was the purpose of this gift?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Bickering siblings strategizing for best the seat in the car, while I’m securely strapping my preschooler in his booster seat, mom pushing us out the door as quickly as she possibly can, all for a one-mile ride to school and some quiet time for me at daily Mass. Let’s not forget the winter weather a... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Pursuit of Happiness and a Heavenly Home

I read a book recently that proposed the idea that it is our attachment to things of this world that will keep us out of Heaven. This, to me, was very thought provoking. As I began to ponder the notion, many things seemed to fall into place. It definitely proposes a very interesting perspective o... (www.catholic365.com)

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What Catholics Should Know About Islam

With all of the news stories reporting recent the atrocities being committed by ISIS, Boko Haram and other extremist groups you might be wondering -- Where does the Catholic Church stand in its relationship with Islam?... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why I Didn't Give Up Anything For Lent

I remember when I went to my first Confirmation class during my 9th grade year, as everyone came in we each chose a sticky name tag with a logo one it- some were Coca-Cola or Pepsi, other had various clothing brands or sports teams on them. We all identified with something, something that we thought... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Facebook Holiday

Over the Christmas break I decided to take my real first Facebook holiday since joining the social network site back in 2007. I was sensing the need for an electronic rest and so completely switched off Facebook for one month. I am back on Facebook now but the short absence was invaluable and my app... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Catholics Use And Embrace Crucifixes Instead Of Plain Crosses

Catholics are often questioned as to their motives in wearing crucifixes, which are crosses to which a “corpus” or the Body of Christ is attached versus just wearing and adorning themselves, their rosaries, their homes and their churches with “plain crosses”. I had a Protestant Christian friend on... (www.catholic365.com)

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It's Not Just a Pregancy

It's called the Miracle of Life for a reason. The journey through pregnancy and child birth is astounding when you think of how scientific the body actually works. Cells multiply and divide at tremendous rates and the female body adapts and creates the perfect host for it's parasitic growth. When... (www.catholic365.com)

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50 Shades of Messed Up

The leading actor even says it himself, “I’m messed up” (with much more colorful language.) This movie is dangerous on several levels. It tells its story with a Cinderella undertone that the behaviors portrayed are desirable and sexy. The leading actress is a “commoner” who is swept away by the allu... (www.catholic365.com)

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Stop Squirming!

Hello again Lord, I am sitting waiting to go to the eye doctor. I have told you lately, thank You for the fact I can still see? Well thank you God. Here You are, here I am, oh my Lord--- I thank You for Your Presence.... (www.catholic365.com)

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‘Your Wife Is Going To Hell … Because She's Catholic!'

It was such a sweet moment. Almost 30 years ago I was at my friend Pete’s house. His pretty young wife Lori was with us. (Not their real names.) I had been sober for only five months and Pete was not only helping me navigate the journey of sobriety, he also was helping me deal with the fact that I h... (www.catholic365.com)

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You Are More Than Your Wobbly Bits

I’m a sucker for chick flick movies, especially with heroines so different and strange that many consider them losers. I strongly identify with them. My favorites, “Bridget Jones’ Diary” and “The Truth about Cats and Dogs,” are based on the classics Pride and Prejudice and Cyrano de Bergerac.... (www.catholic365.com)

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St. Paul and the Eucharist

One of the central themes in all of Christendom is that of unity. Though there are many denominations Christians everywhere consider themselves to be in the family of God. However within the Catholic Church we have something that the other denominations do not. We have the body, soul, and divinity o... (www.catholic365.com)

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My all time favorite story in the Bible is the parable of the prodigal son. I love the fact that each time I read it, I may relate to a different character: The ignoramus son, who goofed horribly, rehearsed the apology, and was humbled by forgiveness. The dutiful son, who, in spite of doing all the ... (www.catholic365.com)

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What I Love About the Mass (#1)

The Procession. I love the symbolism.From the very beginning I am drawn into the mystery by the image of the priest guiding the church toward the altar; a father escorting the Bride of Christ to the place where she will become one with the person she desires to be with not only for the rest of her l... (www.catholic365.com)

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When Your Son is "Father"

"Oh, Fr. X is your son, you must be so proud" I have heard that quite often in the five years since my son was ordained. I usually smile and say thank you but I am usually thinking that what I am proud of is different than what that speaker is thinking. I am proud of my son for listening to God and ... (www.catholic365.com)

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You can trust the Resurrection

In the Gospel of Matthew, we read of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.(Matthew 28:1-15) Christians, Jews, even many Muslims will all agree Jesus was born and lived, but the question arises as to how we respond to objections raised regarding the truth of the resurrection of Jesus. Let’s look at a fe... (www.catholic365.com)

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