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The Beauty of Valentine's Day has been Hijacked by "50 Shades of Grey"

Valentine's Day has been hijacked by the movie, "50 Shades of Grey". A day that is all about love and romance and flowers and candy and hugs and kisses, has been turned into a celebration of deviance and depravity. In fact, the movie celebrates the degradation of women. And it is being glorified an... (www.catholic365.com)

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Become A Child Of Christ

I’ve always loved the scene in Mark’s Gospel where Jesus is surrounded by children (Mk 10:13-16). I like to give my imagination lots of room to run as I visualize what it must have been like to be one of the children with Jesus that day.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Forget Cupid, Go St. Valentine!

In 2007, my husband and I traveled to Dublin on our honeymoon. We were blessed to be able to visit and to pray at the relics of St. Valentine quietly and beautifully displayed at a Carmelite Shrine in the heart of Dublin City. I say it's worth the trek.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Transforming Prayer for Married Couples

If someone told you that there was something you could do for as little as five minutes per day to virtually assure that your marriage would last unto death, wouldn’t you do it? Well this is it! Pray together daily. Marriage is not a couple, but a trinity. The third person is God. We need to allow G... (www.catholic365.com)

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Fifty Shades of Gross

They call it “Mommy Porn.” So, what does this mean? Mommies are nice. They are cuddly, nurturing, loving and sweet. They care for others and instill values of sharing and fairness; they teach their little ones right from wrong and give them a foundation on which the rest of their moral development w... (www.catholic365.com)

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Lenten Ideas for Teens and Tweens

It seems like every year Lent sneaks ups on me. I know it’s coming, yet I still find myself scrambling at the last minute to find something to read and to think of something meaningful to do or not do. Not this year. This year I think I’ve got a game plan – or at least the beginnings of one.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Evangelization, Spiritual Warriors and the "Man Crisis"

One of the problems that our Church is facing today is what some have called the “man crisis.” Most men are preoccupied with their worldly actions and often neglect their spiritual actions. They are too busy feeding themselves physically.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Prepare to Prepare!

“For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world, awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Powerful Humility of Mothers

God gives mothers whatever good they ask for their children. Why? Because they are humble. They are living signs of humility and only the humble are filled with God. Jesus also gifts mothers with a share of His sorrows and passion to be applied to the salvation of their children.... (www.catholic365.com)

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A Scandalous God

Right now, in the United States a movie is scheduled to show in times for Valentine’s Day. “Fifty Shades of Grey” won many readers and intrigued people’s curiosity enough to pick up this book series. I know many women who were curious as to what the fuss was all about. Well, I know what it’s about-l... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why Fairy Tales End at Weddings

When you have a three year old, you revert back to the world of fairy tales. The preschool world is inundated with tales of cute. However, there is a pattern. Most, if not all, tales of princess struggling through life to meet prince end with a beautiful wedding gown and the closing line of how t... (www.catholic365.com)

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Interior Stirrings of the Heart

The Spiritual life is an interior disposition that takes a lifetime to cultivate. We must first look at our hearts to determine its natural inclinations. Our hearts are formed for union with our Creator, we yearn for Him day and night. It is what is within us that compels us to keep searching. In... (www.catholic365.com)

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What is a 13 year old to do?

What is a 13 year old boy to do when his Catholic faith is questioned by a Non-Catholic Pastor. That is the dilemma I faced back in the Mid 80's, when visiting my father's church.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Roman Catholicism in Western Europe: Present Day

Since October, 2012, I have been to Europe four times: three times to France (Paris, Lisieux, Nevers, Lourdes); twice to Rome (one Papal General audience), the last time in Italy for one month (September 2014); once to Portugal (Lisbon and Fatima).... (www.catholic365.com)

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Jesus shows us How to Love

Soon, we will celebrate Valentine’s Day, a moment in our year in which we remember and cherish those persons to whom we have made a lifetime commitment. As we scan the Bible, we discover a God who is love, demonstrates love, and gives love freely to each and every one of us.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Shades of Grey or Black & White?

The other MSM (MainStreamMedia) would have us believe that there are "50 Shades of Grey." We come once again to the threshold of accepting more sin. When we sin enough, sin becomes the acceptable norm.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why I am Catholic Out Loud

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation to gether constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is neces... (www.catholic365.com)

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Set the world ABLAZE

A couple weeks ago the CCM had a pro-life rally in honor of the March for life in D.C. After an opening prayer we were all given candles and were told, “Spread the light.” As I watched people pass on the light, I began to think, our lives are a lot like those candles.... (www.catholic365.com)

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We Are Created For So Much More Than This!!! A Catholic Review of "50 Shades" and "Old Fashioned"

We were created for so much more than this!!! At the deepest core of our being is the desire to be loved. To be loved not for what we do, but for who we are!... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do You Know The Message of the Cross?

I’ve spent the last two weeks trying to articulate both in my own mind and on paper the message of the Cross. A difficult endeavor. (Just ask my poor husband, Mark, who’s had to hash this subject out with me multiple times:) It wasn’t until I was kneeling at Mass in prayer that I heard the Lord spe... (www.catholic365.com)

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