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A Candidate's Prayer

O, Holy Mary— your statue rises above blue candles, their smoke lifting prayers for the sick, the grieving. You invite us to be Your children—... (www.catholic365.com)

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Old Age: An Opportunity to Avoid Purgatory

I know a senior citizen whose health is in rapid decline. This once vibrant man now struggles just to shuffle across the room with a walker. When he finally gets to a chair and sits down, he looks at me, shakes his head bitterly, and says, “Whatever you do, Bill, don’t get old.”... (www.catholic365.com)

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Sit At My Right Hand, I Have a Footstool to Make!

One of the hardest things for me to do is to “be still and know,” to draw away and pray and just be still. Being a mother of eight, I have been more of a Martha than a Mary while raising that family. Now, even though the nest is empty—the behavior lingers on. “Busy, busy, me” mentality on board ever... (www.catholic365.com)

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Wait is a Four Letter Word

All good things come to those who wait. It's a catchy little saying that rolls off the tongue with a smile. We wait for a lot of things. We wait for the right job, the right partner, the right timing. We wait for the money to be right or when we have the right house. We wait in line, we wait ou... (www.catholic365.com)

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It seems that everywhere I look there are people that are going out of their way to annoy me! People who insist on driving at 45mph even though the limit is 65mph. People who have personal phone conversations on the train. People who chew with their mouths open. The list could take up this entire co... (www.catholic365.com)

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Grandma Cries at Church...and I Know Why

Growing up, my cousins and I would all attend church with our grandparents. We were your typical kids at Mass. We'd poke, whisper, and squeeze each others hands so hard until it hurt during the Our Father. Our parents would give us "the look", our grandfather would tap us on our heads and shake h... (www.catholic365.com)

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Heaven is in the small things

We don't need to be saints or martyrs to achieve the eternal peace alongside God. We need to be holy. And holiness is in the small things. I'm currently reading 'The Karamazov Brothers', by Fiodor Dostoyevski, and there was a stretch I found really interesting, told by the Elder Monk Zosima... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Sin of Presumption and Abortion

I am a sidewalk counselor trying to help women in crisis pregnancies to keep their babies. I was at the usual abortuary, the usual time and day of the week and I saw Barbara, (not real name), approaching the front door of the abortuary and I said, "I care about you, can we talk about what you are ... (www.catholic365.com)

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What Are You Waiting For?

A group of us were talking one evening when the following question was posed to those of us who had children: "When do you feel pregnant?" "As soon as you find out your pregnant." It was a quick-witted reply, however, it may not have been entirely accurate. The truth is, you actually may feel pr... (www.catholic365.com)

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"A Beautiful Work of the Holy Spirit"

Man likes to be in control, especially of the Holy Spirit. Of course, to put this blatantly, most of us would deny trying to box in the Almighty, because we realize how ridiculous this sounds. Yet, because we really do not like to change, we end up resisting even God. We like our comfort zone.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Hail Mary Solution

As a resident of two states, Idaho and Montana I am fortunate to belong to two great parishes, with two dedicated pastors. My pastor here in Montana is a convert, with a very great love for and dedication to our Blessed Mother.... (www.catholic365.com)

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From Heaven, with Love: My Second Home, Lourdes, France

There are many places in this world, many I have seen, that are remarkable, unforgettable, and even contain miraculous articles. But my second home, the home of my heart, is Lourdes, France. I have been to Lourdes three times since October, 2012. I am now so familiar with it that last September I ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Lourdes, Gift of Salvation

All of us have dear ones who may be sick or far from God. Pray for them on Wednesday, February 11, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of Prayer for the Sick. It was on a Thursday, February 11th in 1858, that fourteen year old Bernadette Soubirous saw a beautiful young girl in a niche a... (www.catholic365.com)

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Family Matters - dealing with addictions

Recently, Johann Hari wrote a piece entitled The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think (posted at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/the-real-cause-of-addicti_b_6506936.html). J. Hari rightly states: “loving addicts is really hard and it was always tempti... (www.catholic365.com)

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You Can Get Here From There: Part III -- A Protestant Excursion

I have a habit that is particularly annoying to my wife. When I’m in the car, I am constantly changing radio stations. Even when I hear a song that I like, I often wonder if I am missing something else better and hit the search button again.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Home, School, Life

We home-school, but I would say that we respond to the vocational call of home-living also. It is not just about educating my kids in math, science, and literature though those things are invaluable but also about participating in life so that everything we do educates our hearts, souls, and minds.... (www.catholic365.com)

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10 Miracles of Marriage

It occurred to me the other day, how much of a miracle it is just to wake up to the gift of another day of life! Then I pondered the double miracle that the man who poured the Grace of Matrimony on me, the man upon who I poured the Grace of Matrimony, wakes up next to me to the gift of another day.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Why no one asked Jesus?

Father Ignatius tried something new with his congregation. He suggested they held an “Any Questions” meeting whereby members of the audience would ask him and Father Donald any question, totally unprepared and unscripted, and they would try to answer it. It was the first such event held at the chur... (www.catholic365.com)

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My Christmas Miracle

I was raised, married and raised my kids the first part of their lives in the Freewill Baptist Church. In 2006 after a very long journey I came home to the Catholic Church. I will write about my conversion story in another article.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Ways and Means, Means, Means

Ok, we’re moving slowly through Ephesians (this is Chapter One, Part Two), gazing at each verse through the lens of the Catholic Catechism. Did you miss a post? Introduction – What’s a Catholic Bible Study?; Ephesians Chapter One, Part One – Blessed, Blessing, Blessings!... (www.catholic365.com)

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