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When Goodwill is Not Enough

People are free to disagree with me; in fact, I am grateful to have people point out a fallacy in my facts or in my thinking because it helps me learn and grow as a person and as a writer.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Federal Government decides on Gay/Lesbian marriage

Just a thought.... How many people understand what an Oath is? And how it differs from a contract?! A contract is an agreement between 2 or more people, where one promises a goods or service to the other, usually in exchange for something, right? Once that contractual agreement has been fulfilled t... (www.catholic365.com)

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Heart Conditioning

“If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.” Psalm 95 You have probably heard this psalm response many times at Mass. It is a commonly used refrain, and is used many times throughout the liturgical year.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Woman of My Dreams

Recently at the national Focus conference I heard gifted speaker Sara Swafford tell a group of single young women: “Become the woman of your dreams and you’ll attract the man of your dreams.” This struck a deep chord in me.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Avoiding The Same Oles

We need to strive to do something different everyday, to see something different everyday, to reach someone different everyday. WHY? We want to avoid the ‘same ole’ humdrums that tend to come our way.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Context Is Everything

When I was a little kid, I used to love listening to the stories that my great-grandmother would tell. She was born in Sicily in 1898 and had a very full, very interesting life. She was a tiny woman with a quiet voice and a very nostalgic heart when I knew her, and she was one heck of a story-teller... (www.catholic365.com)

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Destiny and the Blessing of Fathers

Deprivation can be an awful thing. There are many serious poverties in the world today. But there is one poverty that is perhaps too easily overlooked and yet has some of the most far-reaching effects upon destiny that one can imagine. This is the poverty that comes from the lack of blessing, and sp... (www.catholic365.com)

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You Can Get Here From There: Part II -- CCD

I hated CCD. I hated it when it was on Saturday mornings. While other kids were lounging late into the morning still clad in their pajamas, spooning down a second bowlful of Capt. Crunch with Crunchberries as they watched Scooby Doo or Josie and the Pussycats or Inch High Private Eye or Hong Kong ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Beatitudes of the Beautifully Weird

Blessed are the weird, for they shall see life as no one else can. Blessed are they who don't fit in, for they have a special place to fill.... (www.catholic365.com)

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God's Love Is The Best Beauty Treatment

“Do you think it’s wrong to have a facelift?” a girlfriend asked as we sat on the beach house sofa in our pajamas, sipping coffee and looking out the window at the boats in the harbor. We were on retreat with a wonderful band of women, and as it frequently happens with women, the subject turned to b... (www.catholic365.com)

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Darth Vader and the Golden Rule

Thanks to the Star Wars phenomenon that swept the world in the seventies, Darth Vader is arguably the world’s most recognizable villain. He symbolizes everything we fear about scoundrels: he’s warped, he’s cruel, he speaks in a breathy, creepy bass voice, and he’s relentlessly evil. Not the kind of ... (www.catholic365.com)

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Blessed, Blessing, Blessings!!

In case you missed my first post in this series, I am leading a Catholic Bible Study through the lens of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). This is opening up the Scriptures in a marvelous new way for me – giving St. Paul’s letter an ecclesial dimension I’d never seen in my favorite book of... (www.catholic365.com)

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Do You Want to Become a Saint? Here are 20 Easy Ways to Make that Happen!

Look straight ahead at God. Make Him first in your life. Never take your eyes off of Him. Pray. Pray every minute, every hour, and every day. Never loose that communication with God. He will change you and lead you in His Paths. Obey the commandments. Receive the sacraments frequently.... (www.catholic365.com)

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Baptism Is A Wonderful (And Noisy) Event

A couple months ago my wife and I had the honor of being the godparents for little M.J., the grandson of our best friends. The Baptism ceremony was delightful.... (www.catholic365.com)

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How to Discern a Third Order Vocation

Picture this. You are at a friend's party and an attractive person of the opposite sex meets your eye. You can't help overhearing the laughter of that other one and the comments made about topics that interest you. You make a comment yourself and now you are part of the engaging conversation.... (www.catholic365.com)

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In Defense of Pope Francis

Why does Pope Francis upset many traditional Catholics? Every time Pope Francis speaks, the papers are filled with sensational headlines. Many have gone as far as labeling him a heretic or at worst the antipope. Apparently, some Catholics also label the Second Vatican Council “heretical”, after wh... (www.catholic365.com)

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Garbage Mountain

I used to be a “neat freak” – maybe not on the level of antiseptic obsession – but I’ve always I liked order over chaos. As time and kids have molded me – I have learned to accept a certain level of untidiness... (www.catholic365.com)

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The Faith of a Child

When our family became Catholic in 2007, it was a joyous occasion for all four of us. My husband, our two young boys, and I were taking a huge step after many years of study, prayer, and more study and prayer.... (www.catholic365.com)

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You Can Get Here From There (Part 1)

They say that hindsight is 20/20. Well, if that were true, we would all learn so clearly from our experiences and mistakes that there would be little need for ongoing growth, learning, formation. Hindsight is more 50/50: Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you don’t.... (www.catholic365.com)

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The "Double Whammy" of January 22, 1973: Roe vs Wade & Doe vs Bolton

This coming Thursday is the 42nd anniversary of Roe vs Wade and the annual March for Life will take place in Washington, D.C. Thousands upon thousands of "Pro-Life" advocates will brave the freezing weather in defense of the unborn.... (www.catholic365.com)

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