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"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life." – John 6:54
"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life." – John 6:54
By Troy Kroening
For some, the Catholic Church’s teaching on the Eucharist is hard to believe and sometimes a stumbling block. We must recall that it was when Jesus taught it too! In the Bread of Life discourse in John 6, we find the only time Jesus had disciples leave Him. “As a result of this, many [of] his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him.” – [John 6:66]
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Sharing the Good News… is a gift to humanity
Sharing the Good News… is a gift to humanity
By George Calleja
Today’s humanity is thirsty to listen to the Good News.
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With all of this chaos and suffering in our world, what can I do?  I am only one person.
With all of this chaos and suffering in our world, what can I do?  I am only one person.
By Troy Kroening
George Floyd has died tragically. COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic killing thousands. And yet, abortion is still killing the most innocent of us, even more than COVID-19. Our world is suffering. Well, of course it is. We did not need COVID-19 or the tragic death of George Floyd to know that, but sadly that is what it has taken for us to finally realize it. Are we just too dense?!?
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The Art of Merciful Firmness
The Art of Merciful Firmness
By Katie Talarico
The world tells you to be harsh. The Bible tells you to be merciful. Which do you follow? I wrestled with this for some time. I'm a middle manager in a corporate environment and am sometimes faced with the situation of: Do I be merciful or do I be hard on this person?
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Young Adult Leadership in the Church
Young Adult Leadership in the Church
By Katie Talarico
I recently was asked to participate in a research study on young adult experiences of leadership in the Catholic Church in our diocese. It got me reflecting on those experiences.
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Prayer is needed!  It always has been, but we have let it slip for too long.
Prayer is needed!  It always has been, but we have let it slip for too long.
By Troy Kroening
Prayer itself is a spiritual battle. “Oh come on, a spiritual battle?” Yes. If we realize that there is a God and there is a Devil, then there is a battle. Obviously, not a physical one, though it can spill into the physical, especially in us who are spiritual and physical beings at the same time.
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The Simple Gospel
The Simple Gospel
By Katie Talarico
Have you ever met someone who emulated the simple truths of the Gospel? I have found that in a new Catholic friend who happens to have a disability, but is higher functioning. One of the greatest gifts he has given me is his witness to the Simple Gospel.
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Pray with your whole heart!
Pray with your whole heart!
By Troy Kroening
Do you want to move mountains? Well, you can. “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” – [Matthew 17:20] Jesus’ disciples wondered why they could not drive a demon from a boy. He rebukes the demon and when the disciples ask why they could not, He tells t
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The Sweet Sound of Silence
The Sweet Sound of Silence
By Katie Talarico
One of the fruits of this time of COVID in my life has been the increasing comfort with silence. Noise feels noisier these days. Song, media and noise used to be a consistent way I heard God, but nowadays, I spend more time in the silence of life, listening to that whisper and enjoying His presence.
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Are you as courageous as the signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Are you as courageous as the signers of the Declaration of Independence?
By Troy Kroening
Back at the time of the Declaration of Independence, the signers became the most wanted men. The British wanted to make an example of these men. The signers knew this. John Hancock’s large signature seemed to be a taunt to the British; “come and get me”. These men had courage and lived in hope that their courage could overcome tyranny.
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Hope for Humanity
Hope for Humanity
By Ann Frailey
Herman perched his glasses on his nose, stared at the bottle of bathroom cleaner with the foamy suds on the label, and swerved his gaze to his beloved dog—the one giving him the mopey What-did-I-Do-To-Deserve-This? look—and realized his mistake. It wasn’t the first time.
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Hate is not your friend.  It will only destroy you.
Hate is not your friend.  It will only destroy you.
By Troy Kroening
Hating a hateful person is also hate. Many of us feel justified in our hate because we are only hating the hateful people. You know, them. But hate will get us nowhere. We all know this. Yet hate stirs up within us. It starts as anger and then gets twisted into hate. Anger towards a wrong, like hate, is justified. But allowing anger to become hate itself worse; we now have more hate.
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"Are there any Winners in the Church because of Covid-19?"
"Are there any Winners in the Church because of Covid-19?"
By Ralph Hathaway
A very rhetorical question that should be on the minds of each one. You can walk or drive by most Catholic Churches and notice signs informing that this building is closed. The devastation of an unseen, and for the most part a confusing entity, has held all of us hostage. This event has affected the world’s population and no one appears to be safe.
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How can we make it through this?
How can we make it through this?
By Troy Kroening
With this current pandemic and the chaos in our country, it seems too much for us to confront. Our lives can feel that way sometimes without a pandemic or nationwide chaos. We can feel like we are sinking in the sea. But we need to focus on what, or more specifically Who, has conquered the chaos in our lives. Just as Jesus can rebuke the winds, He can conquer the troubles in our lives too.
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Gratefully "Into the Wild Blue Yonder"
Gratefully "Into the Wild Blue Yonder"
By Sr. Christina M. Neumann
In doing a little research for this post, I realized that the titular phrase refers to air rather than water, being from the air force hymn. Oh well, for some reason, this patriotic song popped into mind while I was swimming this afternoon. (I suppose a musical program from the recent Fourth of July holiday probably had something to do with it.)
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