A Lone Voice

An everyday, lifelong Catholic, still learning and growing in Faith. Pray that God guides my words and actions.

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This Lent: God Calls Us to Rise with Lazarus and Return to Mass
This Lent: God Calls Us to Rise with Lazarus and Return to Mass
This coming Sunday's gospel is about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. He is also calling us Rise with Lazarus and return to Mass on the Sabaath. Surveys indicate that less than 20% of those self identifying Catholics attend Sunday services. Those surveyed also believe that a practicing Catholic is someone who attend Mass once a month. Alarming.
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Sharing the Fruit of Faith: A Lenten Challenge
Sharing the Fruit of Faith: A Lenten Challenge
The greatest work of Charity we can do is to evangelize. This doesn't mean standing on a street corner reciting Bible verses or knocking on doors or running podcasts. Nothing wrong with those activities. But we as Catholics have become complacent about sharing our faith. Lent is the perfect time for us to get out of our comfort zone and invite someone to join us in prayer.
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Lent: Practicing Spiritual Discipline and Sacrifice for Salvation
Lent: Practicing Spiritual Discipline and Sacrifice for Salvation
Growing up in Catholic schools, every Lent the question was: What are you giving up for Lent? Lent isn’t simply about "giving something up"—it’s about allowing God to transform us through our sacrifices. Suffering is a test of faith and a means of transformation. Sacrifices, purposeful suffering, prepares us for when God challenges with crises that we respond with love and charity.
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Discovering the Richness of Catholic Devotion in Prayerful Life
Discovering the Richness of Catholic Devotion in Prayerful Life
This article focuses on the role of prayer in our quest for Heaven. It draws on Bishop Sheehan's book, An Introduction to Prayer, and Ascension Press' Bible in Year. The article concludes with a discussion on how we can model our prayer after the Our Father.
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Balancing Compassion with Justice, A Catholic Perspective on Charity and Illegal Immigration
Balancing Compassion with Justice, A Catholic Perspective on Charity and Illegal Immigration
Illegal immigration is front and center the United States news, social media and politics. The role of the US Government and payments made to Catholic organizations for resettlement are examined under the light of Charity and Justice. The article's aim is to help Catholics understand the complex issues and to form a Catholic's response to the situation.
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What I learned from an Anglican: The Heartbeat of Every Catholic is Charity
What I learned from an Anglican: The Heartbeat of Every Catholic is Charity
Over 100 years ago, Evelyn Underhill gave a series of reflections on the Nicene Creed. These reflections were captured in her book, The School of Charity. It was not an easy book to read, but I was struck by the her words and the insights they provided to my Catholic Faith, despite her being an Angelican. The book covers more than what is discussed here, but to me this captures its essence.
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Conclave, the heresy
Conclave, the heresy
Review of the Movie Conclave
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