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Jonathan Hayes
Jonathan lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and daughter. Reach out to him at prolifeinnj@gmail.com.
Latest Articles By Jonathan Hayes
Book Review: Made for Love by Fr. Mike Schmitz
‘Made for Love’ by Fr. Mike Schmitz is a good introductory understanding of Catholic Church teaching on homosexuality, but an even better understanding of Catholic Church teaching on loving your neighbor as yourself.
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The Glory and Greatness of Daily Suffering
How can we change the small sufferings we experience each day into moments of virtue and holiness?
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Book Review: A Song for Nagasaki by Paul Glynn
The Story of Takashi Nagai--Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb
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Invalid Baptisms and Their Ramifications For The Church
Are we taking Sacramental abuses as seriously as we should?
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Book Review: The Church of the Fathers by John Henry Cardinal Newman
'The Church of the Fathers' is an enlightening step into the lives of the Saints in the Fourth century, with St. Newman's classic wittiness and illustrative insights sprinkled throughout.
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The Mysteries of the Rosary: The Third Joyful Mystery
We first see that Jesus was born in Jerusalem, the City of David, with a restatement from chapter 1 of Joseph’s lineage. This emphasizes what we originally saw in the 1st Joyful Mystery: that Jesus, as a result of being an adopted son of Joseph, will be not only within the house of David, but also a Son of David
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The Mysteries of the Rosary: The Second Joyful Mystery
There are a number of observations that should be made here. For one, it is interesting that Mary and Elizabeth meet with each other immediately after each had a miraculous conception.
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The Mysteries of the Rosary: The First Joyful Mystery
This will be part 1 of a 20 part series of the Mysteries of the Rosary. Each article will take one particular Mystery and serve to be a reflection of that Mystery.
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The Catholic Understanding of Grace
Anybody who has read the New Testament is aware that Grace from God is important for us as Christians, and in particular that it has a role to play in our salvation.
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Humor and Laughter in the Christian Life
‘Humor’ is not a word that is usually associated with Christianity. ‘Traditional’, ‘serious’, ‘somber’, ‘joyful’, ‘intellectual’, ‘religious’, ‘conservative’ and so on: all of these words and more, whether accurate or not, have been used by both Christians and non-Christians as descriptions of the Faith.
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The Mystical Body of Christ: One Body, One Spirit
Now that we see our union with each other and our union with Christ, it is important to ask the final question: how does this affect my relationship with Christ? What does it truly mean in practice and in life to be a member of this Mystical Body?
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The Mystical Body of Christ: The Head of the Body
We all have gifts that we are called to use in service to Him and we are all one with the entire Body itself; by virtue of this, we are intimately connected to each other as cells within a body are all connected with the body of which they are a part.
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The Mystical Body of Christ: The Parts of the Body
What is this Mystical Body of Christ and how are we a part of it?
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Sola Scriptura and the Canon of Scripture: A Contradiction
Sola Scriptura: the belief, held by Protestants, that the Bible is the sole infallible authority that Christians can and should use for the purpose of salvation.
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