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The Wrong Number ..
By Stephen Clark
There are no coincidences. There is a plan. To participate is to be led by the Spirit as a story I was told some years ago shows...
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3 days darkness and what is more important.
By Michael A Lupo
3 days darkness - what really matters is our foundational faith and how we grow towards the eternal as preparation for God's will in our lives be it 3 days darkness or something else.
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3 Reasons Why Critically Reading John 6 Will Convert Protestants
By Matthew Chicoine
A careful reading of John 6 (The Bread of Life Discourse) will show Jesus didn't claim to be a metaphorical bread of life. He really is the True Bread of Life and his Body is nourishment for the soul.
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Eucharist document approved by bishops: A swing and a miss
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
This week the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to accept the proposed Eucharist document titled “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church” during their session on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, with a 222-8 (3 bishops abstained) vote, meeting the required two-thirds majority needed for the vote to pass.
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Sound of Silence
By Carol Monaco
In my neighborhood, a lot of construction is going on. Buildings are going up in every available space. Each day, I have to tune out all the sounds associated with construction and the traffic congestion it causes. Not easy.
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The Life of St. Patrick
By Catholic365
Patrick had a tough life. When he was a teenager, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates who forced him into slavery. He spent this life praying to God for safety and eventually wrote that his experience drove him closer to God.
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'Let It Go' - Sacrament of Confession
By Christina M. Sorrentino
When in a state of mortal sin the sin corrupts the purity of our soul and prevents us from receiving the grace that the Eucharist brings to us by consuming the Body and Blood of Christ.
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No one knows the Day or the Hour, Except God
By Stephen Clark
A few years ago now, when we lived in Coventry, a lady had a Mass offered for her sick brother-in-law who was a cancer patient, she was looking after him, a full time job at that stage.
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WWW; Be Wise, Watchful, and Wary in the present
By Fr. Jude M. Serfino
We will celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King next Sunday. Our liturgical year is about to end its cycle-this is what our readings remind us how close that is.
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‘The Wall' ... a story from the underground church in China
By Stephen Clark
Occasionally, stories from the Underground Catholic Church in China make it through the bamboo curtain to give us a glimpse of their valour and devotion. One I heard years ago was about a missionary who visited China and stayed with a Catholic family in a rural area.
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Confession Makes Me a Better Mom and a Better Person
By Shannon Whitmore
I’ve been in the habit of going to regular confession for more than a a decade now. At different times in my life, I’ve gone every two weeks, every three weeks, once a month, and on occasion, every six weeks. I can’t remember a time where I’ve gone more than six weeks without going to confession, with the exception of last year's Covid-caused crisis.
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Generosity is the language of the heart
By Fr. Jude M. Serfino
Homily 32 Sunday Year B Gospel Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 In the course of his teaching Jesus said to the crowds, "Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
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To hold or not to hold hands at Mass while Praying the Lord's Prayer
By Michael A Lupo
Some faithful would argue that lifting hands or holding hands during The Lord’s Prayer at Mass is wrong and disrespectful. According to the GENERAL INSTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN MISSAL, INSTITUTIO GENERALIS MISSALIS ROMANI;
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Why the Catholic Acrobatics
By Shannon Whitmore
A few months back, our family was about halfway through Sunday Mass when our son declared that he was tired of moving so much. He was kind of right- there is a lot of moving. The Catholic Mass involves a lot of movement.
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Catholic Postpartum "Lost" tradition of "Churching of Women"
By Julie
I have been researching the ritual titled "Churching of Women". This is an old forgotten Catholic Church ritual for women after giving birth that is a special blessing just for the mother after childbirth.
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"There is nothing hidden that will not be made known."
By Troy Kroening
“There is nothing hidden that will not be made known.” Jesus tells us this in three Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. So, it is important. And we need to see how it applies to us. When we sin, we commonly want to hide our sin. We feel ashamed and rightfully so.
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Don Bosco's Dream ... show the young the way home
By Stephen Clark
Many Catholic saints over the centuries have received revelations about hell and St John Bosco had a very detailed dream or journey there. He walked down the wide road that led there; an easy stroll at first although sloping down in a progressively steeper gradient until it dropped off altogether into the abyss. He saw so many of the young people he loved stumbling and falling there.
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