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It Takes Two: A New Look At The Parish, Vocations, and Lay Ministries
It Takes Two: A New Look At The Parish, Vocations, and Lay Ministries
By Michael Cunningham
Fresh from the vigors of the annual Ministry Fair in our Parish, I wanted to explain to people who are coming to Church that everyone should have a ministry.
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Release from Purgatory
Release from Purgatory
By Stephen Clark
We should train the next generation to pray for the dead everyday. Children and grandchildren will be the only ones we could rely on when our time comes.
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What's in your trash?
What's in your trash?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Do not lose heart when you see others toss the treasures of the Church, Jesus, and the Sacraments out to the curb. Be encouraged that there just may be someone else searching for it and will soon find what they are looking for and needing.
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The Eucharist is the Total Self-Emptying of God
The Eucharist is the Total Self-Emptying of God
By Hunter Leonard
It is no wonder that the great Archbishop Fulton Sheen remarked about the Eucharist, “The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white host.”
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The Language of God
The Language of God
By Stephen Clark
Suffering cannot be understood or avoided; it can only be felt and journeyed through. From the minor irritations that fill our days to the big stuff, cries out the message that we are not made for this place, that finding permanent happiness and fulfillment on earth is not really part of the plan, indeed any such attempt will be thwarted.
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Imaginative Wonder
Imaginative Wonder
By Ann Frailey
Oh, God of the Universe, when we humans lose our true treasure in the midst of daily toil, fighting the trolls and ghouls of grief and despair, send a gentle breeze in a flowered glen—be it in sight, scent, touch, tune, taste, or pure imagination.
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Are We Living In The Last Days Or Are We Missing The Boat On This One?
Are We Living In The Last Days Or Are We Missing The Boat On This One?
By Michael Cunningham
Priest of Jesus Christ, celebrate this Holy Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass. ... Priest of Jesus Christ, celebrate this Holy Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass.
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For Our Sake: Just Say 'Yes'
For Our Sake: Just Say 'Yes'
By Chick Todd
No matter where I am, the Hope I have in my eternal Family is "the Light that drives away the darkness and draws me and everyone I meet to God's Perfect Integrity, Endless Mercy, and Eternal Salvation."
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Why You Should Wash Your Rosary
Why You Should Wash Your Rosary
By Faith Flaherty
Every once in a while, I posit that our prayer life needs to be washed like a rosary. Rosaries are prayed with our dirty fingers. I usually don't wash my hands before I pick up my rosary. We probably should.
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Don't Make the Wrong Assumption About Mary
Don't Make the Wrong Assumption About Mary
By Bill Dunn
This year August 15th falls on a Sunday. So, the readings for the Feast of the Assumption of Mary will be proclaimed at Sunday Mass. This means many Catholics will be present to celebrate this Feast for the first time in a long time.
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How a Toddler Inspired a Pope with her Understanding of the Eucharist
How a Toddler Inspired a Pope with her Understanding of the Eucharist
By Larry Peterson
This is a story about a little girl known as "Little Nellie of Holy God." Her real name was Ellen Organ but everyone called her Nellie. By the time "Little Nellie" was two years old, she knew that God was truly present in the Holy Eucharist.
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Pay Attention to God Speaking Through Your Spouse
Pay Attention to God Speaking Through Your Spouse
By Elizabeth Thomas
If our Holy Spirit Antenna is up and working, we will hear God speaking to us in the most ordinary and unsuspecting ways and from the mouths of the most ordinary people.
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The Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting
The Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting
By Deacon Greg Lambert
Let us pray for the grace to live out the creed we profess as we journey toward the final “forgiveness of sins, resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.”
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Do the clothes I wear to mass interfere with the graces I receive?
Do the clothes I wear to mass interfere with the graces I receive?
By Flávia Ghelardi
Can the clothes we wear interfere with the graces we receive? Does God care how we are dressed for the holy sacrifice of the Mass?
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
By Michael Cunningham
Maybe we could learn a great deal from the early Church. Maybe we could learn a great deal from this story about Paul and Silas. Brothers and sisters, maybe we could learn the value of the lesson taught in 1 John 3:18 Your actions speak louder than words.
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