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#GivingTuesday2022: Catholic nonprofits to support
By Anne DeSantis
#GivingTuesday2022 is here. Anne DeSantis discusses some Catholic nonprofits to consider when you make your yearly donations to ministries and organizations who truly help to make the world a better place. Learn more in this article and please share with others. Most of all please pray for nonprofits who depend on the generosity of others at this time of year and beyond.
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Finding Beauty in the Liturgy, Or Not
By Dave Mishur
An overly casual attitude towards the liturgy fails to respect Christ's Real Presence in the Eucharist
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Narthex, Nave and Ambo - Introduction to the Parts of a Church
By J. John Basil
The interior parts of a church are part of the terminology of ecclesiastical architecture. Narthex, Nave and Ambo are explained in this article.
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Do Catholics have a personal relationship with Christ?
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Protestants often ask Catholics "do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ". Many Catholics are intimidated by this question and feel unsure how to answer. A former Protestant talks about how the Catholic Church offers the most intimate and deeply personal relationship with Christ that is not found in the Protestant denominations. Here's how you answer your Protestant friends.
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There is suffering behind every door
By Stephen Clark
We visited some friends in a town where a recent typhoon gave rise to extensive landslides on the mountain roads and many deaths as a result. The biggest loss was when 30+ people ran into a 5 story concrete government building, ironically for safety, and the whole mountainside slid off, destroying the structure and bringing it down on top of them.
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YOU WELCOMED ME
By Kathleen Delia Miller
This article depicts the power of the grace of spending time in Eucharistic Adoration. I hope this true story of my friend Backy, and her conversion experience will encourage others to seek Jesus 's friendship in His Real Presence. Note: (Is it possible to use the the Unsplash photo of the priest holding a monstrance by Jacob Bentzinger?) Thank you!
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Homelessness and Naivete
By Michael J. Baglino
Liberal, not Christian behavior
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Dos and Don'ts of Mass
By The Catholic Philadelphian
Need a refresher on Mass?
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Golden Years, Silver Sneakers and Discipleship
By Deacon Greg Lambert
Respecting life in the "Golden Years"
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Who is Our Neighbor: Works of Mercy and Eucharistic Power
By Marysmantle
How Eucharistic power can equip us for engaging in corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
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People Without Housing – Ways to Help – In the Spirit of St. Vincent de Paul
By J. John Basil
St. Vincent de Paul help start several charitable organizations in the 17th century to aid the poor, sick and those without homes. His spirit of charity is still applicable today; as does the organization started under his patronage: The St. Vincent de Paul Society. Listed in this article are some ways to help those in need in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul.
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Your children cannot live off your faith
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
The story of David and Goliath gives a greater and deeper lesson than just a surface reminder that our God can defeat the giants in life. It provides us a visual example, and a strong message, that our faith cannot be made to fit our children. Amelia Monroe Carlson dives in to how the story of David and Goliath resonates with us today about faith and parenting.
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Let's get out there and make a difference
By Anne DeSantis
Anne DeSantis calls out to the church in this article with a call to serve. We can all become pessimistic at times and fail to see all the good God is already doing in us and in our world. Jesus need US now, and he needs us to decide that we want to serve him and others. It is a daily decision for each one of us. Learn more in this article, and feel free to share.
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Clerical Sexual Abuse (Concl): The Aftermath
By John Roskoski
The victims of clerical sexual abuse have a long road to recovery. While the violation is never forgotten, we have to learn how to live with the memory. Some are better t this than others.
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Two things you can do to increase Eucharistic reverence
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
It may seem the Church is losing a sense of the sacred. It may seem that Mass is becoming irreverent and the Eucharist is diminished to a wafer. However, there are two things you can do to make a difference and bring a sense of the sacredness back to the Mass.
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Clerical Sexual Abuse (Part 2); My Experience
By John Roskoski
The author shares his experiences with the infamous sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Church. Today, the writer shares how his Spiritual Director violated their relationship and made a sexual advance that was unwelcome and had lasting impacts.
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Live your faith so that it may encourage others
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Our faith is a source of encouragement for others. We must live our faith rather than keep it as "personal". Faith is to be spread to others and not hidden in our homes. Amelia Carlson addresses how those around us would be changed if we knew the faith, loved the faith, and lived the faith.
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