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From Worship to a Moral Life and Charity
In an interview by Edward Pentin of Zenit on July 25, 2013, Cardinal Raymond Burke was asked if the abuses…
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The Fallacy of Solo Scriptura
I must have been around four years old when I was first paraded in front of the church to sing…
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Reflections for Sunday, September 15, 2013
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (Exodus 32:7-11,13-14; Psalm 51:3-4,12-13,17,19; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-32) Experiencing More Deeply…
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Reflections for Sunday, September 8, 2013
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (Wisdom 9:13-18; Psalm 90:3-6,12-17; Philemon 9-10,12-17; Luke 14:25-33) What it Means to…
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Why Francis Proclaimed a Fast
This Saturday Pope Francis called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace, especially for the rapidly escalating (or…
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Happy New Year: Exploring Rosh Hashana
When the sun sets on September 4th, the Jewish year moves from 5773 to 5774. Jews follow a calendar that…
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Opportunities to Share the Faith: Infant Baptism or “Baby Dedication”?
A great opportunity to share the Catholic faith with Protestants is when they bring up the ceremony that they call…
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Gumdrop Catechesis and Marshmallow Sermons
I really can’t remember the last time that a homily made me squirm in my seat and cast a downward…
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The Greatness of St. Pius X
The only way to describe something is “great.” Babe Ruth was great at baseball and anything less than great simply wouldn’t do it justice. Likewise, if you describe the pontificate of Guiseppe Sarto as anything below “great”, you should probably have your head examined. By any possible metric, his pontificate was a success, and there is a reason he was the first Pope to be canonized a saint since the 16th century.
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Reflections for Sunday, August 25th, 2013
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (Isaiah 66:18-21; Psalm 117:1-2; Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13; Luke 13:22-30) The Importance of Seeking…