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Some Marveling at Super-Pope Francis via Graffiti Art
Artist Mauro Pallotta with his graffiti art “Superpope” Francis (photo: Andreas Dueren/CNA) Mauro Pallotta is a 41 year old artist and sculptor based in Rome. But Pallotta may better be known as a...
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Some Anti-Catholic Bigotry at MSNBC
When MSNBC was reporting on the Hobby Lobby which was going to be argued before the US Supreme Court, Joy Reid’s video package included some naked Catholic bigotry. Rather than settle for arguing the...
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Pope Francis Condemns Slaying of Dutch Jesuit in Syria
Dutch Jesuit Fr. Francis van der Lugt was brutally murdered in Homs, Syria by masked gunman. The septigenarian cleric was beaten by a masked man on the street in front of the Jesuit monastery in...
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Some of Giving the Devil's Advocate His Due on Conspiracies and the...
In anticipation of the dual canonizations of Pope Saint John XXIII and Pope Saint John Paul II, I wanted to better understand the merits of the men whose heroic virtues the Catholic Church recognizes...
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Some Consideration of the Heroic Virtues of Pope St. John Paul II
At his funeral in St. Peter’s Square in 2005, there were prolonged chants from the multitude gathered for “Santo Subito” (Sainthood Now!). On April 27, 2014, the Catholic Church celebrated the...
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A Bit On ISIS Marking Christians for Extermination and Expropriation in Iraq
As jihadist Sunni Islamist terrorists from ISIS/ISIL strive to create a sharia inspired Caliphate as they take over territory in Iraq and Syria, they are slaughtering innocent Christians. However,...
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From Primitive to Degenerate?
Whenever I hear the expressions ‘Primitive Church’ or ‘Primitive Christian’ I always have a vision of Wilma and Fred Flintstone occupying a pew or at any rate something involving cave dwellers...
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Celebrating Passion Sunday
Did you notice something different at your church today? Did you remember to veil your crosses at home? Today is Passion Sunday (the 5th Sunday of Lent) and the beginning of Passiontide. It is said...
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15 Reasons Why I Love Being Catholic
God, the Father: Creator of Heaven and Earth. Father Almighty. God of Love. One of three Persons in the Trinity. Through Him, all things were made. Jesus: The Son of the Living God, Begotten not...
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HALLOWEEN IS CATHOLIC ? Yup
I raised my nine children in the shadow of other dedicated Catholic mothers, mostly homeschoolers, who thought Halloween was evil, dedicated to witches. Their children were not allowed to celebrate...
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The loss of loved-ones is especially difficult at the holidays for believers and non-believers alike. But what if, assisted by our Catholic faith, we re-conceptualize the way we look at missing those...
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A Messy and Foolish Book Review
Messy and Foolish by Matthew Warner *disclaimer – I get free stuff to review. It is a great blessing. This book included! Discover the art of making a “mess,” being a “fool”, and evangelizing the...
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Recipe For Holiness – Ingredient #1: Grace
The Grace Trifecta Standing before a room of 30 or so women facilitating my first faith sharing back in 2006, I fumbled around for the proper words as I tried to answer one participant’s seemingly...
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Recipe for Holiness: 2 Parts Courage
Personally, I am not good with courage or living simply. My anxieties have me afraid of pretty much everything: lightning storms spiders, snakes, anything that creeps germs being alone injury or...
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Recipe 4 Holiness: Small Acts
To our #Recipe4Holiness we will now add a special ingredient, that is actually many ingredients in one… Small Acts – those often unseen moments our of lives that create a saints heart within us! If...
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15 Reasons Why I Love Being Catholic
God, the Father: Creator of Heaven and Earth. Father Almighty. God of Love. One of three Persons in the Trinity. Through Him, all things were made. Jesus: The Son of the Living God, Begotten not...
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HALLOWEEN IS CATHOLIC ? Yup
I raised my nine children in the shadow of other dedicated Catholic mothers, mostly homeschoolers, who thought Halloween was evil, dedicated to witches. Their children were not allowed to celebrate...
View ArticleDealing with Loss at the Holidays
The loss of loved-ones is especially difficult at the holidays for believers and non-believers alike. But what if, assisted by our faith, we re-conceptualize the way we look at missing those who have...
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A Messy and Foolish Book Review
Messy and Foolish by Matthew Warner *disclaimer – I get free stuff to review. It is a great blessing. This book included! Discover the art of making a “mess,” being a “fool”, and evangelizing the...
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