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  • Heretical Groups Are Barnacles on the True Church
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    Heretical Groups Are Barnacles on the True Church

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    I could have been talking to the devil rather than a man ordained as a Catholic priest. He clings to the title “Father” while operating far outside the Church. During an interview with him for another article, at one point he yelled, “Screw the Catholic Church!” He said that he hates JPII and that, “Pope […]

  • Passion Sunday and Veiling Images
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    Passion Sunday and Veiling Images

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    There’s some crazy stuff in the Old Calendar that is just interesting to learn about. My husband is forever telling me this.  (By Old Calendar I mean those things connected to the Traditional Latin Mass.) For example, this Sunday is called Passion Sunday. It always falls on the Sunday immediately before Palm Sunday and serves […]

  • The Solitude of St. Patrick
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    The Solitude of St. Patrick

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    I rise today with the strength of the sky, with the light of the sun, with the splendor of the moon, with the brilliance of fire, with the blaze of lightening, with the swiftness of wind, with the depth of the ocean, with the firmness of earth, with the firmness of rock. — From the […]

  • A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool: Part 3
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    A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool: Part 3

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    Welcome back to “A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool.”  In Part 2, I ended with Quiet Time, which is usually over around 1pm, as the children begin sneaking upstairs to see what I’m doing. At this time a couple of things happen: Outdoor Recess and Afternoon School. As the four middle children […]

  • <em>I Can Only Imagine</em> Opens in Theaters
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    I Can Only Imagine Opens in Theaters

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    Pain is powerful when it’s transformed by redemption, hope, faith, and God. It is the story that inspired the song, I Can Only Imagine the best-selling Christian single of all time, selling 2.5 million copies. The touching ballad which considers what heaven and meeting God will be like, is the only song ever to go […]

  • Redemption for Lent: Sin, Soul Searching and Salvation
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    Redemption for Lent: Sin, Soul Searching and Salvation

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    There’s a famous story in St. Augustine’s Confessions in which he and a group of youngsters looking for mischief steal pears, just for the thrill of the theft: We carried off a huge load of pears, not to eat ourselves, but to dump out to the hogs, after barely tasting some of them ourselves. Doing this […]

  • A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool: Part 2
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    A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool: Part 2

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    Welcome back to a day in my life, which can be a bit crazy, being the mother of now 7 little children, all under the age of 12. In Part 1, I ended by mentioning Mid-Morning Prayer Time, which is where I’ll pick up today. 10am Mid-Morning Prayer At around 10am, when the children are […]

  • The Holy Spirit's Gifts Must Be Opened and Used
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    The Holy Spirit’s Gifts Must Be Opened and Used

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    My husband is hard to shop for. He has simple tastes and knows what he likes. Over the years I have tried and tried to find the perfect gift he would really love and use. I’ve attempted to be clever, tapping into his interests, hoping to come up with something he would enjoy. I have […]

  • Billy Graham's Saving Message
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    Billy Graham’s Saving Message

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    The Rev. Billy Graham had a simple message–give your life to Jesus. And that’s exactly what he did. He may have counseled presidents, he may have been the first religious leader to lie in state in the nation’s Capitol, he may have founded a media dynasty, but he always knew who he was. In many […]

  • A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool: Part 1
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    A Day in the Life of a Crazy Fool: Part 1

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    I might be a Crazy Fool. After all, I have 6 children under the age of 12, I’m a Catholic, I homeschool, and I’m pregnant. Goodness gracious!  To most in our culture, I am a crazy fool. Why would I do such things? The short answer?  Because my heart is full of love. The long […]