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Take A Friend On The Journey
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Take A Friend On The Journey

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by on Jul 15, 2015 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Evangelization, Featured, Live in Christ, Men, Those in Need
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A March weekend in 2005 has affected my life as profoundly as almost any other event. Not only did my two-day experience improve the quality of my life, it probably saved my life. Numerous times. I gained a true understanding about the invaluable importance of making my spiritual journey with companions. And to think it […]

Undercover Video Catches Planned Parenthood Selling Aborted Baby Body Parts
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Undercover Video Catches Planned Parenthood Selling Aborted Baby Body Parts

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by on Jul 15, 2015 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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An undercover video released yesterday morning shows a national leader of Planned Parenthood admitting that the abortion provider uses the illegal and highly controversial partial birth abortion procedure to sell intact fetal body parts. The average asking price for fetal body parts? Between $30 and $100 per specimen. Dr. Deborah Nucatola has been senior director […]

Reining In Judicial Supremacists
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Reining In Judicial Supremacists

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by on Jul 15, 2015 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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Judicial activism occurs when judges depart from their constitutional role of interpreting law and make law from the bench. It’s a pernicious practice that undermines the democratic process, and it has been with us for a long time. American judicial history is filled with instances where judges usurped authority that did not belong to them […]

Big Win for Traditional Family at UN Human Rights Council
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Big Win for Traditional Family at UN Human Rights Council

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by on Jul 15, 2015 in Featured, Marriage, The Homosexual Agenda
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A monumental development for the pro-family movement came recently in Geneva when the Human Rights Council approved a resolution calling for countries to take concrete steps to protect the family, described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the “natural and fundamental group unit of society.” This is the second such resolution at the […]

What Do <em>Twilight</em>, <em>Fifty Shades</em>, and Leviticus Have in Common?
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What Do Twilight, Fifty Shades, and Leviticus Have in Common?

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by on Jul 14, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Live in Christ, On Books, On TV and Movies
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Most who discuss them agree that the Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey fiction series are the same basic story line with different characters. What seems to differ among those discussing the two, however, is why they are so popular that they developed a cult following. I have a suggestion along that line: What if the wild fascination […]

A Conversation With My Gay Friend
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A Conversation With My Gay Friend

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by on Jul 13, 2015 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, The Homosexual Agenda
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The other day we got together with a friend of mine from high school named Andrew*, and his boyfriend, Tom. They moved out of state earlier this year, but a business trip brought him and Tom back through town recently, and we jumped at the chance to go out to dinner with them. This was […]

Amos: The Lion of God's Salvation
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Amos: The Lion of God’s Salvation

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by on Jul 10, 2015 in Catechesis, Columnists, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Sunday Reflections
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The prophet hears what God proclaims ) and is called to speak in God’s name. The Twelve hear the message of Jesus and are sent forth to preach the gospel. In him we have been chosen to be full of love. The Scriptures often illustrate how God calls ordinary people and empowers them to accomplish great things. The prophet Amos […]

Just Do it!
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Just Do it!

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by on Jul 10, 2015 in Catechesis, Columnists, Featured, MyChurchParish.com
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Everybody likes free gifts.  Advertisers know that a campaign will have much better results if there are free samples or a free gift with every purchase.  A friend of mine lived by this motto: when it’s free, take two. But when we receive a favor, we’re wise enough to know there has got to be […]

One Nation Under SCOTUS: Some Hildebrandian Parallels
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One Nation Under SCOTUS: Some Hildebrandian Parallels

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by on Jul 10, 2015 in Featured, Government & Politics, History, Law & Justice, Marriage, The Homosexual Agenda
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In response to the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decree on same sex marriage, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued this statement: …It is profoundly immoral and unjust for the government to declare that two people of the same sex can constitute a marriage…. Mandating marriage redefinition across the country […]

Was Jesus Really Silent on Same-Sex "Marriage"?
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Was Jesus Really Silent on Same-Sex “Marriage”?

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by on Jul 09, 2015 in Apologetics, Featured, The Homosexual Agenda
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The issue of same-sex “marriage” seems to be everywhere these days. Anyone who voices an objection to it is also, more and more frequently, accused of discrimination and labeled a “bigot.” Now, state and federal governments may very well change the age-old definition of marriage to include people of the same gender and marry two […]

Teach a Haitian Orphan to Sew and You Can Clothe Him for Life
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Teach a Haitian Orphan to Sew and You Can Clothe Him for Life

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by on Jul 09, 2015 in Featured, International Issues, The Social Order, Those in Need
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There is an old proverb that says “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Indeed, the best form of charity is to show people how to be self-reliant. It’s not the only form of charity; often immediate measures […]

Reflections for Sunday, July 12, 2015
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Reflections for Sunday, July 12, 2015

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by on Jul 08, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Sunday Reflections
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Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading: Amos 7:12-15 2nd Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14 Responsorial: Psalm 85:9-14 Gospel: Mark 6:7-13 Coming to Know and Understand God’s Eternal Plan … A plan for the fullness of times. (Ephesians 1:10) Today, Paul takes us behind the scenes into the mind of God. Unlike […]

True Strength: Fully Rely on God
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True Strength: Fully Rely on God

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by on Jul 08, 2015 in Evangelization, Featured, Health & Fitness, Live in Christ
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Like many first-born children, I’m a good rules-follower. Unless I suspect danger to my physical or spiritual well-being, I will do what I’m told by people who love me or the people who somehow make or enforce the rules. So I always have been a pretty good “kneeler” in church. By that, I mean that […]

Cross Bearers Needed
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Cross Bearers Needed

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by on Jul 07, 2015 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Evangelization, Featured
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In March of this year my father sent out an email to his family marking an important date in his life. It was the anniversary of the day, at thirty years old, he woke up paralyzed. Forty-eight years had passed. I was only eight years old, and the oldest of five children. I cannot remember […]

Book Review: <i>The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce</i>
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Book Review: The Catholic Guide to Dating After Divorce

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by on Jul 07, 2015 in Dating & Singles, Featured, On Books
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Lisa Duffy, an author and speaker for the CatholicMatch institute, overcame a painful divorce and annulment, remarried in the Church, and has spent the past twenty years ministering to those who have been wounded by divorce. In The Catholic Guide to Dating after Divorce (Ave Maria Press, 2015), Duffy provides authentic Church teaching on divorce, […]

A Godly Meditation
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A Godly Meditation

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by on Jul 06, 2015 in Columnists, Featured, History
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Give me Thy grace, good Lord….

America is Post-Abortive
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America is Post-Abortive

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by on Jul 06, 2015 in Catholic Bioethics, Contraception & Abortion, Featured
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If you’re an American, you’re post-abortive. It is estimated that, since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 by which  seven Justices created the “right to abortion” in America, over 58,000,000 babies have been killed here. “Post-abortive” persons include the mothers of babies killed, fathers, and close family members. Consider:   Mothers Due to girls […]

Historic Prayer for the United States
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Historic Prayer for the United States

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by on Jul 04, 2015 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, History, Law & Justice, The Social Order
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For the welfare of the Republic.

Independence Hall, Philadelphia
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John Adams and American Independence

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by on Jul 04, 2015 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice
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Adams’s approach to political leadership is refreshing.

Miracles Jesus Could Not Do
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Miracles Jesus Could Not Do

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by on Jul 04, 2015 in Catechesis, Columnists, Featured, MyChurchParish.com
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Over the last two Sundays, the gospel of Mark has been making it abundantly clear that Jesus is indeed God Almighty, ruler of the world and lord over life and death. But this week we come to a story that leaves us scratching our heads.  Jesus goes to his own native place, and receives less […]

The Coming Battle
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The Coming Battle

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by on Jul 02, 2015 in Featured, Live in Christ, Marriage, The Homosexual Agenda
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If you are like me, you are in mourning. Not merely for a battle lost, but for the thousands of misguided souls who may be lost due to the Supreme Court’s misguided attempts at fairness. The legalization of same sex marriage is not a sudden event, however. Judging by the reactions on both sides, it […]

Reflections for Sunday, July 5, 2015
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Reflections for Sunday, July 5, 2015

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by on Jul 02, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Sunday Reflections
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Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading Ezekiel 2:2-5 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Responsorial: Psalm 123:1-4 Gospel: Mark 6:1-6 Trusting in God’s Desire to Speak His Word and Message to Us Rebellious, stiff-necked, obstinate. Why would God go to the trouble of sending Ezekiel to speak his message to […]

Reluctantly Seeking Humility
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Reluctantly Seeking Humility

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by on Jul 01, 2015 in Evangelization, Featured, Live in Christ
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During the last several months, I have felt a distinct and powerful calling to obtain and embrace a certain virtue. It has led me to daily reciting a certain prayer to the point of writing it on my heart. I have found it one of the most difficult prayer devotions I ever have attempted. The […]