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Tomorrow we celebrate the feast of the chair of Saint Peter.  The authority of the Pope seems to be a stumbling block for many.  They question why we believe that there is one man with the ability to lead us, to guide us, and to have the authoritative ability toContinue Reading

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The other day I read an article about how that the current generation of children are being raised to believe that not recycling a soda can is just as bad or worse than looking at pornography.  I thought that must be complete bunk.  How could that even be possible?  SoContinue Reading

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“Rachel Weeping for Her Children”(Click here to learn more) I wrote just a few days ago about how the Church goes immediately from celebrating the birth of our Savior to the death of the first Christian Martyr.    The very next day the celebrate John the Evangelist, followed by the FeastContinue Reading

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As we continue through Advent toward Christmas we see this very familiar saying.  Look at the beauty of the words that our Savior gave us: Jesus said to the crowds:“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you andContinue Reading

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A friend of mine lost a family member just recently.  Her mother had just passed a way a few weeks ago.  Today I attended the funeral.  It is always interesting to listen to a Mass in another language, to see the differences of culture and temperaments.  There is something somberContinue Reading

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Original Photo WallPaper from VisualParadox.com Halloween.  All Hallow’s Eve.  The Night before a beautiful feast in the Catholic Church.  As I sit here reading the readings for All Saint’s Day I am struck by how much I just do not enjoy this day at all.  I could go on andContinue Reading

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The more I study scripture, the more I realize how we humans seem to repeat the same patterns over and over.  The Israelites of the old testament consistently came back to God.. but then as soon as they got comfortable… fell off again to do other things. An endless cycleContinue Reading