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A Catholic teaching Catholicism. Oh my!

File this under water is wet and the Pope is (gasp) Catholic. Professor Ken Howell at the University of Illinois, was fired for expressing his Catholic Philosophical and moral view point.  Okay, it is a Public University. But oh wait, … Continue reading

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Abortion Is Not A Choice

Back when I was in my free wielding twenties, okay they were not so free as I had two kids and a husband, I was ambivalent about abortion. In general I thought that it was wrong except for, well you … Continue reading

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Mind Over Matter

In my crusade against truthiness, I enlist the fine mind of Msgr. Pope from the Archdiocese of Washington DC: Excerpt: “There is a tendency in the modern age, at least in the Western world,  to trivialize the human person. One … Continue reading

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Saint of the Day

Sorry about the light posting.  Today is our 37th wedding anniversary, and there is a lot going on. Today we celebrate the feast day of Maria Goretti.  What faith, courage, and forgiveness for a 12 year old to possess.

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Saint of the Day

Today is the feast day of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria. Love alone is worth everything; any other virtue without love is worth nothing. Sermon 4

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Purgatory and Justification Part One Update

First we will discuss Justification. A reader emailed me the following: Update: I am addressing Justification first because of the content of the email. I just don’t think that I can explain purgatory without first tackling how we are saved. … Continue reading

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Dancing in The Lord

I have the Theology of Staying and over in Washington (DC), Msgr. Pope has a Spirituality of Walking (and dancing).  Have I mentioned how much I love to dance? Here is an excerpt: “Dance! In this video I wonder if … Continue reading

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Today’s (almost) Saint

Blessed Junipero Serra Excerpt: “At the age of thirty-seven, he landed in Mexico City on January 1, 1750, and spent the rest of his life working for the conversion of the peoples of the New World. In 1768, Father Serra … Continue reading

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Martyrs of The Church of Rome

Today we honor the Christians who were martyred during Nero’s reign. From an Irish Catholic website: The fire of Rome under Nero 64 AD In July of 64 AD, more than half of Rome was destroyed by fire. Rumour blamed … Continue reading

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St. Peter and St. Paul

Today is the feast day of St. Peter and St. Paul. St. Augustine tells us that they gave up their lives for the truth: “This day has been consecrated for us by the martyrdom of the blessed apostles Peter and … Continue reading

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