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ABANDONMENT
As we look about, it can feel as if God has abandoned us. He appears to be absent from the affairs of the world. Has He departed? Must we despair? By no means! This is not a time to feel … Continue reading
Attacking Our Humanity and Our Relationship with God
After creating man and woman, “God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion, Be Fruitful and Multiply, Catholic, Catholicism, Charity, Christianity, Faith, Fill the Earth and Subdue It, Genesis 1:22, Hope, marriage, persevere in prayer, Truth
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Our Golden Calf
Have our needs become our gods? All too often we seek happiness and security in fulfilling them. Our needs may be financial (money, wealth), bodily (sexual, food, sensual) or emotional (power, fame). Whatever, they are. We become obsessed with them. … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Meditations On Biblical Verses
Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Golden Calf, Matthew 11:30, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:32-34
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Living the Christian Faith
Living the Christian faith is more than a personal relationship with God. It is more than attending church on Sunday and more than a compassionate concern for others. The Christian faith is a way of living. Christians are called to … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christian Faith, Christian Life, Christianity, Kingdom of God, Leaven, Light of the World, Salt of the Earth
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Why I Prefer a Crucifix to a Cross
A cross is a reminder of Jesus’ death and a symbol of the Christian faith. It is the object to which Jesus’s body was nailed. It is also the object to which numerous criminals and insurrectionists were put to death … Continue reading
Six Degrees of Love / Six Degrees of Sin
Six degrees of separation is a theory that any two persons on earth are separate by way of no more than six introductions. Mathematical models and analysis of social networks such as, Facebook™ and Twitter™ support the theory. Basically, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Adultery, Catholicism, Christianity, Commandments, Facebook, Fornication, Harm, Interpersonal Interactions, Jealously, Kindness, Love, Lustfulness, Murder, Patience, Peace, Self Giving Acts, Self-Centered Behavior, sin, Six Degrees, Twitter, Two Great Commandments
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To Love and Truth 