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A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan by Father John McCloskey Catechism of the Catholic Church – Catholicism Explained/Theology Adams – The Spirit of Catholicism – Catholicism Explained/Theology Augustine – City of God – Spiritual Classics Augustine – Confessions of St. Augustine – Spiritual Classics Aumann – Spiritual Theology – Spiritual Reading Baur – Frequent Confession – […]

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The Danger of Being Religious and Idle

From  The Gregorian This Sunday’s Gospel (the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A) is directed at those of us who consider ourselves religious. Jesus tells the story of the man who had two sons — one said he would work in the vineyard but didn’t; the other said he wouldn’t but did. Who did the […]

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You are Living in the Midst of an Epic Battle

From the Diocese of Washington A grave deficiency of modern times is the loss of the sense that our lives are caught up in a tremendous, epic battle. And yet here we are living in the midst of a great drama—in the greatest story ever told. Behind the scenes is a deadly enemy, one of whom many rarely […]

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Homosexual Acts Cannot be Approved or Celebrated by the Church – Here’s Why

From the Archdiocese of Washington In recent years, homosexuality has frequently been in the news. An increasingly nationwide effort to make homosexual acts something to celebrate has gained great ground and sowed serious confusion even among those who describe themselves as Christian and Catholic. Hence, it is necessary once again to instruct on this matter […]

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The Family Matrix

From Public Discourse by  Gerard V. Bradley within Marriage The lifelong, unbreakable chords of fealty and identity that family members possess for each other depend upon the biological matrix created by the marital union of man and woman. Most of the argument in legislatures, in courts, and in the marketplace of ideas about legal recognition […]

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Nun UNDER The Bus

From Father Z’s Blog Posted on 7 April 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf UPDATE 8 April: Bp. Jugis (D. Charlotte) endorses Sr. Jane Laurel and talk at High School _______ You probably saw my post Sister explains the situation. Spittle-flecked nutty, bullying, intimidation ensue. Sr. Jane Laurel, OP, gave a talk at a Catholic High […]

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Pope Francis Calls Abortion An ‘Abominable Crime’

From LifeSiteNews Human life is “sacred and inviolable” and “every civil law is based on the recognition of the first and most fundamental right, the right to life,” Pope Francis told an Italian pro-life organization today. The pope thanked the Movimento per la Vita, one of Italy’s leading political pro-life groups, for their work, urging […]

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The Reality of Spiritual Warfare

From Archdiocese of Washinton By Msgr. Charles Pope Every ancient prayer manual and guide to spirituality until about fifty years ago had at least one large section devoted to what was known as Pugna Spiritualis (spiritual battle or spiritual warfare). In more recent decades, many spiritual books have downplayed or completely deleted references to spiritual […]

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