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Our Life in the Church -- The Life of Grace -- Selected Materials for Middle and High School CCD

Friday, March 29, 2024

Hope and Love – Finding Meaning in Suffering

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Is there any meaning in suffering? Or is it all pointless and an occasion for nothing but anguish and despair? One of the readings for...
Saturday, September 11, 2021

September 11 - Twenty Years Ago

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Life as you know it can change in an instant. The world can change in an instant. A prime example is September 11. We woke up on that day...

Why I Believe, or, How I Know that God Exists

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(Originally posted September 11, 2007) I believe in Truth, in Reason, and in Love. I believe that there is truth, not only physical truth,...
Saturday, September 04, 2021

When Life Begins, and Converting the Blind Pro-Choicer and Pro-Abortionist

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"I respect those who believe life begins at the moment of conception. I don’t agree." -- Joe Biden   A person is neither forthrigh...
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Saturday, April 11, 2020

"Rise, let us leave this place"

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From an ancient homily for Holy Saturday Something strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and ...
Friday, April 10, 2020

Judas and the Killing of God

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A commenter says, " It is impossible to come up with a worse sin than the one Judas commits. Killing God. There is nothing worse. ...
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Thursday, April 09, 2020

Reflection on Betrayal and Denial, Repentance and Non-Repentance

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The Mass readings for Holy Week set the stage for the Paschal Triduum as the holy anointing of Jesus by Mary of Bethany is set in contrast ...
Sunday, April 05, 2020

Living Jesus' Fasting in the Desert and His Passion

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With the public celebration of Mass suspended during this time of the coronavirus public health crisis, how else might we and our families ...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Trading in Human Bodies and Lives

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Over in the District of Columbia, there is a proposal to legalize prostitution there.   If enacted, such a law would facilitate grievous a...
Monday, September 09, 2019

At the School of Bernadette

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With the end of summer, young people are returning to the classroom for another year of learning.  A quality education is essential for a ...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

A Question of Faith

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Lourdes is the place where young Bernadette Soubirous said that our Blessed Mother appeared to her on 18 separate occasions.   Did Mary re...
Sunday, July 28, 2019

A Pilgrimage to Lourdes, Our Lady and Bernadette

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The French town of Lourdes in the Pyrenees near the border with Spain is one of the most popular destinations in the world. Each year, si...
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

The Chapel of the Convent of Saint Gildard at Espace Bernadette in Nevers

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The Infirmary Where Bernadette Worked and Suffered

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Sister Marie Bernarde in Nevers

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Visiting Espace Bernadette in Nevers -
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