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9 Reasons Catholics Go to Mass
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am According to Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley
Catholics come to Mass because we desire:
1. To respond to God’s love.
2. To encounter Christ in the most profound way possible.
3. To...
Advice for life
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am In a letter to the people of Canada just before dying of cancer, Jack Layton, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, offered these words (I cribbed them from a column by...
It’s starting to look a lot like Advent at the Catholic Spirit
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am Upon returning to the Catholic Spirit offices from lunch, I was greeted by the handiwork of the Christmas committee.
Nativity scene in our hallway.
Nice decorations! Now we just...
Advent in two minutes
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am Click here to view the embedded video.
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A fabulous big game hunt in Montana!
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am As the sun dipped to the mountain tops near Great Falls, Mont. on the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving, I figured it was now “Jesus time.”
We had about an hour of legal...
Surrender and Strength
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.” — St....
Daily Quote from Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am “Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits.” (Archbishop Fulton Sheen) Please help us in our mission to...
Straightening What is Bent
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 2nd Sunday of Advent (Year B) – Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalms 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14; Second Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8; This...
Daily Quote from J. R. R. Tolkien
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am “War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the...
Is Sola Scriptura Taught in the Bible?
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am St. Jerome and the Bible The Protestant Belief in Sola Scripture (Scripture Alone) One of the “pillars” or founding principles of the Protestant Reformation is the Protestant...
Don’t Discount God in Advent
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am Though Advent is happening on the liturgical calendar, the rest of the world is already celebrating Christmas with decorations in every shop window and every ad on television....
Daily Quote from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Integrated Catholic Life - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:49 am “I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who...
WDTPRS 2nd Sunday of Advent (200MR): vile sticky goo
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:48 am
Here is a glimpse into the Collect for this upcoming Sunday.
Last week in the Collect we were rushing to meet the Lord who is coming. We merited our reward due to good works...
Women Are Political Pawns for Obama on The Issue of Abortion
LifeNews.com - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:43 am President Obama claims that he has women’s best interests at heart and that he is attuned to the plights and struggles every woman faces. He is so dedicated to the female...
The Community of the Beatitudes follows the path of the Legionaries
Vatican Insider - Dec 1, 2011 at 9:40 am