Yearly Archives: 2012

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 10/14/2012

By | October 8, 2012

The theme of this week’s readings is: wisdom is where it’s at. Wisdom is so important because it’s the virtue by which we see things through God’s perspective, not through an earthly perspective. It means looking forward to heaven instead of living just for earth.

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Why Do You Do That?

By | October 8, 2012

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Having grown up in South Carolina which is something like 3% Catholic, a lot of my conversations in middle and high school were about the differences between where we all went to church. My friend Meghan, a Baptist, was especially inquisitive about what we Catholics were up to. I invited her to attend mass with me.

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Beyond Words: 10/07/2012

By | October 5, 2012

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Has Science Disproved God?

By | October 4, 2012

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This guest post is from Matt Fradd, a Catholic apologist and speaker who has a sweet Australian accent. He’s a convert from Agnosticism. In this blog he gives the reasons why science and God can co-exist – they don’t cancel out each other. If you want to learn more about agnosticism, atheism, and Matt, check out the video about his conversion story at the end of the blog.

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Why Do Catholics Pray the Creed?

By | October 3, 2012

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The YouCat describes a creed as a “bried formula of faith that makes it possible for all believers to make a common profession” (YouCat 26).

The two most used creeds of the Catholic Church are the Nicene Creed and the Apostle’s Creed. In Mass, we pray the Nicene Creed, which was written during two of the great councils of the Church, Nicacea in 325 A.D. and Constantinople in 381 A.D. It’s the Church’s way of briefly summarizing the most important truths of the faith.

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I Am Not Leaving.

By | October 2, 2012

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Then I thought, “This is for me.” Isn’t this what I long to hear from our Father in heaven “I will never leave you”? Don’t our hearts burn when we read the promise in scripture that God will be with us, He will never leave us, He will never forget us, He will never abandon us.

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Practical Advice for a Pure Life

By | October 1, 2012

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For some of us, myself included, telling me not to do something isn’t enough of a reason for me not to do it. It helps to have some insight into why we do what we do. Sex isn’t bad and your desires don’t make you evil. We should seek purity because we know our sexuality is a gift from God and can point us to heaven. In my own journey, I’ve seen the way an impure life can damage hearts, friendships, self-esteems, and souls.

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 10/07/2012

By | October 1, 2012

This week’s readings are all about marriage. God had a purpose when He designed man and woman and a plan for what the Sacrament of Marriage should be. The Church is merely the guardian of what God has already ordained and created us for.

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Beyond Words: 09/30/2012

By | September 28, 2012

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How Far is Too Far?: Purity in Dating

By | September 26, 2012

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This October, my boyfriend and I will celebrate our 1 year anniversary of dating. Needless to say, I’m excited to celebrate the day with a bunch of cheesy romantic gifts and a fancy dinner!

However, as the day comes closer, I find myself reflecting on all the things I’ve learned these last twelve months, especially about how to live a holy and chaste relationship.

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 09/30/2012

By | September 25, 2012

Where are you putting your energy? It might be a good idea to look at your life and see if you’re wasting time fighting against people who believe in and love the same God as you. What if instead you spent your energy fighting against sin and the evil one?

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Catholics Care About Gays?: The Myth Debunked

By | September 24, 2012

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Did you know that the Catholic Church actually cares about homosexuals? I even feel confident saying that we love them alot. I sincerely hope that no one has ever made you think otherwise because they were sorely misled and misinformed . . . and probably unhappy too because of this faulty way of thinking . . .

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Gay, Catholic, and Doing Fine

By | September 24, 2012

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So, yes, it’s hard to be gay and Catholic — it’s hard to be anything and Catholic — because I don’t always get to do what I want. Show me a religion where you always get to do what you want and I’ll show you a pretty shabby, lazy religion. Something not worth living or dying for, or even getting up in the morning for. That might be the kind of world John Lennon wanted . . .

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Beyond Words: 09/23/2012

By | September 21, 2012

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My Youth Group is Boring

By | September 20, 2012

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Step up and be a leader. It’s easy to participate if the year’s activities are planned out and all you have to do is show up. But do you have what it takes to work with the youth minister and other members to plan community service and prepare faith formation? It takes commitment and perseverance, especially if you know only a few people will be at meetings.

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I Was Bullied.

By | September 19, 2012

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I know the wounds can be deep; trust me, I’ve been there.

I spent six years of my life terrified to walk into school. I spent six years trying to figure out what to wear, how to act, what to do in order for the bullying to stop. I started hanging out with the “cool kids,” but it only got worse, so I joined the sport teams and clubs, and that didn’t help, so I decided to just give up.

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Real Sex & Respect

By | September 18, 2012

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But we live in a world that doesn’t really get that.

A world where people sing songs about how they’re perfectly good at being “bad” and radio edits of songs switch “love” in for the “f” word like there’s no difference. Society has taken something sacred, designed by God to unite couples in the Sacrament of Marriage and cooperate in bringing new life into the world — and categorized it as just another extracurricular activity.

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After the Vows: Sex Within Marriage

By | September 17, 2012

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I’ll never forget what happened at about 2:05pm on April 14. In front of my family, friends, and God, I swore in church. And then the girl standing next to me swore. It wasn’t inappropriate. It wasn’t bad; it was actually a good thing.

We swore that we would love each other faithfully for the rest of our lives and we begged God to seal and strengthen our commitment. We were so excited to get married, but we knew that the sacrament wasn’t just about us.

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 09/23/2012

By | September 17, 2012

What would it take for you to live according to God’s way of peace, instead of according to the world’s way of being emotional and reactive?

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Beyond Words: 09/16/2012

By | September 14, 2012

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