Yearly Archives: 2012

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Pray Like a Kid

By | August 21, 2012

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At some point when I grew up, I stopped praying like a kid. Maybe I was embarrassed to ask God for what I really wanted, or maybe I just wasn’t so sure He was able or willing to take care of me. I think one of the reasons that Jesus said that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to children (Matthew 19:14) is because children still believe in a God who cares about every little detail of their lives. They are still courageous enough to ask for miracles when everyone else tells them to not get their hopes up.

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 08/26/2012

By | August 20, 2012

How do you react when things get hard? Are you willing to move forward and trust in God? We face this question almost daily and this Sunday the readings give us hope for those hard times.

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Beyond Words: 08/19/2012

By | August 18, 2012

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green - Catholic Movie Reviews Podcast

By | August 17, 2012

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Why Do Catholics Choose Confirmation Saints?

By | August 17, 2012

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As we go through our sacramental preparation for Confirmation, Confirmation saints are chosen to be a person we want to be like, as well as someone who can pray for us from heaven.

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I Will Wait: Mumford & Sons and Purity

By | August 15, 2012

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Can we just have a moment of silence in respect of the creative genius that wrote these lyrics and immortalized my thoughts about purity for endless generations to come? ( ……. ) Thank you. Just put your eyes on this . . .

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Blessed the Beggar: Who Are the “Poor in Spirit”?

By | August 14, 2012

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 5:3)

This is one of those Scripture passages that many people “know” (meaning, they’ve heard it before) but countless people fail to understand. My own parochial school teacher taught us that it simply meant God loves poor people “more.”

Ummm, to put it as charitably and bluntly as possible . . . no, that’s not what it means . . .

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Bold Manhood

By | August 13, 2012

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As a result, “loving your neighbor” has become more of a general accepting of someone for everything they choose to be and do. This idea is summed up as the great “virtue” of tolerance. On the surface, it seems like a great and honorable ideal. Everyone can do what they want without being judged and nobody hurts anyone else’s feelings.

Yet we find something radically different in the biblical vision of love. In the gospel of John, Jesus says “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13).

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 08/19/2012

By | August 13, 2012

By giving us the Bread of Life, God is inviting us to partake in His heavenly life. Will you say “yes”?

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The Bourne Legacy - Catholic Movie Reviews Podcast

By | August 10, 2012

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Beyond Words: 08/12/2012

By | August 10, 2012

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Why Do Catholics Speak in Tongues?

By | August 9, 2012

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Catholics are able to speak in tongues if they have been given the gift of tongues by the Holy Spirit.

“Tongues” is a kind of prayer that can either be vocalized or internal and it’s when a person is able to pray in a language that they do not know. Not all Catholics are given this gift, but that’s okay. All Catholics receive the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit at Confirmation. These are the important gifts that everyone needs to grow in holiness.

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The Secret to Sainthood

By | August 8, 2012

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Do you ever feel like there’s some big secret to becoming a saint and you can’t figure out what it is? What did they do to become so awesome? Was there a book they read? A certain prayer they prayed? Does a diet of bread and fish help?

That’s what I was wondering. (Not so much the bread and fish part.) God has been teaching me that you become a saint by . . .

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What Are Your #FirstWorldProblems?

By | August 7, 2012

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We observed workers moving rocks barefoot because they only had one pair of shoes and needed them to last. Families who lived in a landfill without electricity or running water, hoping to make a dollar a day sorting trash. As the mission director, Julia, told us, “I know that you think that you have problems in the U.S., but compared to what we have here, you live in heaven.” While we had grown up hearing about those in need, our first hand encounter was sobering.

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 08/12/2012

By | August 6, 2012

Did you know that there’s a tug of war going on right now? It’s between your flesh and your soul. Because of sin, our spirits can sometimes become slaves to our bodies. When things are in right order, when our soul guides our flesh, that’s what elevates us to sainthood.

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Total Recall - Catholic Movie Reviews Podcast

By | August 3, 2012

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Beyond Words: 08/05/2012

By | August 3, 2012

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Best Video Ever: 50 Ways to Use a Life Teen Kneeler

By | August 2, 2012

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If you’ve happened to go to a Life Teen camp or Life Teen Steubenville Conference this summer, you might have seen this large, foamy device called a Life Teen Kneeler, perfect to keep those knees happy when spending time in Adoration. Well, two awesome girls from San Antonio, McKenna and Courtney to be exact, had a great idea to come up with 50 ways to use that Life Teen Kneeler (other than to kneel).

This is perhaps the best video ever made. Warning: you might be jealous of the kneeler if you don’t have one. Guess what? You can buy that and hundreds of other sweet items in our online store.

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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday: 08/05/2012

By | July 31, 2012

Every one of us occasionally has doubts about the existence of God, or we struggle with trusting in God. We can’t allow these attacks however, to form our judgement about the love of God. His love for us is infinite and He is always ready to fulfill us both physically and spiritually.

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Why Do Catholics Kiss the Relics of Saints?

By | July 31, 2012

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We venerate the bodies of saints because even though the saint is dead they are still an important part of that man or woman. They were once temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:15) and one day they will be eternally glorified!

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