Many homes proudly display pictures of family members or of times not to be forgotten Some of these pictures are individually framed Others are combined two or three photos hinged together As we celebrate this Marian feast the church offers us two depictions of Mary In the Western church this
Dianne Bergant
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You Are Warmly Invited…
Jesus offers us himself, his flesh for the life of the world. If we turn down his invitation, we would be more than fools. We would be rejecting life itself.
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Enough Food to Eat
We may not be able to explain the miracles, but we cannot overlook one very important element in each story—God works marvels through ordinary people.
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Bread From Heaven
We are no longer content to live with full bellies but empty minds.
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To Whom Should We Turn?
There are so many people searching today, people hungering for instruction, good people who are looking for direction.
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The Church’s [Real] Foundation
Within the recent past the church has been tossed to and fro in storms of controversy Not one storm mdash many storms And not in one country mdash in many countries It has been the target of fierce persecution and it has also allowed evil to corrupt it from within Whether in circumstances of h
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Who Does He Think He Is?
Nobody likes a smart aleck Particularly if the person concerned is one of us one who seems to act as if she or he is in some way better than the rest Even if it is true we insist that that person should not flaunt it Today rsquo s readings all sketch the profile of a messenger of God someone c
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Who Is God?
Who is God? God is “the infinite divine being, one in being yet three Persons”— so says the catechism. Direct question, concise answer. It is all so simple on paper, but it sounds so impersonal.
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The Mercies of the Lord Are New Every Morning
What were once two feasts, Corpus Christi and Precious Blood, are now one celebration.