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Home   /   2012   /   April
Focus on Scripture Friday (vol 7)

Focus on Scripture Friday (vol 7)

April 27, 2012
by Bekah
Scripture

4th Sunday of Easter First Reading Acts 2:14a, 36-41 [14] But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them:…

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A Sweet Life on a GAPS Diet

A Sweet Life on a GAPS Diet

April 26, 2012
by Bekah
Recipes, Vocation

The GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) diet is probably completely foreign to most of my readers.  It is a modification of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet,…

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Pitiful Me

April 25, 2012
by Bekah
Reflection

Republished by Blog Post PromoterI made a plenary indulgence, and now I am more pitiful.  Boy, it sure didn’t take me long!  The trouble is…

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Book Talk Tuesdays, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 1, Chapter 6

Book Talk Tuesdays, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 1, Chapter 6

April 24, 2012
by admin
Book Talk, Introduction to the Devout Life

CHAPTER VI. The First Purification, namely, from Mortal Sin. THE first purification to be made is from sin;–the means whereby to make it, the sacrament…

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Focus on Scripture Friday (vol 6)

Focus on Scripture Friday (vol 6)

April 20, 2012
by Bekah
Scripture

3rd Sunday of Easter First Reading Acts 2:14, 22-33 [14] But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them:…

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Got Lent?

April 19, 2012
by Bekah
Reflection

Republished by Blog Post PromoterI know it is Easter, but I have a few last words for the Lent that is past. I’ve been Catholic…

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Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 1, Chapter 5

Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 1, Chapter 5

April 17, 2012
by admin
Book Talk, Introduction to the Devout Life

CHAPTER V. The First Step must be Purifying the Soul. “THE flowers appear on the earth,” [15] says the Heavenly Bridegroom, and the time for…

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Putting the Authentic in “Authentic Catholicism”

April 16, 2012
by Bekah
Reflection

Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis post should rightly be a praise, and yet emotionally I feel lament.  As such, it is an illumination on my…

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Focus on Scripture Friday (vol 5)

Focus on Scripture Friday (vol 5)

April 13, 2012
by Bekah
Scripture

Second Sunday of Easter First Reading Acts 2:42-47 [42] And they were persevering in the doctrine of the apostles, and in the communication of the…

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Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 1, Chapter 4

Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 1, Chapter 4

April 10, 2012
by admin
Book Talk, Introduction to the Devout Life

CHAPTER IV. The Need of a Guide for those who would enter upon and advance in the Devout Life. WHEN Tobias was bidden to go…

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