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What makes one a Christian? How should Christian life be lived? Who decides what Christianity is? What did Jesus mean by the Kingdom of God? How can I grow in faith, love, and holiness?

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Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 3, Chapter 38

Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 3, Chapter 38

October 15, 2013
Bekah
Book Talk, Introduction to the Devout Life

CHAPTER XXXVIII. Counsels to Married People. MARRIAGE is a great Sacrament both in Jesus Christ and His Church, and one to be honoured to all,…

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Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 3, Chapter 22

Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 3, Chapter 22

June 25, 2013
Bekah
Book Talk, Introduction to the Devout Life

CHAPTER XXII. Further Advice concerning Intimacies. FRIENDSHIP demands very close correspondence between those who love one another, otherwise it can never take root or continue….

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Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 3, Chapter 20

Book Talk Tuesday, Introduction to the Devout Life, Part 3, Chapter 20

June 11, 2013
Bekah
Book Talk, Introduction to the Devout Life

CHAPTER XX. Of the Difference between True and False Friendship. TAKE notice, my child, that the honey of Heraclyum, which is so poisonous, altogether resembles…

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The Apologetic of Anti Reality

The Apologetic of Anti Reality

January 28, 2013
Steven Thomas
Reflection

Things are simply what they are. I am a subject given the faculty of reason and person-hood.  I may have a difficult time with self knowledge,…

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consecration

On the Altar

October 25, 2012
Bekah
Personal Experience

I haven’t been fully forthcoming with you, dear Readers.  This blog is a stretching exercise for me.  I’m not very practiced with verbalizing and sharing…

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Mary and Free Will

Mary and Free Will

August 22, 2012
Bekah
Editor's Choice

The debate in favor of the sinlessness of Mary has ranged in degrees from befitting the Mother of the Lord to a necessity for our redemption. In meditating on this truth this morning, I tend toward the latter end of the spectrum, but either way the truth of this mystery follows logically from what is revealed of God. The key to the mystery is the free exercise of Mary’s will.

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Catholic Quote of the Day - August 7, 2012

Catholic Quote of the Day – August 7, 2012

August 7, 2012
Bekah
Catholic Quote of the Day, Maximilian Kolbe, Saint

The aim of creation, the end of man himself, is the love of God, Creator and Father, an ever greater love, the divinization of man,…

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The Truth of Love

The Truth of Love

July 20, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

Love has no vice.  Love has no pride.  Love cannot be arrogant, or inflated. Love is all gift.  To be made perfect in love is…

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St. Louis Cathedral

Clarity 6

June 8, 2012
Steven Thomas
Reflection

OK, mop in hand.  Now what?  Start cleaning kids; know your limitations. How to clean–where can I start?  Let’s start with ourselves.  Can I will…

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Tales of Conversion 5

Tales of Conversion 5

May 31, 2012
Steven Thomas
Conversion Stories, Steve's Conversion

It would seem after years of being hidden, the Lord at this time has sought to release me in my charism, most certainly in an…

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