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Our Response to High-Profile Meltdowns

By Fr. James Farfaglia, 5/21/2011: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) We need not be discouraged, shocked or worried Sexual sin is not the only sin, but it is certainly the battle of our times.  It is quite possible that when we consider the demands of our spiritual life and the impact on us of the continuous bombardment… Read More ›

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The Stillness of John Paul

Rome is getting ready for the May 1 Mass when Pope Benedict XVI will raise Pope John Paul II to the honors of the the altars. A Jewish composer remembers when he prayed with John Paul… By Robert Moynihan As the world mourns the tragic events in Japan, where a March 11 earthquake and tsunami… Read More ›

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Protect the human person as the image of God

Every new responsibility entails risks. What counts is to have the right interactions. You have to make the most of the resources, talents, and qualities everyone brings to the team. . . Our constant goal in all of this must be to protect the human person as the image of God. Though fragile and under… Read More ›

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St. Joseph, Fatherhood and Family

Through his complete self-sacrifice, Joseph expressed his generous love for the Mother of God, and gave her a husband’s “gift of self.” Even though he decided to draw back so as not to interfere in the plan of God which was coming to pass in Mary, Joseph obeyed the explicit command of the angel and… Read More ›

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Search the Scriptures

Search the Scriptures. For you are not mistaken in thinking that you find life in them, you who seek nothing else in them but Christ, to whom the Scriptures bear witness. Blessed indeed are they who search his testimonies, seek them out with all their heart. Your testimonies are wonderful, Lord, therefore my soul has… Read More ›

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Healing the blindness through the message of faith and the witness of love

St Raphael is presented to us, above all in the Book of Tobit, as the Angel to whom is entrusted the task of healing. When Jesus sends his disciples out on a mission, the task of proclaiming the Gospel is always linked with that of healing. The Good Samaritan, in accepting and healing the injured… Read More ›

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