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Patti Maguire Armstrong - who has written 68 posts on Catholic Exchange.


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Celebrate a Happy New Year … Every Day

Posted on 02 January 2012

The number one New Year’s resolution people make is going on a diet. This is a fine resolution—but since we live for eternity, we would be remiss not to make resolutions to improve our everlasting soul.

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“Dolphin Tale” Makes a Small-Screen Splash

Posted on 20 December 2011

“Dolphin Tale” is a true gem, inspired by the true story of Winter, a dolphin discovered beached and entangled in a crab trap in 2005 at three months old. Her will to live overcame the odds against her survival—but without a tail, she would have been doomed.

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Christmas Gifting Made Simple

Posted on 09 December 2011

The material trappings of Christmas can be fun; after all, God made the material world too. We just don’t want all the stuff to get in the way of the best part of Christmas: the gift of Jesus and the message of love he gave us by being born in a manger.

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The Miracle of the ‘Garden Angel’

Posted on 01 December 2011

Everyone has a favorite Christmas story. This one is mine.

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“iCarly” Actor Plays “Game Of Your Life”

Posted on 23 November 2011

Best known as Freddie Benson in Nickelodeon’s TV show “iCarly,” Nathan Kress’s Christian faith guides everything that he does. His new role in a Family Movie Night project fits perfectly with his standard for acting.

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Best-Selling Author Albom Brings “A Little Faith” to the Small Screen

Posted on 23 November 2011

Mitch Albom experienced God through two very different men: one a Jewish rabbi and the other an African American pastor of a poor, inner-city Detroit church. The story is dramatized in “Have a Little Faith,” a Hallmark movie that premiers on ABC Sunday at 9 PM Eastern.

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The Catholic Briefcase

Posted on 22 November 2011

Perhaps nowhere are we more tempted to disregard our faith than in the workplace. People often feel that there is no place for religion in a secular work environment.

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Mass: A Privilege, Not an Obligation

Posted on 21 November 2011

Ever since Jesus Christ instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper, Christians have risked their lives to attend Mass. Even today, priests travel under cover to celebrate Mass in Muslim and Communist countries. Yet, at the same time, many baptized Catholics don’t even bother to go. Why will some die for the Mass while others don’t think it’s worth their time?

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Special Needs Kids Foster Parents

Posted on 04 November 2011

God grants great blessings and holiness by way of his very special children–those we call disabled. In many ways, their disabilities bring them–and us–closer to God. So, then, are they really disabilities?

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“Mighty Macs” Movie Magic

Posted on 21 October 2011

Based on the true story of the 1971-72 Immaculata University women’s basketball team, “The Mighty Macs” is the kind of film that makes you want to cheer from your seats.
During this season, the small–under 800 students– Catholic women’s school…

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