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Ten Were Cleansed

by Jane Sloan November 22, 2012

“And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice, and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him” (Luke 17:15-16)
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Vatican Congregation Restructured to Emphasis the Importance of Sacred Art and Music

by David Clayton November 20, 2012

In a very hopeful move the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments will be restructured to focus much more strongly on art and music in the liturgy. This follows directly an moto proprio issued by the Pope…

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Leaf on Aisle 11

by Jane Sloan November 20, 2012

I stopped by the grocery store for some beer.  An elderly woman shuffled past me, dropping something as she went.  I picked up the ruby red leaf and placed it back in her basket.  She had collected several of them.…

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The À la Carte Catholic Church

by Marisa Pereira November 19, 2012

On our money we proclaim “In God we Trust”. Yet today in the United States of America we are fighting for our RELIGIOUS FREEDOM while calling ourselves the Land of the FREE…
The church has an obligation to proclaim and…

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13 Shopping Days til Advent!

by Daria Sockey November 18, 2012

 

There are some items you want to have not for Christmas, but for Advent. For example, I’ll be hunting for purple and pink candles this week.   Here’s another item you will want to order it immediately, because  you know…

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Dorothy Day on Road to Sainthood

by Stephen Beale November 16, 2012

She was a journalist, activist, and founder of a labor movement.
Now, she may become a saint.
This week, Dorothy Day’s cause for sainthood got a ringing endorsement from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Day—the co-founder of the Catholic…

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Bringing Traditional Proportion into the Design of a Rock Garden

by David Clayton November 15, 2012

Traditional proportion can be incorporated into the design of just about anything once you know how. Here is an example a rockery (as we say in England) or ‘rock garden’, as I think Americans refer to it. It is part…

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Meditations on the Incarnation from St. Leo

by Stephen Beale November 14, 2012

St. Leo the Great’s famous Tome is a classic that shines forth with a remarkable beauty and vibrant clarity all these centuries later. Below are some of the best excerpts which I offer to readers as material for morning meditations…

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WEEKLY NEWSREEL – 3 1/2 TIME-OUTS TUESDAY (VOL. 50)

by David November 13, 2012

Good evening Mr. & Mrs. Catholic, and all you other Christians at sea. Welcome back to the Newsreel, brought to you once again by the fine folks at Acts of the Apostasy, home of the 3 1/2 Time-Outs Tuesday. Scoentists…

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