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Catholic TeachingPope Benedict XVI: Having a “vision from on high’Sep. 1, 2010 The Lord founded the Church by calling together the Twelve, who were to represent the future People of God. Faithful to the Lord’s mandate, after his Ascension, the Twelve first made up their number by appointing Matthias in Judas’ place, thereby continuing to ...  Spirituality for Life: Piety and proprietySep. 1, 2010, By Father Ron Rolheiser “And when you pray, do not imitate the hypocrites: they love to say their prayers standing up in the synagogues and at street corners for people to see them. ... But when you pray, go to your private room, shut yourself in, and so pray to your Father who is in that secret ...  Spirituality for Life: Editing your own life Aug. 29, 2010, By Father Ron Rolheiser The laws of mathematics and physics have forever been one of our great constants. They are predictable and reliable, not given to strange surprises. But now, more and more, scientists are finding that even the laws of physics sometimes offer unexpected surprises and exhibit a ...  High-tech catechesis: Priest, local parishioner team up on catechism computer game that teaches the sacraments, Ten CommandmentsAug. 25, 2010, By George Raine Computer store shelves are chock-a-block with video games with guns blazing and cars crashing. But a new title, “Paolo’s Journey,” delivers a much happier ending: A boy makes friends with Jesus.  Spirituality for Life: Love in a time of oppositionAug. 22, 2010, By Father Ron Rolheiser How do you stay positive, preach hope, and remain loving and big-hearted in the face of opposition, misunderstanding, hostility, and hatred? This is what Jesus did and that particular quality of his life and teaching constitutes perhaps the greatest personal and moral challenge ...  Married again – for the first time: Annulment opens the way to a divorced man’s union in Christ with his second wifeJul. 28, 2010, By Valerie Schmalz James Puchbauer feels as if he is on a honeymoon with wife Sasa – even though they have been living as husband and wife for 15 years. Their marriage was blessed by the Catholic Church on May 27.  Spirituality for Today: Do you believe in angels?Jul. 28, 2010, By Father John Catoir Sometimes God intervenes in our lives in the strangest ways. Do you believe in angels?  Spirituality for Life: The triumph of appearanceJul. 28, 2010, By Father Ron Rolheiser Focus on your image, because image is everything! Those words or at least words to that effect, were the caption of a famous ad several years ago. I remember being taken aback by its crass and shallow message, but not many people reacted, perhaps because the caption is so true ...  Spirituality for Life: Fragments from prophetic loaves and fishesJul. 14, 2010, By Father Ron Rolheiser After Jesus had fed a crowd of more than five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, he asked his apostles to gather up the fragments that were left over, scattered here and there on the ground. They did as he asked and ended up filling twelve baskets with leftovers.  The Cutting Edge: Take a vacation with GodJul. 14, 2010, By Sister Margie Lavonis All close, meaningful relationships need special or quality times when the people involved can be together for an extended period of time without a lot of interruptions. People in significant relationships need time set apart from everyday life to enjoy each other’s ...  Spirituality for Life: Discerning the truthJun. 23, 2010, By Father Ron Rolheiser Many of us today tend to be intimidated by any kind of knowledge that makes scientific claims. Who dares argue with science? Who dares argue with the experts? Very few, and those who do are easily dismissed as backward or ignorant. |
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