THE MEANING OF LIFE

Everyone has value… everyone has a right to life… sometimes life surprises us!

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GET OUT THE VOTE!

Notice that the video never mentions names. Is the distinction that clear? And if so, what does that say for our priorities?

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HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR BLONDES?

This was too funny to pass up, but nothing mean-spirited is intended.  Indeed, this corn maze is about my speed these days!

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AN OBAMA HALLOWEEN

Brothers Steve & Tommy set out on their annual Halloween jaunt with renewed vigor and enthusiasm. After all, their mom had told them this was to be “an Obama Halloween.” She explained that two well-known newspapers, the New York Times and Washington Post were sponsoring the event. Knowing their mother’s zeal in support of Barack [...]

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Images: Statues and Pictures

Exodus 25:18: And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. Numbers 21:8-9: And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and every one who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” [...]

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LAST RITES ON A WINTRY NIGHT

I tweaked and offered a few minor corrections to this text. It is posted under my SCARY STORIES. Happy Halloween! A Catholic Ghost Story from Southern Maryland The priest was happy to have a fire burning. It was a cold winter night and it felt good to be settled in for the evening. His small [...]

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Purgatory

Matthew 12:32: And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age [world] or in the age [world] to come. (Some sins can therefore be forgiven after death.) 1 Corinthians 3:13-15: . . . each man’s work [...]

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Divorce and Remarriage is Adultery

1 Corinthians 7:10-11: To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband) — and that the husband should not divorce his wife. Mark 10:11-12: And he said to them, [...]

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Marriage is for Life

Matthew 19:6: “So they are no longer two but one (flesh). What therefore God has joined together, let no man put asunder.” The New Testament quite clearly teaches that sacramental marriage is indissoluble. God does not recognize divorce. A couple is married until one of them dies. It is worth mentioning that the Catholic Church [...]

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Women Ministers

1 Corinthians 14:34: As in all the churches of the saints, the women should keep silence in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, even as the law says. This is one of the verses that made the new disciplines regarding women readers, servers, and extraordinary ministers so problematical. [...]

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The Apostles and their Successors

Titus 1:5: This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint [ordain] elders [priests] in every town as I directed you. Acts 13:2-3: While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which [...]

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SCARY STORY NITE 2008

Last night, after a number of our teenagers had prepared peanutbutter and jelly sandwiches for the poor helped through SOME (So Others Might Eat), we had our special event, SCARY STORIES WITH FATHER JOE. A good number of teenagers attended and they listened intently. I heard one kid say that she would never turn off [...]

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