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Category Archives: Faith
Lourdes and St. Bernadette
The Travel section of today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution featured an article about a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. This town is the site where the young Bernadette Soubirous saw several visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858. While the Catholic Church … Continue reading
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Do the Saints Really Pray for Us?
One aspect of the Catholic faith that Protestants don’t understand – or at least, I didn’t understand when I was Protestant – is the idea that the righteous departed (i.e., the saints in heaven) pray for us. Where do we … Continue reading
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Becoming the Best Versions of Ourselves
Even though I attended the Atlanta Eucharistic Congress this past June, I did not get the chance to hear Matthew Kelly speak. It’s been a few months, but I finally picked up a one of his books and now I … Continue reading
Witnessing at the ATL
I found this story in the Georgia Bulletin interesting: Deacons’ Ministry Is At World’s Busiest Airport. Two Catholic deacons minister to travelers at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport as part of the Interfaith Airport Chaplaincy. It’s nice to see that the Church … Continue reading
Gov. Palin a Pro-Family, Pro-Life Champion
Senator John McCain’s selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate is a definite home run. She is an outspoken pro-family and pro-life politician and will help strengthen the Republican ticket in this November’s election. Palin … Continue reading
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Morals, Schmorals…We See a Market Opportunity
Hallmark, the nation’s largest greeting card company, has introduced same-sex wedding cards. According to the Associated Press story, “Hallmark says the move is a response to consumer demand, not any political pressure.” The article goes on to quote a Hallmark … Continue reading
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Pro-Life Doctors Offer Brave Example
I found last Thursday’s story on Florida Catholic to be quite inspiring: More Catholic doctors scrub contraceptive scripts. [Thanks to James H. at Opinionated Catholic for bringing it to my attention.] The story focuses on Drs. Rebecca and Benjamin Peck … Continue reading
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Mary’s Heavenly Birthday
Today is a key holy day on the Catholic liturgical calendar: the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This day is important to Catholics because it is the day we mark Mary’s “heavenly birthday” – in other … Continue reading
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Remember to Attend Mass this Friday
Remember that this coming Friday, August 15, is a Holy Day of Obligation in the United States: The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (we Catholics love our prepositional phrases). A post on Musings From A Catholic … Continue reading
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Bush Worships in China
Before attending some Olympic events, President Bush began his Sunday in China attending a worship service at Beijing’s Kuanjie church, which is an officially recognized Protestant congregation. He remarked: Laura and I just had the great joy and privilege of … Continue reading
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