The sin crusher strategy
I'm busy. I have a lot to do. I don't have time. Something important came up. Not right now, maybe later. I just don't feel doing this right now. Allthese sentences are red flags when they're used to escape activities that'll grow your spiritual life. One of the first...
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How this publication should be read Ifyou won't read the whole thing, read nothing. As the saying goes, "half knowledge is worse than ignorance", and the following analogy is usually used to explain this saying. If an illiterate is told that electricity is a good...
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When you discuss the Catholic faith The first verse every catholic apologist should keep in mind, and I love it because it's very encouraging, is this: My brothers and sisters, if any of you wander away from the truth and another one brings them back again, remember...
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Introduction A while ago, I think this was last month or so, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and I saw a post from one of my old protestant classmates.He was writing a reply to a post he saw written by a Catholic. At the beginning of his lengthy essay, he...
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Sally: Honey, I just bought this dress from the store and it’s absolutely beautiful. You need to see it. Dave: (excited) Put it on… put it on!! Sally: (skipping into the room happily to change) I’ll be right out, Dave! 5 MINUTES! Dave sits down on the couch in the...
read moreABORTION, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND THE CATHOLIC
Lust has existed since Adam. It has been the driving force behind some of the greatest goods, and greatest evils in history. Yes, lust has produced a lot of good. But before we continue, let us define what lust is. Lust Lust is not plain evil in the flesh of man. It...
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Wednesday of the 16th WEEK in Ordinary Time | Year A | Cycle I First Reading: Exodus 16:1-5,9-15. Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 78:18-19,23-24,25-26,27-28. Gospel Reading: Matthew 13:1-9. My Priestly Childhood I used to love eating bread a lot. I still don't know...
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Saturday of the 16th WEEK in Ordinary Time | Year A | Cycle I First Reading: 1 John 4:7-16. Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 34:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9,10-11. Gospel Reading: John 11:19-27. The Introduction The first reading of today goes at great length to discuss the importance...
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Tuesday 18th Week in Ordinary Time | Year A | Cycle 1 First Reading: Numbers 12:1-13 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 6cd-7, 12-13 Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-36 Introduction Respect the place of a priest Why do you speak against my prophet? Today we...
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Monday 18th Week in Ordinary Time | Year A | Cycle 1 First Reading: Numbers 11:4-15. Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 81:12-13,14-15,16-17. Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-36. Introduction: The Israelites were at it again. They were stuck in the wilderness and they began...
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