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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
Catholic Faith | Homily Video | Learn more about our faith | Scripture
As part of my ministry as chaplain to a pro-life club at the University of Portland, I interacted for many years with a wonderful group called the Equal Rights Institute, or ERI. One of their primary missions is to train pro-life advocates to have conversations with abortion supporters, especially on high school and college campuses. They take a very data-driven approach to this mission, testing out many pro-life arguments “in the field” and employing or modifying their arguments accordingly. Their over-arching desire is to try to identify those pro-life approaches that are not only accurate, but, more important, would move the hearts and minds of people who aren’t yet pro-life. They often remind the students they train that the goal is not to win an argument or a debate, but to win over people.
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Catholicism | Faith Reflection | Scripture
Growing up in South Florida, I longed to experience the natural shifts that came with the four seasons: colorful falls, snowy winters, blooming springs, breezy summers. When I moved to the upper Midwest, I finally got my wish, but in quite an unbalanced way. Winters here are so long, and spring is rushed too quickly into hot summers. And when spring does show up, it is often followed by an April snow. Because of this, I have never liked spring. However, my appreciation for spring has grown over the last few years. Even though spring is very short in Minnesota, when the sun warms the earth, the trees turn the most vibrant green, and bulbs display their flowering blossoms, it is a living miracle, a smile from God that promises new life, spiritual growth, and renewal of mind and heart.
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Daily Gospel Reflections | Scripture | family prayer | power of prayer
In many ways, learning to listen for God’s voice is like trying to get a good phone signal. Again and again, God reaches out to us asking patiently, “Can you hear me now?” Our response might be a robust “Yes, Lord! Your servant is listening.” Or there may be no response at all because we’ve become deaf to His voice. But no matter our response, God doesn’t give up. He continues asking us, “Can you hear me now?”
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In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus ends His instruction to the crowd by saying: "Whoever has ears ought to hear." Later, Jesus speaks to the disciples about the crowd, saying, "…they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand."
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Angels | Scripture | reading the Bible
From Jacob’s encounter with them in Genesis (32:2) to the heavenly vision of the altar of God in Revelation (5:11–12), angels are an integral part of the salvation story, working night and day as “ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation” (Hebrews 1:14).
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Scripture | how to pray the rosary | prayer
The Rosary is a rich, centuries-old prayer tradition that involves our entire beings: With our hands, we make the Sign the Cross and finger the beads. With our minds, we meditate on the mysteries. With our hearts, we contemplate how we will follow the model of Christ and His mother, Mary. With our voices, we say the prayers.
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