“Cyberspace is like going into another country,” the bishop said. “People have described the young generation that uses social media as the natives . . . the rest of us are like the immigrants.”
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Archive for February, 2012
The Taylor Swift Guide to Evangelization
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Marc Cardaronella
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Taylor Swift is hugely popular. From 2006 to 2011, she sold over 20 million albums and 41.8 million singles. She’s actually in the 2012 Guinness Book Of World Records for the Fastest Selling Digital Album by a Female Artist (source: Wikipedia). What’s that got to do with evangelization? If your message doesn’t resonate with people, no one will pay attention. Taylor Swift [...]
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Called to Freely Download ‘In God’s Eye’ by Terry Holder
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Sister Julie Ann
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Awake to the possibility that each day calls for greater depth in discerning life’s important questions, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity offer Terry Holder’s ‘In God’s Eye’ for prayerful consideration as well as a free music download.
As you listen to this tune, consider some additional wisdom from St. Francis of Assisi. “In whatever way you think you will best please [...]
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Archdiocesan Men’s Conference promises to challenge and lift your spirit
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by The Catholic Spirit
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Men, for a booster shot to your faith life, show up at the Cathedral of St. Paul the morning of Saturday, March 31. Come expecting to be challenged, too.
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Recipes for March ~ Month Dedicated to St. Joseph
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Jessica
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The Month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus.
"The silence of Saint Joseph is given a special emphasis. His silence is steeped in contemplation of the mystery of God in an attitude of total availability to divine desires. It is a silence thanks to which Joseph, in unison with Mary, watches over the Word of God, known
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First Reading – Esth 3:12,14-16,23-25
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by CNA - Daily Readings
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Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish,had recourse to the LORD.She lay prostrate upon the ground, together with her handmaids,from morning until evening, and said:"God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, blessed are you.Help me, who am al…
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Psalm – Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by CNA - Daily Readings
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1 Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me:2ab Thou hast know my sitting down, and my rising up.2cde Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off: my path and my line thou hast searched out.3 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee …
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Gospel – Mt 1:1
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by CNA - Daily Readings
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1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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Saint John Vianney
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Steve Smith
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The family is the most ancient institution which God founded in Paradise, when He called the first pair of human beings into existence. The first blessing which God gave was for the wellbeing of the family. With family life, the history of the world …
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Leap Day: God is Present
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by John Janaro
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Here we have had that odd phenomenon, the “extra day” in Leap Year. It was a particularly slow day, perhaps because I am anxious for March and the hope of Spring to begin, or perhaps because I’ve caught Josefina’s cold, and I had to drag and cough and …
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Simple Meals for Lent :: Vegetable Spring Rolls
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Jessica
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Photo by Philip Laubner/CRS
This recipe was submitted by Catholic Relief Services. "Sample the food of the Operation Rice Bowl featured-countries with your family and friends by preparing a simple, meatless recipe shared with us by the people we serve around the world. "
Vegetable Spring Rolls from Vietnam
Fresh herbs and vegetables rolled in thin rice paper wrappers. The garlic and wine
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Bishop tells committee about ‘absurd’ effects of contraceptive mandate
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Catholic News Service
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The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty went before Congress again Feb. 28 to urge rescission of the Department of Health and Human Services’ contraceptive mandate or passage of the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act.
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4th Graders on Lent and Operation Rice Bowl
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by John Rivera
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Fourth graders from St. Michael the Archangel school in Overlea, Md., a community near Baltimore, explain what Lent means and also why they enjoy giving to Operation Rice Bowl. They were interviewed by Matt Palmer of The Catholic Review of … Cont…
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The Faith of Atheism
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by J. Ambrose Little
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Being a theist, I naturally have problems with atheism, a number of them in fact. (Oddly enough, I tend to have more problems with atheists than I do with the -ism, but that’s a topic for another post.) At one point in my life, I gave atheism a run for…
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Blessed Marguerite Rutan
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by terry
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Izzy, my #grading dog, wants to help
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Barb In Nebraska's Posterous
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Izzy, my #grading dog, wants to help
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Barb In Nebraska's Posterous
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On the Road Again…
Posted 29 Feb 2012 — by Mark Shea
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Tomorrow I head out for Denver to speak at the Living the Catholic Faith Conference about Making Senses Out of Scripture. The conference will be March 2-3. Hope to see you there! Then, after a brief respite at home, I’m … Continue reading →
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