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There was a day when death was defeated.
Catholic-link.com – Our friends at Outside da Box and Likability have once again produced an excellent video in service of the faith. “That 1 Day” helps us to understand why that fateful day so many...
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Do you believe in the forgiveness of sins?
Today’s culture has a nagging obsession for concrete results produced with speed and efficiency. You’ve done something? Great, let me see it. I want to touch it, I want to share it on Facebook, I want...
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(QUIZ) What Should You Give Up For Lent?
This is a fun quiz to help you start thinking about and planning for Lent. Spend at least a few minutes in prayer before you decide on your Lenten promise. Our beloved Pope Francis offers the following...
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25 Simple Offerings to Make this Lenten Season
This week we have begun the Lenten season. It is a beautiful time to grow in closeness to God and to others. This time can, if we are willing to cooperate, be 40 days of immense spiritual and personal...
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15 Simple Acts of Charity that we Frequently Forget
Lent is now upon us and, rejoicing in and living out the words of Pope Francis, we’ve assembled a list of simple acts of charity. They might seem small, but in reality they are true, concrete...
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A boy was Freezing in the Cold. While Many Passed By, the One Who Helped Him...
Back in 1990, Bergoglio (now Pope Francis) spoke to a group about the Christian life and the good Samaritan. The title of the text was based on Isaiah 58:7 “Do not disregard those of your own flesh”....
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Ever wondered how to break a bad habit? Lent is wonderful time to find out!
Man finds his perfection “in seeking and loving what is true and good.” Catechism of the Catholic Church. All of us have goals in life and we work so hard to achieve them, trying to avoid bad habits....
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What’s Your Why? Finding the motivation behind what we do
As the Church settles into the season of Lent, this video serves as a good reminder to evaluate not only what we have committed to, but why we are doing it. Since we are barely two weeks in, some of...
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Have you Ever Thought of Giving up Indifference for Lent?
Pope Francis invited us this Lent to give up our indifference. This video by One Life LA reminds us of the Pope’s call to opening our hearts to the call to love. One Life LA is an organization that is...
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It’s been a long time since I’ve confessed: Is this forgiveness the real deal?
Give me your fear and I´ll give you peace. This is the thought which came to my mind after having seen this beautiful video on the sacrament of reconciliation. It´s not a coincidence that not too long...
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You must lose your life in order to embrace Resurrection!
Catholic-link.com– An impressive video that draws an analogy between the process that the wood must undergo in order to be formed and our own process to be made into a new creation in Christ. It is...
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Why Do We Practice Fasting and Abstinence? (Illustrated Guide!)
Before we even start talking about fasting or abstinence, let’s say something obvious: none of this make sense outside a logic of faith. There are certainly psychological benefits and ways of...
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7 Psalms to Pray During Lent
The Psalms are wonderful way to pray at anytime of year because they truly echo the emotions of the heart and draw us closer to God. Since the seventh century it has become a common spiritual practice...
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6 Tips to Get you Through the Mid-Lent Slump
How is your Lent going?! Great, or not so great? Feeling like it is a long way to Holy Week? Has your Lent felt like a complete disaster so far? Are you feeling a bit sick of it all?! If your Lent has...
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Do you know the 7 Last Words of Christ?
There is so much to think about and reflect on during Holy Week that it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. One meditation that I have found to help draw me deeper into contemplating the...
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7 Characteristics of God’s Forgiveness to Help You Deepen in the Paschal Mystery
In my post, 9 Things I Would Like To Have Known Before Getting Married, one of the points that raised a lot of questions was number 8: “A good marriage is the union of two people who are good at...
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Why couldn’t Christ forgive our sins with a smile? (Warning: Disturbing Images)
I want to start off by saying that this is not an easy question. A lot has been written about this subject. I don’t mean to exhaust the richness or complexity of this theological problem that has...
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7 Ways to Remind Yourself We’re Still Celebrating Easter
As I write this, we are approaching the 5th Sunday of Easter, meaning that we will now be breaking into the last weeks of Eastertide before Pentecost Sunday. Every Easter I have the same thought,...
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The One Word Never to Say During Lent
Most Catholics are aware of the Lenten traditions of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Besides eating meat on Fridays, there are a few other things that Church says we can’t do during Lent. There is one...
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(Gospel Reflection) Jesus Wept… But Happy Are Those Who Mourn Along the Path...
In this Lenten series, Father Ian VanHeusen presents his weekly spiritual exercise based on the Sunday Readings to help us grow in our relationship with the Lord. St. Ignatius of Loyola explains, “By...
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