Author: Catholic Valley
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Devotion for Advent
During Advent, Father Barbour shows how we can take the time to reflect and pray to prepare for the birth of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
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Why Does God Permit Evil?
God desires us to be His friends and not just His puppets. To want free will is, at the same time, to allow for the abuse of free will.
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Is Halloween a Catholic Holiday?
Halloween has become very commercialized and often associated with paganism. In reality, it has Christian roots and should be celebrated as a vigil to All Saint’s Day.
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Focusing On Contemplation While Praying The Rosary
The importance of saying the Rosary is on the focus of relationship and not simply on recitation.
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Paying Taxes to the Emperor
Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. Do we attach ourselves to worldly things at the expense of the love and honor that we owe to God?
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The Miracle of the Sun
The sun then began to spin, twirling in the sky, and at one point appeared to veer toward earth before jumping back to its place in the sky.
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The Need for Assistants (Acts 6)
The need for deacons is introduced in chapter six of Acts with the choosing of seven righteous men.
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The Parable of the Wedding Feast
Jesus’ message in the parable cautions against exclusive beliefs about the kingdom of heaven. God invites us to his feast, giving us his salvation. Yet he asks us to repent for our sins.
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Our Lady of the Rosary
The Rosary is a contemplation of the stages of the life of Jesus the Saviour with his Mother Mary and it is a weapon that protects us from evil and temptation.
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The Parable of the Tenants
In this parable, the landowner leases his vineyard to tenants and sends his servants to collect the portion of the harvest that the tenants owe to him. The tenants act with selfishness and go against the will of the landowner.