Author: WordonFire.org
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The Kingdom of Caesar and Peter the Rock
While worldly powers like the Roman Empire and its symbols have long crumbled, Peter’s successors continue to lead the Church.
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Studies Reveal Benefits of Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving
Practicing the three pillars of Lent over 40 days has proven benefits.
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Why Was John The Baptist Preaching In The Wilderness?
In Luke 1:5-25, we learn about John the Baptist’s parents, and we see that John is a priestly figure. His father Zechariah is a temple priest, and his mother Elizabeth is a descendant of Aaron, the very first priest. 30 years later, why was John in the wilderness?
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Love an Enemy This Lent
This Lent, contrive a way to love that person, to heal that relationship. It might be a phone call, an email, a visit, a gesture—but as a salutary Lenten practice, do it.
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Practical Strategies of Evangelization
Announcing the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, declaring that Jesus is divine, celebrating the deep humanism of Christianity, and explaining the indispensability of the Church as the mystical body of the Lord. How do we practically do all this?
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Holy Thursday – Love One Another To Be Happy
Jesus leads by example for us to follow, and the bonus is that we’ll be happy by loving one another.
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The Cross: Love’s Harsh and Dreadful Beauty
The cross is not just a symbol but a story. No other logo or symbol can ever replace it as the sign of Christianity
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The Reclamation of Ebenezer Scrooge
An old sinner. That is how Charles Dickens described Ebenezer Scrooge in the very beginning of his 1843 classic, A Christmas Carol. But that was not all.
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Chasing After The Ever-New Blinds Us To The Ordinary And Ancient
There is something important about spiritual muscle memory, and there is great and enduring beauty and vitality in the ordinary. We would do well not to overlook it.
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Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica
St. John Lateran is not a person, but a church. The feast is in honor of the dedication of the first basilica in Rome, dedicated to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist.