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New Year means a new you! A chance to start over, to refresh and gain a new perspective. It is a chance to get rid of old habits and make new, healthier ones. God wants the same thing for us! So here are a dozen verses to meditate on in the new year. 1. […]
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Parenting is hard. Trying to parent morally and bring up children in the light of Christ is even harder. On Gilmore Girls, Mrs. Kim was the only truly religious person presented on the show and, although she was a Seventh Day Adventist (which was portrayed fairly inaccurately on the show) and not Catholic, there are
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Gilmore Girls fans will have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving as GG will make its return the next day (November 25) in four 90-minute installments on Netlflix. What better way to work through a food coma than with a Netflix binge? One of the questions the creators/writers/directors husband and wife team of
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At this time of year, remembering death surrounds us- in the changing of the seasons and the leaves turning brilliant colors and falling to the ground and in the holy days we celebrate of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Often, death is an uncomfortable thing to think or talk about, but here are
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Snopes is a popular de-bunking website where people can go to see if the Internet rumors they’ve seen shared on social media and through email are true or, in fact, fictitious. So I decided to see what kind of rumors they’ve handled about the Catholic Church. Here are the six best ones: 1. Pope Forbids
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The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art in Marietta, Georgia hosted a Chalktoberfest, a gathering of chalk and street artists to create street art-work on two streets in Marietta- look what Katie Runde created! Incredible detail Look how this street art was developed: Wow These are some seriously talented people Great job
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October is the month of Breast Cancer Awareness, which means you will see pink, “think pink” slogans, and all sorts of merchandise and fundraisers aimed at educating the public about breast cancer and raising money for research and prevention. Breast cancer is a topic very close to my heart- throughout my young life, my mother
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Legendary Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers baseball broadcaster Vin Scully will broadcast his final game on October 2, 2016, when the Dodgers play their final regular season game against the Giants in San Francisco. Scully has broadcast for the Dodgers for 67 consecutive seasons, even making the cross-country switch with the team from Brooklyn, New York to
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Emo culture sometimes eats up the words “sad” and “sorrowful” along with words like “angst” and “punk”. While a lot of emo music and culture is sad, not all sadness is emo. Mary, the Mother of God, had seven super intense sorrows…but she’s not emo! She’s just sad. The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34-35)
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With Pope St. John Paul II on one side and a picture of Our Lady on the other, Jason Muzzatti took the world stage at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as goaltender for the Italian hockey team. His quiet life of faith was displayed prominently for all the world to see. And like the
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Being a Catholic parent or teacher can be daunting work. We’re entrusted with SOULS of small people and burdened with raising them to be good and faithful adults. Having the wisdom that we do from being out in the world for a while now (hehe), we know all too well the dangers and complications the
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Taylor Swift is one of the best musical/lyrical storytellers of this modern age and she’s notorious for writing breakup songs. While listening, it occurred to me that some of her lyrics sound similar to Bible verses (not that they were inspired by Bible verses; I’m pretty sure they weren’t!). So here are 6 Taylor Swift
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Did you click for the puppies or for Simcha? Be honest. Simcha Fisher is a phenomenal writer. With her natural love for telling others about the trials and triumphs of daily life as a Catholic, to her fecund ability to make us spit out our food while wondering how her mind comes up with what
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If you haven’t seen it by now, there’s a great Nike commercial going around featuring Madonna Buder, nicknamed the “Iron Nun”. Check it out: https://youtu.be/SEf7MoQYgzE In typical Nike fashion, the video is well executed and inspirational, but I love that it features an athlete that isn’t one of the typical, beautiful, young, we-already-know-how-good-they-are, Nike athletes.
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I once made a claim, not unlike Gus Portokalos claiming that every word can trace its origin to Greek (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), that every good thing you love came from a Catholic. Well, here are six reasons to thank Catholics for the great things of the world that you enjoy. 1. BEER!
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Soldiers are brave, courageous, tested, tough, eager to serve, and loyal to a code. They are a lot like Christians. We should always commemorate those who fought for our freedom, who gave their lives (either completely or in total service) so that we might break free from the chains of those who wish to rule
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Disappointment has abounds in all our lives from time to time. For me, between periods of unemployment, health problems with no answers, not being able to take the vacations we’d like to, and being accepted into but not being able to pay for a screenwriting program I’ve been trying for years to get into, among
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With Fall approaching and the return of the coveted PSL (Pumpkin Spice Latte)…make pumpkin spiced all the things!…Basic White Girls will be coming out of the woodwork. In their honor, here’s your guide to being a Basic Catholic Girl. 1. Organizes prayer groups or women’s devotional clubs wherever she goes 2. Always carries her
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Disney owns everything, it seems. But I bet you didn’t know the Disney Princesses loved the saints or that they had anything in common, did you? Here they are, explaining some of their favorites. St. Maria Goretti In a similar manner to the Evil Queen chasing down Snow White and trying to kill her,
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