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The Fertile Crescent - Part One Oct 22, 2013

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“Blessed be the Lord my rock, Who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle; My loving kindness and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer; My shield and He in whom I take refuge; Who subdues my people under me."

- Psalms 144:1-2

Suffering with God Oct 13, 2013

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“Do not human beings have a hard service on earth and are not their days like the days of a laborer? ... My flesh is clothed with worms and dirt; my skin hardens, then breaks out again ... Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul ... I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, for my days are a breath.”

- Job 7:1, 5, 11, 16

Burning Fire, From Retaliation to Resurrection Oct 01, 2013

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Two and a half years after the eruption of the "Arab Spring," Egypt has once again engaged in a bloody civil war which has resulted in the burning of churches and persecution of the ancient Christian community of Coptic Christians.

Mulieris Dignitatem Sep 29, 2013

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“I am, in fact, convinced that what feminism promotes in its radical form is no longer the Christianity that we know; it is another religion.”

- Pope Benedict XVI

Catholic for a Reason - Part Two - Rev. Eric Bergman Sep 22, 2013

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"As [Jesus] walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And he said to them, 'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.' Immediately they left their nets and followed him."

- Matthew 4:18-20

Catholic for a Reason - Part One - Msgr. Stuart Swetland Sep 15, 2013

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- Matthew 4:18-20

Dignitatis Humanae Aug 23, 2013

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

- First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

Body and Soul Aug 13, 2013

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“A great sign appeared in the sky, a women clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and on her head a crown of twelve stars.”

- Revelation 12:1

“Let the honoured festival of today, O Lord, bring us continued aid; on which the Holy Mother of God underwent temporal death, yet could not be holden by the bonds of death because she bore incarnate of herself Thy Son our Lord. Who liveth and reigneth with You, One God, for ever and ever. Amen.”

- Collect from the Dominican and Sarum rite

Render Unto Caesar - Part Two Aug 04, 2013

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“Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”

- Matthew 22:21

Render Unto Caesar - Part One Jul 28, 2013

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“Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”

- Matthew 22:21