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The world is constantly telling women that we aren’t good enough. We go unseen, unsought, unpursued, and this all leads us to believe that we are unworthy. Unworthy of what, you ask? Unworthy of happiness, joy, love, peace, and any good thing that life could offer us. These lies, straight from the...
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Sexual sin hurts.
In the act, it doesn’t seem like it will leave deep scars. It does.
I got addicted to pornography. I never envisioned that would happen to me. I thought that happened to creepy old men and immature...
“Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all” (Mark 10:15).
A friend and spiritual sparring partner asked me if I remembered the verse where Christ wanted us to act as a child when receiving the Good News. As I though about it more, I...
Any baseball player that has a batting average of .311 over a career deserves consideration to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Talk to anyone from a mediocre wiffleball player to and MLB all-star and he will tell you that is quite an accomplishment to get a base hit almost...
When I was at Mass on my birthday last year, before the lector began reading the first reading, Father got up and said, “I just want to warn you, this is not an easy reading. God is angry in this reading and you will see His anger toward His people. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” No...
Worthy: See Yourself as God Does
On Pornography: God’s Mercy Endures Forever
Come unto Me Like A Child
The Essence of Social Justice Continued
Posted by Alejandro Teran-Somohano on Apr 29, 2013 in Apologetics, Christian Living, Current Events | 0 comments
In my last post I wrote about what I called the essence or the heart of the social doctrine of the Church. I concluded that its essence is the personal encounter of every Christian with Jesus Christ, an encounter which completely transforms the person and his relationship with others. This time I would like...
Fortitude and Baseball
Thanks Be to God