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2025-11-19T03:04:46-05:00

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The Goodness Within: Realizing Our True Nature

Last updated on: November 19, 2025 at 3:04 am By Henry Karlson

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Who we are, at the core of our being, is good; our true nature is good because it was created good by God. Even if and when we defile ourselves by our actions, our nature remains, in essence, as it was created by God. It is good. We might have lost sight of it, and so misunderstand ourselves, but it remains, and it is something we need to find again, to find, as it were, our true face, the face... Read more

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2025-11-17T02:22:10-05:00

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The Real War On Christmas

Last updated on: November 17, 2025 at 2:22 am By Henry Karlson

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It always gets me upset when I hear people complain about a “War on Christmas” while they are engaging a war on refugees. I find it ironic to hear complaints about a “War on Christmas” by those who deny Christ in the poor. It saddens me to hear about a “War on Christmas” by those who seek death and destruction in the world. To be sure, the hypocrisy can only go so far, which is why it doesn’t surprise me... Read more

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2025-11-16T02:17:26-05:00

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Living Out Grace: Good Works In the Life Of Faith

Last updated on: November 16, 2025 at 2:17 am By Henry Karlson

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Despite the way some people try to pit Paul against James concerning the value of good works, in reality, Paul did not reject their importance. Paul only wanted us to realize the humility we should have in relation to them. We can’t do them without God giving us the grace we need to reach our potential. That is why he says we are made to do them (and not ignore them). “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus... Read more

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2025-11-13T06:39:35-05:00

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Sacrifice And Society: Addressing Inequality And Alienation

Last updated on: November 13, 2025 at 6:39 am By Henry Karlson

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Pope Leo XIV, continuing on and developing some of what Pope Francis taught concerning society and its relationship with the poor, explains how society often tells the poor that they need to sacrifice themselves, their own well-being, for the good of all, saying they shall be rewarded for their sacrifice. That is, they are told their sacrifice is needed for the good of all. But, sadly, they will receive little to nothing of the fruit of their labor. The rich... Read more

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2025-11-12T03:00:01-05:00

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Hatred Leads To Self-Destruction

Last updated on: November 12, 2025 at 3:00 am By Henry Karlson

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Hate is self-destructive. When we act out of hate, when we seek some object for our scorn, our hatred grows. Usually, we take some kernel of the truth, some fact, and twist it in such a way to convince ourselves that hate is justified. The more we do this, the wider our hatred becomes, and so that more people (and things) end up being hated by us. Such hate is draining. The more we act upon it, the more we... Read more

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2025-11-10T02:17:08-05:00

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Reassessing Marian Titles

Last updated on: November 10, 2025 at 2:17 am By Henry Karlson

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When I was a Protestant, one of the most difficult things for me to understand about Catholicism was what Catholics taught about Mary. Mostly, this was because I did not understand the meaning of those teachings. I thought they were odd, if not outright heretical. Moreover, it seemed to me that Catholics focused too much on her. That is, I had a rather typical Protestant response to Catholic teachings about Mary. This changed when I was in college, when I... Read more

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2025-11-09T02:26:35-05:00

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Understanding The Rich Man’s Fate

Last updated on: November 9, 2025 at 2:26 am By Henry Karlson

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The rich who ignore the plight of the poor, the rich who make the lives of the poor worse while justifying their actions by demeaning the dignity of the poor, will eventually face the consequences of what they have done. Their indifference to the plight of others, or worse, the way they make the poor and vulnerable feel less than human, undermine the dignity of life. Their claims must be rejected, and their actions resisted. The rich must not be... Read more

2025-11-06T06:55:51-05:00

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Being Kind vs. Being Mean: The Christian Approach To Justice

Last updated on: November 6, 2025 at 6:55 am By Henry Karlson

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Too many Christians seek to justify their inordinate passions such hatred or anger, and the cruelty those passions promote, by pointing to Christ chasing out the money changers at the Temple. They say this shows Christ was mean, and if Christ can be “mean,” we can be mean as well. But, when Christ was in the Temple, he was not being mean; he was not being selfish, petty, or spiteful. He was not using his anger to be cruel to... Read more

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2025-11-05T03:00:58-05:00

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Last updated on: November 5, 2025 at 3:00 am By Henry Karlson

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St. Paul said that we must possess charity (love) and that if we do not have it, we are nothing. We gain nothing knowing the doctrines of the faith if we do not live them out. We achieve nothing great if we speak with the tongues of angels and yet hold hatred in our heart. We can predict what is to happen, but if we are malicious, we show ourselves to be far from the truth, just like demons. We... Read more

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2025-11-03T02:18:13-05:00

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Why Promoting Human Dignity Is More Crucial Than Ever

Last updated on: November 3, 2025 at 2:18 am By Henry Karlson

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I fear that Catholic schools are not doing a good job promoting Catholic teaching on the dignity of the human person. They need to do better at explaining both why racism (and sexism) is a sin. They also should be teaching about the preferential option for the poor and needy. I remember the controversy surrounding Covington Catholic and the way its teens not only appeared to insult Native Americans, but the history which they were shown to have with racism... Read more

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