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2015-07-29T11:16:23-05:00

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10 Tips on Learning How To Date Like An Adult

Last updated on: July 29, 2015 at 11:16 am By Monique Ocampo

There’s this funny commercial from Match.com that kind of sums up the three paths people tend to go when it comes to dating. The first extreme, as you can see in the commercial, is that people want sex and they want it now. Think Sex and the City or Girls (which is really a poor man’s Sex and the City, in my honest opinion). Teenagers especially are filled with lust. I still remember listening to Leah Darrow’s testimony about how her friends were... Read more

2015-07-28T11:21:28-05:00

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Reach Out to The Truth! – The Last Night of Cafe Catholica

Last updated on: July 28, 2015 at 11:21 am By Monique Ocampo

If there’s anything I learned from my last night at Cafe Catholica, it was that appearances can be deceiving and truth is something that doesn’t come in an easily appealing package. Nevertheless, we must always reach out to the truth because we find the beauty and goodness hidden within it. The first reading from last night is a classic case of idolatry in the face of fear. The Gospel doesn’t seem like it relates to the first reading because... Read more

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2015-07-27T11:58:55-05:00

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The Benefits of Prayer and Mass Journals

Last updated on: July 27, 2015 at 11:58 am By Monique Ocampo

I’ve been a journal writer ever since the first grade and throughout college and afterwards, I’ve been keeping a prayer journal. At this point in my life, I currently have three prayer journals: One is a binder of loose leaf paper that I use when I pray in the morning. The second is a composition notebook that I use when I pray the Examen. The third is a small spiral notebook that I use as a Mass journal. Keeping a... Read more

2015-07-25T12:02:01-05:00

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1st Peter Day 11 and Saint Anne Novena Day 9

Last updated on: July 25, 2015 at 12:02 pm By Monique Ocampo

Read the last installment of my 1st Peter Bible Study here! And here’s the end of the Saint Anne Novena Day 9: Most holy mother of the Virgin Mary, glorious Saint Anne, I, a miserable sinner, confiding in your kindness, choose you today as my special advocate. I offer all my interests to your care and maternal solicitude. O my very good mother and advocate, deign to accept me and to adopt me as your child.... Read more

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2015-07-24T08:48:27-05:00

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Saint Anne Novena Day 8

Last updated on: July 24, 2015 at 8:48 am By Monique Ocampo

Remember, O Saint Anne, you whose name signifies grace and mercy, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, and sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto you, good, and kind mother; I take refuge at your feet, burdened with the weight of my sins. O holy mother of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, despise not my petition… (State your intention here.) …but hear me and grant my... Read more

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2015-07-24T08:49:12-05:00

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A Lesson In Leadership – First Peter Bible Study Day 10

Last updated on: July 24, 2015 at 8:49 am By Monique Ocampo

An excerpt: What makes a good leader? Today’s passage from 1 Peter addresses church leaders, but I think it can be easily applied to today because it talks about the qualities of a good leader: being responsible of the people you overlook, but not asserting your authority too much. Being in charge gives some people the idea that they can just tell everyone working for them what to do, no questions asked. “You say ‘Jump,’ I say ‘How high?’” kind of thing. Other examples... Read more

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2015-07-23T09:33:14-05:00

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Saint Anne Novena Day 7

Last updated on: July 23, 2015 at 9:33 am By Monique Ocampo

Day 7: O Good Saint Anne, so justly called the mother of the infirm, the cure for those who suffer from disease, look kindly upon the sick for whom I pray. Alleviate their sufferings; cause them to sanctify their sufferings by patience and complete submission to the Divine Will; finally deign to obtain health for them and with it the firm resolution to honor Jesus, Mary, and yourself by the faithful performance of duties. But, merciful Saint Anne, I ask... Read more

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2015-07-23T09:28:20-05:00

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Trial By Fire: First Peter Bible Study Day 9

Last updated on: July 23, 2015 at 9:28 am By Monique Ocampo

An excerpt: Why does a God who is supposed to be all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving allow human beings to suffer? This question gets brought up by Christians and non-believers alike. There aren’t any easy answers, to be honest. Humans were born with a tendency to sin ever since the original sin of Adam and Eve. People make choices that can change things for the worse either accidentally or on purpose. Bad things happen to good people. It’s a fact of life. I’m not here to... Read more

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2015-07-22T19:56:01-05:00

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Mary Magdalene : Saint Headcanons

Last updated on: July 22, 2015 at 7:56 pm By Monique Ocampo

Headcanon: (according to urbandictionary) “Used by followers of various media of entertainment, such as television shows, movies, books, etc. to note a particular belief which has not been used in the universe of whatever program or story they follow, but seems to make sense to that particular individual, and as such is adopted as a sort of “personal canon”. Headcanon may be upgraded to canon if it is incorporated into the program or story’s universe.” Mary Magalene is a saint... Read more

2015-07-22T09:13:43-05:00

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Saint Anne Novena Day 6

Last updated on: July 22, 2015 at 9:13 am By Monique Ocampo

Day 6: Glorious Saint Anne, mother of the Mother of God, I beg your powerful intercession for the freedom from my sins and the assistance I need in my troubles… (State your intention here.) What can I not hope for if you deign to take me under your protection? The Most High has been pleased to grant the prayers of sinners, whenever you have been charitable enough to be their advocate. Therefore, I beg you to help me in all... Read more

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