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2015-02-25T08:47:30-04:00

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Without Grace, We’re Just Hippies in Cassocks

Last updated on: February 25, 2015 at 8:47 am By Guest Contributor

We Catholics (and especially Catholic Workers) talk a good game about radical living and countercultural witness. But without grace, it’s only talk. Without grace, we’re just hippies in cassocks. Only grace can look at a sinner and say, “I see the real you beneath that.” Read more

St. Zita Catholic Worker Community of Green Country

2015-02-25T19:56:31-04:00

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Russell Brand, Unexpected TOB Theologian, on Porn and Fifty Shades

Last updated on: February 25, 2015 at 7:56 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

I am the last person who would have expected to agree with Russell Brand on many topics, let alone the topic of sex. But his comments on the craze surrounding Fifty Shades of Gray had me furiously nodding my head in surprised agreement. Read more

2015-04-13T09:12:53-04:00

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Urgent Prayer Intention: Father Michael Messner

Last updated on: April 13, 2015 at 9:12 am By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

Rev. Michael Messner, the pastor of Sacred Heart in Lancaster Pennsylvania, a church where two Daughters of St. Paul grew up, is in critical condition after a serious fall from a second floor balcony. Pieces of a broken railing were found around him and Father Michael was discovered lying on the ground between 3:30 and 4AM early Sunday morning. Read more here… Please keep Father Michael in your prayers. Let’s just take a moment to pray a Hail Mary for his recovery:... Read more

2015-02-23T08:35:46-04:00

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The Priest Who Was Robbed on Ash Wednesday

Last updated on: February 23, 2015 at 8:35 am By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

At one stop a young man entered the subway car and told the priest to hand over his wallet. When the priest explained that he did not have a wallet with him, the young man made him empty everything he had on the subway chairs. The priest emptied his Mass kit which included a little silver box of ashes. Read more

2015-02-21T09:18:53-04:00

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Revenge of the Lent Police

Last updated on: February 21, 2015 at 9:18 am By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

When I was young, my mother called me "The Lent Police" because I not only kept track of my own business during Lent but I also kept tabs on my siblings. I would regularly yell things like, "Mom, David is eating a cookie and it's Lent!"( I was a real pain in the bum. I am surprised they still speak to me.) Read more

2015-02-17T09:42:52-04:00

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Melting Hearts and Blowing Kisses

Last updated on: February 17, 2015 at 9:42 am By Guest Contributor

This past week here in the church we had a holy hour of adoration. During the middle of the hour, we invited the children to come near the sanctuary and to kneel and pray to Jesus. One of the children began to blow kisses to Jesus. My heart pretty much melted right then and there. And I needed that. I needed my heart to melt. Read more

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2015-02-16T09:53:34-04:00

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God Has the Best Lemonade Stand Ever

Last updated on: February 16, 2015 at 9:53 am By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

God has the best lemonade stand ever. He brings good from the bitterest of experiences. He enters our hells, takes us by the hand and leads us out. Read more

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The Prodigal You Love: Inviting Loved Ones Back to the Church

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2015-02-14T21:50:23-04:00

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#CatholicFreebies and Prodigal You Love Updates

Last updated on: February 14, 2015 at 9:50 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

I am getting ready for a big blizzard in Boston after a wonderful week here promoting my book The Prodigal You Love: Inviting Loved Ones Back to the Church. Lots of good things have been happening with this book that I never imagined I would write until my sisters asked me to give it a try during my novitiate. One amazing thing that I am excited to share with you is that the first print run of the book has already run out in... Read more

2015-02-12T12:33:49-04:00

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Five Reasons St. Hildegard is Fascinating

Last updated on: February 12, 2015 at 12:33 pm By Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble

When I lived in the Bay Area in California I visited a women who was experienced in herbal medicine. She was the third in a line of family herbalists. She was not Christian and yet when I mentioned St. Hildegard, her eye’s lit up with delight. She told me that classes for herbal medicine still read the saint’s classic writings on medicine. I have always loved St. Hildegard of Bingen, even when I was away from the Church. I think that... Read more

2015-02-09T13:13:48-04:00

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Oscar Romero and Hatred of the Faith

Last updated on: February 9, 2015 at 1:13 pm By Guest Contributor

The recognition of Romero's martyrdom is another acknowledgement that "hatred of the faith" is not limited to "hatred of Christian teachings." Oscar Romero being named as a martyr has real implications for everyday Christians all over the world. Read more

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