“Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.” John 6:53 I think Jesus is speaking very clearly here even though many of those who heard Him speak didn’t know what to make [...]
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For the time being I’m going to take it for granted that Mass is cool. We’ll get into why as we work our way up this top 40 list. For now, let’s just say that the Mass, especially the reception of the Eucharist, is the heart and soul of our Catholic faith. If Mass is [...]
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Today we celebrate Christ’s greatest gift to mankind, the gift of His Body and Blood that we Catholics receive every time we go to mass (assuming we’re in a state of grace). Jesus wanted to be a part of us and have us be a part of Him. Since He knew that He must die [...]
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Unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you do not have life within you. A big Gospel for a Friday, don’t you think? This is where Jesus separates the men from the boys, so to speak. We’ve read The Book and we know how it ends. But for [...]
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I just finished a book called “Prayers for the Assassin” by Robert Ferrigno. It’s a book that I found quite upsetting. The story takes place in the not-too-distant future when the United States has been taken over by the Muslims. Nuclear blasts have destroyed New York City, Washington DC, and Mecca. The capitol of the [...]
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