Christina M | February 23, 2010
I think justice is overrated. If God were completely just, I’d go to hell. I have every reason to be grateful for mercy. Sunday is the Lord’s day. Do we ever stop and ask ourselves why? It is because every Sunday is a feast day — the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord. How […]
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Christina M | January 18, 2009
It’s a phrase you didn’t expect to hear again for a while, isn’t it? We heard it again and again during Advent, and possibly even during Christmas season (for those non-Catholics here, I’m referring to the time between Christmas day — the Feast of the Nativity — and the Epiphany). And then, somewhere along the […]
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Christina M | May 29, 2008
When you feel like the gopher the cat dragged in, stop and ask yourself: is there anything in your life that is not a blessing from God? Now stop laughing as you think about that thorn in your side, that that couldn’t possibly be from God, and remember Job’s words. The Lord gives, the Lord […]
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Christina M | April 12, 2008
I admit, I went way too long without the sacrament. About 7 months, and for at least the last few, I needed it. You see, I was angry and lethargic, and it was hard at one point not to blame God. But that wasn’t the really rough part. You see, I got over the anger. […]
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Christina M | October 8, 2007
God doesn’t just love “people.”He loves YOU. He knows every fault and every fear, and He can’t get enough of you. God is love, but He is more than a concept of love. He is someone who loves you more than you ever, ever imagined.
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Christina M | February 5, 2004
In his pamphlet 20 Reasons to Abandon Christianity, Chaz Bufe devotes one chapter to each of the rants he has against Christianity. Most of his reasons for opposing Christianity are based on a faulty understanding of the faith; but a few show clear understanding of what Christianity teaches… in which case, his comments only hold […]
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