June 2012
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Catholic War on Women
mystagogy:
It just occurred to me..
With all the talk of the Catholic War on Women and the Republican party War on Women, it was mostly Democrats who voted against the ban on gender-based abortion.
Statistics have consistently showed that when people abort based on gender, the majority kill their female babies.
Yet somehow that supports women’s “rights.”
I’m worried about our country.
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“I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because...”
– C.S. Lewis (via soldierofthelord)
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“America you are beautiful and blessed. The ultimate test of your greatness is...”
– Pope John Paul II † (via joecatholic)
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“We hear a lot, but listening is something entirely different. Listening means...”
– Archbishop Richard Smith (Edmonton)
Interaction mediums like Tumblr don’t actually help with this. They teach you to skim and multitask, which can become such habits it’s exceptionally difficult to slow down and focus on one thing, one person, and simply receive what they’re trying to give.
(via...
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May 2012
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Swords, Roses, and Feminism!: Got Questions About... →
badwolfcomplex:
The Catholic Church has answers! Now in one convenient post, here are some quotes and articles that talk about what the Church believes about Mary and why.
Fulton Sheen’s sun and moon analogy
Various saints’ quotations about Mary
Knowing Mary Through the Bible
St….
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billet2doux asked: 4, 5, & 21
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25 DEEP Questions.
1. What is more difficult for you, looking into someones eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking into someones eyes when they are telling you how they feel?
2. Think of the last time you were REALLY angry. WHY were you angry? Do you still feel the same way?
3. You are on a flight from Honolulu to Chicago non-stop. There is a fire in the back of the plane. You have enough time to make ONE phone call. Who do you call? What do you tell them?
4. You are at the doctor’s office and he has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? What do you do with your remaining days? Would you be afraid?
5. You can have one of the following two things. Which do you choose? Why? Love and Trust.
6. You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late even once more, you are fired. Do you take the time to save the dogs life? Why or Why not?
7. Would you rather be hurt by the one you trust the most or the one you love the most?
8. Your best friend confesses that he/she has feelings for you more than just friendship. He/she is falling in love with you. What do you (or did you) do/say?
9. Think of the last person who you know that died. You have the chance to give them 1 hour of life back, but you have to give up one year of yours. Do you do it? Why or Why not?
10. Are you the kind of friend that you would want to have as a friend?
11. Does love = sex?
12.Your boss tells your coworker that they have to let them go because of work shortage, and they are the newest employee. You have been there much longer. Your coworker has a family to support and no other means of income. Do you go to your boss and offer to leave the company? Why or Why not?
13.When was the last time you told someone HONESTLY how you felt regardless of how difficult it was for you to say? Who was it? What did you have to tell the person?
14. What would be (or what was) harder for you to tell a member of the opposite sex, you love them or that you do not love them back?
15. What do you think would be the hardest thing for you to give up? Why would it be hard to lose?
16. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them. Who were they to you?
17. If there was one moment and one time in the last month what would you change and why?
18.Imagine it is a dark night, you are alone, it is raining outside, you hear someone walking around outside your window. WHO do you wish was there with you?
19. Would you give a homeless person CPR if they were dying? Why or Why not?
21.You are holding onto your grandmother’s hand and the hand of a newborn that you do not know as they hang over the edge of a cliff. You have to let one go to save the other. Who do you let fall to their death? What was your rationale for making the decision?
22. Are you old fashioned?
23. When was the last time you were nice to someone and did NOT expect anything in return for it?
24.Which would you choose, true love with a guarantee of a broken heart, or never loved at all? Why?
25.If you could do anything or wish anything, what would it be?
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“If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world ablaze!”
– St Catherine of Siena (via catholic-inspiration)
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“My thoughts are stars I can’t fathom into constellations.”
– John Green (via fleshscars)
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kkatkkrap:
A’capella cover, huh… we’ll see about...
mrcraabs:
roses are red
violets are blue
sunflowers are yellow
i bet you were expecting something romantic but no this is just gardening facts
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“It is love alone that gives worth to all things.”
– St. Teresa of Avila (via breakyourknees)
“I then said, in a very shaky voice, Well, if it’s a symbol, to hell with it.
...”
– Flannery O’Connor on the Eucharist (via keeperofkeys-)
gatsby: hey i just met you
gatsby: and this is crazy
gatsby: but i'm going to spend most of my life and wealth in an attempt to pursue you for your stunning vapidness and the warped image of yourself created in my mind as a precursor to my eventual fall
gatsby: so call me maybe
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“I’m drowning in you
and I love the salt water
filling up my lungs.”
– Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott)
thatothersmaybelovedmorethani:
I think I’m homesick for heaven.
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Basically, I wrote a story, if you can even call it that, it is really short.[[MORE]]“Hey guys, we’ll be starting the rosary once we get to Pittsburgh, just letting you guys know,” the youth minister, Patrick, announces to our bus.
What am I doing here? I think to myself, I don’t belong here with all of these religious kids. I haven’t even been to church in three years. How do you...
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Fr. Shane Johnson: Imagine Sisters →
sideofirreverence:
Imagine Sisters is a web and campus-based movement created by a friend of mine that aims to inspire the imaginations of young women to consider the beautiful call to consecrated life as a sister. With the guiding truth that one sister can change the world, Imagine Sisters…
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“I’ve no light in me
but that I reflect of you.
You are stars to me.”
– Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott)
“Stop trying to fit Christ into your life; instead, build your life around Him.”
– Leslie Ludy (via ohhheyybea)