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• Two Square Yards

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  “It won’t fit into two square yards.” Perhaps that statement was on the mind of Saint Cyprian as he wrote about those who would store up treasure in “earthly” riches: “Their property held them in chains…chains which shackled their courage and choked their faith and hampered their judgment and throttled ...
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• Love Simply Has To Give Itself To Others

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  An understanding of the Holy Trinity remains incomprehensible to us, a mystery. Our finite human minds cannot reach around the totality of its truth and assimilate all that it is. But because of the revelation of Jesus Christ the reality of the Holy Trinity is intelligible to us. While we can’t grasp the nature of ...
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• That We May Engage The Spirit In Our Lives

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  Today is the birthday of the Church. On Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Easter, we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and Mary. This great feast marks the end of the Easter season and commemorates the beginning of the Church’s ministry to the world. In the 50 days following the resurrection ...
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• So This Is Marriage?

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  Recently, a friend stumbled upon the following Facebook question and thread. “Some say marriage is the best. Some say it isn’t worth it. I’ve lived in four different homes in three different states with my soul mate. And we share a car in both our names. Lol. Do we need a piece of paper to [...] The post So ...
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• Michelle Knight,Third Ohio Kidnap Victim,Shuns Family Following Rescue

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  Michelle Knight Horrific what these women endured, especially Michelle Knight who is now 31 and went missing when she was 20. Knight was the first kidnapping victim who suffered the most and for the longest number of years at the hands of this evil and deranged man. I hope she is able to find peace and fully ...
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• Blessings On Mother’s Day

  
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  Today we have the happy coincidence of celebrating the religious feast of the Ascension of Our Lord as well as the secular holiday of Mother’s Day. Moreover, during this month of May, many children around the country are celebrating the reception of their First Holy Communion. These three events are intertwined and ...
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• Be Wary Of That First Step

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor of The Detroit News, recently addressed the controversy surrounding Kermit Gosnell, the notorious Philadelphia abortionist, who is charged with seven counts of murder.  In his article entitled “Finley: Why the media ignored Philly doctor’s trial,” Finley begins by praising ...
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• Pennsylvania student charged in nude pope-parody

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  PITTSBURGH—A Carnegie Mellon University student was charged Friday with indecent exposure by campus police after a Catholic bishop complained about her parading nude from the waist down while dressed as the pope. A male student who was nude also was charged, but it wasn’t immediately clear what he was doing during ...
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• Update on priests turned away after Boston Marathon bombing

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  An update to a story I previously blogged on. BOSTON – Two priests turned away from entering the scene of the bombing at the Boston Marathon, April 15, said they understand the actions of the police in the heat of the moment. After two bombs exploded near the finish line, leaving three people dead and [...]
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• Favourite Five: Oyindamola Affinnih

  
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  Oyindamola Halima Affinnih was born in the 80s. She holds a degree in mass communication. She published her first short stories with HINTS t&b series and has written for a couple of newspapers. She also writes scripts for television and scripts contents for TV programmes. She presently works with a Public ...
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• Review – The Rebound Girl by Tamara Morgan

  
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  The blurb: Plastic surgeon Whitney Vidra knows all about getting over a cheating ex. She followed her boyfriend halfway around the world before she found out about his infidelity. Now she’s focusing on her career and her friends, and using men just for single-serving, no-strings fun. Until she meets charming Matt ...
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• REVIEW: Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris

  
  Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary — Authority: 146
  Dear Ms. Harris: Now that I read so much in digital, I don’t pay as much attention to book covers as I used to. But the cover for Dead Ever After says so much about the book itself, that I’m tempted to tell people who wonder how the series ends to take their cues from the cover. Why? Because Sookie is the ...
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• Talkin Books: Disappointments, Possibilities & Suitable Shorts

  
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  Books Finished:   The Governess Affair Books In Progress:   Edward Adrift MM draft Wild for You  Beautiful Sorrows Comics Read:  Justice League #18 Justice League #19 Comics in Progress:  Age of Ultron #3 ...
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• Washing my hands of this story

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  Over a week ago Cardinal Dolan had blogged on the topic “All Are Welcome!” My buddy Freddie from across the street and I were playing outside. Mom called me for supper. “Can Freddie stay and eat supper with us?” I asked. “He’d sure be welcome, if it’s okay with his mom and dad,” she replied. [...]
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• The Man Who Played God

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  Many years ago an inspirational movie called The Man Who Played God starred a great actor named George Arliss as a famous and wealthy musician who was losing his hearing. This handicap made him very bitter and cynical, and he not only cut himself off from his friends and associates, he also turned his back [...] The ...
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• An old-school confessional revives the Sacrament of Confession

  
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  DERBY, Conn. (RNS) The Rev. Janusz Kukulka can’t say for sure that his parishioners are sinning more, but they sure are lining up at the new confessional booth to tell him about it. The new confessional at St. Mary the Immaculate Conception Church in Derby, Conn. RNS photo by Ann Marie Somma/Hartford Faith & ...
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• “Angels and Saints at Ephesus” CD Giveaway

  
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  Angels and Saints at Ephesus from the Benedictines of Mary Queen of Apostles is now available. This is the followup album to their wonderful Advent at Ephesus. Thanks to Carmel Communications I have two copies of the album to give away. Rules are simple: Leave a comment on this post with a valid email between [...]
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• Dear CINO College Alma Mater …

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  I really liked this open letter “Dear CINO College Alma Mater” from Emmy Cecilia to the school she graduated from last year. I especially liked the tone of the letter in regards to what she experienced and also what she learned from that experience.
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• Review – Blood in the Valley by J.K. Hogan

  
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  Blurb The daughter of a Las Vegas hustler, Raven Sabatier grew up trusting nothing and no one—she doesn’t even trust herself to stay in one place for longer than a minute. When her quest to find out the secrets of her past leads her to the mountains of North Carolina, she’s set on a collision course with the ...
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• Summer Rule Of Life For College Students

  
  MetroCatholic — Authority: 168
  The primary authors are the Apostles of the Interior Life. I did a little bit of editing. A RULE OF LIFE FOR SUMMER Summer can be a very good time for relaxation and rest, compared to the hectic life of the year, but it can also be a very fruitful time for spiritual growth. “In this oasis of quiet, ...
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