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501

Why the Holy Spirit Sometimes Drives Us into the Desert

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502

The Theme Word for Lent: Permanent

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503

Funeral Homily: Rev. Francis J. Giudice

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504

‘The Pain Chain’ and How to Break It

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505

Jesus’ War—and Ours

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506

Will It Be ‘Forgiveness and Freedom’ or ‘Unforgiveness and the Torturers’?

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507

We’re on a Mission from God

508

Mary: She Pondered the Past to Prepare for the Future

509

The Spiritual Benefits of Eternal Light Therapy

510

Why Practicing Your Catholic Faith is Good for You and Your Family

511

Joy and ‘Circumstances’

512

Friendship with Mary

513

The Incredible and Awesome Patience of God

514

‘Signs’—and the Coronavirus Pandemic

515

All Saints?

516

Seize the Day!

517

Live Like You Were Dying

518

All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day—and the Communion of Saints

519

If You Love Someone With ALL Your Heart, How Much Love Do You Have Left To Give To Others?

520

How to ‘Give Caesar His Due’ On Election Day

521

In a World of Moral Confusion, There Can be no Peace

522

It’s Not About Where You Start, It’s About Where You Finish!

523

The Reward Will Be the Same, But People’s Capacity to Enjoy the Reward Will Be Different!

524

Ten Good Reasons to Forgive

525

Going to God with the Solution versus Going to God with the Problem

526

Sometimes it’s wrong to try to shield people from suffering

527

’Pick-a-Pope’: It’s the game EVERYBODY plays!

528

Do I allow the circumstances of life to bring out the worst in me, or do I allow Jesus Christ to bring out the best in me?

529

What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress . . . or Covid-19?

530

You say/God says

531

The Kingdom of God: It’s Present Wherever and Whenever Jesus Rules!

532

The Loss of Childhood Innocence and What We Can Do About It

533

Respect, Courtesy and Hospitality

534

Jesus’ Words—‘This is my body’—and How Those Words Apply to Us

535

God: Our True Standard of Fatherhood

536

The Many Works of the Holy Spirit

537

How Dealing with COVID-19 Can Help Us to Understand the Ascension of Jesus

538

Sacraments that are Only Valid; Sacraments that are Valid and Fruitful

539

“Oh Lord, give me patience!”

540

‘Hope’ and ‘Hopes’

541

Appreciating the Gift of the Eucharist

542

Lord Technology, Lord Politics and Lord Entertainment: How Are They Doing?

543

Lent: A Time to Deal with Your Foundation

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544

Turning the Other Cheek

545

The Consequences of Moral Mediocrity

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546

Getting—and Staying—On Track

547

Do Your Job!

548

The Dangers of Astrology

549

Some Important Lessons That Mary Taught Jesus

550

Faith, Fidelity and Forgiveness: The Three Keys to Undermining Satan’s Anti-Family Strategy

551

Christmas and the Tragedy at Babcock Village

552

In Early 21st Century America, How Well Would St. Joseph Fit In?”

553

Fr. Ray’s Top Ten Reasons to Repent

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How to Ruin Things

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Do You Want To Know The Truth, Or Do You Simply Want To Win Arguments?

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Would Jesus Feel Welcome in Your Home?

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Seven Benefits of Being a Saint

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558

Prayer That Presumes Too Much; Prayer That Presumes Too Little

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559

How to Pray Better

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560

“GUARD the Deposit of Faith!”—St. Paul's Command to Timothy and to All Priests

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It’s Not Just a Competition—it’s a Fight!

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562

The ‘Children of This World,’ the ‘Children of Light’—and the ‘Ungodly’

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563

Legality and Morality

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Legality and Morality

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565

The Irony of Humility

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566

The Solemnity of the Assumption and the Dignity of Motherhood

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567

Vanity: Satan’s Favorite Sin

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568

If God Knows What We Need Before We Ask Him, Then Why Do We Have To Ask Him For Things?

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569

The Importance of Living a Balanced Life

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570

The Mission of the 72 in Luke 10; the Mission of the Laity in the Church Today

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571

Our Call as Catholic Christians: To Reveal the Blessed Trinity to the World

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572

Coping With Loss: The Lessons Given To Us by the Apostles

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573

Answering the ‘Big Questions’ of Life

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574

The Persecution of Christians in 2019

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575

The Faithfulness of a Mother’s Love

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576

Forgiveness and Satisfaction

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577

The Gift of Easter and How to Experience It

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578

Which Wound am I Most Grateful for?

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579

Holy Week: A Time of Change

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580

The Parable of the Prodigal Son: What Was the Rest of the Story?

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581

Thank God for the ‘Fourth Year’

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582

Things Aren’t Always What They Seem

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583

What Does Jesus Mean When He Tells Us to ‘Turn the Other Cheek’?

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584

Why We Have Difficulty Trusting in the Lord, and How to Overcome These Obstacles

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585

The Importance of Helping Other Members of the Body of Christ

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586

Following in the Footsteps of the Wise Men

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587

How to Imitate the First Adorers of the Body and Blood of Christ

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588

The Holy Family: Three Lives with the Same Center

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589

There Was No Room in the Inn

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590

Three Important Lessons from the Visitation

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591

Sin: Name it, claim it, and get rid of the blame for it!

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592

When ‘A World’ Ends

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593

Having a Healthy Self-love

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594

The Communion of Saints: We’re All Connected!

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595

Tune Out the World; Tune In to Jesus; Tune Up Your Faith!

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596

Re-defining ‘Service’ and Other Words

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597

God, Sex and Gender

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598

God’s ‘Vantage Point’—and Ours

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What’s going on inside of us is ultimately more important than what’s going on outside of us

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A Time to be Silent, and a Time to Speak

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