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HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED, IS THERE REALLY A GOD?

By Mary Beth Bonacci

The New Testament presents Simon--whom Jesus called Peter, the Rock--as a
vigorous, passionate disciple of Christ. But he also doubted and, at a
decisive moment, he even denied that he was a follower of Jesus.-- Pope
John Paul II, Cherry Creek State Park

Have you ever doubted?

I mean really doubted. Wondered, "Is there really a God, or am I just
spinning my wheels here?" Or "Why am I being good and following all of
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Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS

The revelation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is rooted in the prophecy of Isaiah about the coming Messiah: "But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. The spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: a spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a spirit of counsel and of strength, a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord, and his delight shall be th

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The Seven Daily Habits of Holy Apostolic People

by Father John McCloskey

You are reading this because you are interested in taking your spiritual life more seriously from this point on. You heartily assent to one of the key points of the Second Vatican Council: the importance of the doctrine of the universal call to holiness. You also know that Jesus is the one way to holiness, "I am the way, the truth and the life." The secret of holiness is constant prayer which could be defined as continual contact wit

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HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED, IS THERE REALLY A GOD?

By Mary Beth Bonacci

Doubt isn't necessarily about questioning God's existence. It's questioning
why we believe. And that's a good thing. It's a really necessary thing--
because we believe for different reasons at different times in our lives.
If you believed in God when you were a kid, it was probably because your
parents told you He existed, and they read you little Bible stories with
lots of big pictures. And your "prayer life" probably consisted of "Bless
us, O Lord..." and "Now I lay me down to sleep..."

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So doubts aren't necessarily a bad thing. They're an invitation from God--
an invitation to grow in understanding and in holiness. But we need to take
them that way, and to really act on them to find the answers. If you're
doubting, and my bet is that sometimes you are, learn more. Get your
questions answered. Ask your parents. Ask a priest. Go to a good Catholic
bookstore and get some books on your faith. Whatever you do,
get the answers.

(Complete version in the notebook.)

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1. Hearing the word. First stage: involves simply hearing the word. 2. Listening to the word. Involves actually understanding the word of God. 3. Studying the word. Do we study the scriptures? Do we make an effort to understand them? 4. Meditating o…

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