Spirit Weekly
| Priest ‘Underground': New Orleans disaster has deep spiritual implications May 24, 2006 at 12:22 pm Eight months after a ferocious hurricane devastated huge swaths of New Orleans and the Mississippi coast, the notion that such damage can be part of a purification or "chastisement" continues to be met with fierce resistance. |
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| The DaVinci Con May 17, 2006 at 2:02 pm "A lie is halfway round the world while the truth is still putting its boots on." --- Mark Twain My first reaction to Dan Brown's novel, "The Da Vinci Code," was: "It's a work of fiction, a thriller, a page-turner. Everybody knows that." I was wrong. A young friend of mine met a classmate from Catholic high school who told him that she was seriously thinking of giving up her faith after reading "The Da Vinci Code." My friend said, "You'd give up your faith because of a novel?" She answered, "Oh, but it's all true!" |
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| Spirit Letters May 17, 2006 at 1:58 pm Despite the assurances of a few well meaning but terribly misguided Christian Pastors, there is simply no reason to see “The DaVinci Code.” How could any Christian possibly be entertained by a story that cruelly mocks the Son of God and claims that He is not divine? That the Bible is a complete and total fraud? And that the Church that He founded is composed of leaders who are among the worst liars and most vile people in human history who sought to cover up God's marriage? |
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A Mother’s Sacrifice May 10, 2006 at 1:59 pm I recently had the great privilege of being with my sister Lauren as she was having her baby. It was quite a profound, intense and beautiful experience. |
| Jesus: “I walked on earth for you.” May 03, 2006 at 12:07 pm Editor’s note: The following is the May message from Jesus to Anne, A Lay Apostle. Anne, who is considered genuine by Archbishop Hannon and others in the Church, has been recieving monthly messages from Jesus since December of 2004. He has told her these messages are to prepare his followers for his return. |
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| 15th century city saved from plague by the Holy Name May 03, 2006 at 12:05 pm Editor’s note: the following story is an excerpt from the book “The wonders of the Holy Name” by Fr. Paul O’Sullivan, O.P. A devastating plague broke out in Lisbon in 1432. All who could do so fled in terror from the city and thus carried the plague to every corner of the entire country of Portugal. |
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St. Marks celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday with levee procession April 26, 2006 at 11:47 am A Divine Mercy Celebration was held on Sunday at St. Mark’s Church in Ama by Father Joseph Dau Van Nguyen. Jesus told St. Faustina that this Feast of Mercy would be a very special day when “all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened.” |
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Hand of hope April 26, 2006 at 11:39 am The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb. |
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Did death of pope signal final coming of christ? April 19, 2006 at 11:58 am For those who were close to Pope John Paul II, no explanation is necessary for this statement. For the rest of humanity, it is necessary to study the special legacy left by this virtuous man, who many are already calling Saint John Paul the Great! |
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"Gospel of Judas" no gospel April 12, 2006 at 11:22 am ROME, APRIL 6, (excerpt from Zenit) - The National Geographic Society has announced its intentions to publish an English translation of an ancient text called "The Gospel of Judas" later this month. |
| Oh Baby! April 05, 2006 at 3:18 pm In case you haven't noticed, there is a world-wide debate about what should happen to 400,000 plus frozen embryos currently in storage at in-vitro clinics. Evangelical Christians and Catholics believe that these embryos are human persons and deserve to be treated as such. "Every embryo is unique and genetically complete, like every other human being," they argue. |
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| Putting God in your marriage can keep it strong March 29, 2006 at 1:56 pm After 13 years of marriage, Rick Harris loved his wife even more than he did when he first married her. He wrote the following poem in hopes that the insight he gained after 13 years of marriage would help other married couples. |
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| Could cure given to Maria Esperanza be for the Bird Flu? March 22, 2006 at 3:08 pm In an unprecedented speech last week, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt recommended that Americans start storing canned tuna and powdered milk under their beds as the prospect of a deadly bird flu outbreak approaches the United States. |
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Opportunityof a lifetime March 15, 2006 at 3:55 pm Two and a half years ago, Ian Robert was a junior at Hahnville, traveling the path that many 16 year olds take. |
| South Dakota governor signs abortion ban March 08, 2006 at 12:14 pm AP -- PIERRE, S.D. - Gov. Mike Rounds signed legislation Monday banning nearly all abortions in South Dakota, setting up a court fight aimed at challenging the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. |
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High energy worship attracts young audience March 01, 2006 at 12:02 pm A new worship service in Houma called “Adore” combines music and lighting like a rock concert - but with Jesus as the star. Although the worship is Catholic-based and puts Jesus in the Eucharist on center stage, the spiritual concert is free and open to the public. |
| Dear God, By Kids February 15, 2006 at 1:27 pm Dear God, Are you really invisible or is that just a trick? Lucy Dear God, I want to be just like my daddy when I get big but not with so much hair all over. Sam |
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Viewers around the country protest obscene programing on basic cable February 09, 2006 at 11:51 am Several programs currently on basic cable television should be considered pornography, according to the Parents Television Council, yet they are part of the general basic programming offered by Cox Cable. We will not go over the details here, but explicit examples of obscene programming currently being aired on MTV, Fox FX, and other basic cable stations can be reviewed on the web site www.parentstv.org. |
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