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Late last week a non-Catholic Facebook friend posed this question: “Is it right or wrong to drink, scriptorially? Is it ok to drink sometime or not at all?” Apparently, she was getting conflicting opinions from her church and wanted to know what the Bible said about drinking. From this question, an interesting discussion ensued. Continue reading Moderation is Key: A Catholic View of Alcohol June 12th, 2012 | Tags: alcohol, catechism, catechism of the catholic church, catholic, catholic church, catholic view of alcohol, holy, holy spirit, moderation, moderation is key, romans 8 | Category: Church Teaching, Reflections | 10 comments |  |  If you have been following the novena to the Holy Spirit for Pentecost, you know we have been praying for the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. As a sort of conclusion to the novena, and for those who didn’t participate in the novena, here is a summary of the gifts Continue reading 7QT: Holy Spirit Edition May 25th, 2012 | Tags: 7 quick takes, 7QT, counsel, fear of the lord, fortitude, gift, gifts of the holy spirit, holy spirit, knowledge, piety, Scripture, scripture verses, understanding, wisdom | Category: 7 Quick Takes | 4 comments | | Mary: Our Mother “Find out for yourself by personal experience the meaning of Mary’s maternal love. it is not enough just to know that she is our Mother, and to think and talk about her as such. She is your Mother and you are her Continue reading 31 Days With Mary: Day 24 May 24th, 2012 | Tags: 31 days with mary, holy spirit, mary our mother, Our Lady | Category: Devotions, Our Lady | Leave a comment | | Mary: Queen of the Apostles “In their booklet, Devotion to Mary, Queen of Apostles, the Daughters of St. Paul express, beautifully, the meaning of this title : ‘ Mary is Queen of Apostles because she was chosen to be the Mother of Jesus Christ and Continue reading 31 Days With Mary: Day 23 May 23rd, 2012 | Tags: 31 days with mary, Apostles, devotions to mary, holy spirit, Mary, mary queen of apostles, Prayer, queen of apostles | Category: Devotions, Our Lady | Leave a comment | | Mary: Her Faith “If our faith is weak, we should turn to Mary. St. John tells us that it was because of the miracle that Christ performed, at his mother’s request, at the marriage feast at Cana, that ‘his disciples learned to believe in him’ Continue reading 31 Days With Mary: Day 19  May 19th, 2012 | Tags: devotions, devotions to our lady, faith, holy spirit, Mary, mary's faith, may devotions, memorare, novena, Our Lady, Pentecost, the memorare | Category: Devotions, Our Lady | Leave a comment | | |
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