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References:   * These three were my main sources for the centuries of our faith.  The rest were used also – some a little, some a lot – with the exception of number 11. 1.     * The Collegeville Church History Time-Line With Fold-out Time-LIne by Joseph F. Kelly, Liturgical Press, 2005, 24 pages 2.     * The [...]

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By the end of the second century … the main standards of … Christianity became recognized: the agreement on the core books of the New Testament and on the necessity of retaining the Jewish scriptures (the canon) the development of short summaries of belief called creeds, which were used to instruct candidates for baptism (creed) [...]

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Click on bycatthenauthor or bycatthentitlenew  to access a list of the church library books – by category and then by either author or title  - that are on the stand in the back of  the chapel.

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Click on  byauthornew  to access a list of the church library books – by author – that are on the stand in the back of  the chapel.

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Click on  bytitlenew  to access a list of the church library books – by title – that are on the stand in the back of  the chapel.

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“Listen!” is my word for today. 

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Lectio divina is being encouraged by the church today as a way to better understand Sacred Scripture and as a way to pray. Dr. Tim Gray is his book Praying Scripture for a CHANGE, An Introduction to Lectio Divina not only gives the rationale behind doing it but explains, very well, practical ways of doing it.  He [...]

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The July 2011 issue of Magnificat includes these intercession prayers for Blessed Kateri’s feast day on July 14: For the whole Church: – instill in all believers the universal vision of the Gospel of salvation.  Response: Fill your people with your praise, O Lord! For all native peoples to whom the good news of Christ [...]

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In this book by pastor and professor at Open Door Baptist College in Kansas City Brent D. Earles, we find 31 chapters on aspects of life such as Foundations: Ground Floor, Selah: Shhh!, Loneliness:Is Anyone Out There?, Brokenness: Cast of Thousands  with each one beginning with some verses from the psalms.  He uses quotations, stories, [...]

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The obvious meditation, since this happened the week before Easter, includes “Parkinson’s is my cross, my husband is my Simon, etc.”  But before I tell more of the story, I would like to recommend a  book called 365 Saints: Your Daily Guide to the Wisdom and Wonder of Their Lives

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