10 Interesting Facts About the Lord’s Prayer
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10 Interesting Facts About the Lord’s Prayer

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The Lord’s Prayer, commonly known as the Our Father or Pater Noster, is one of the most iconic and well-known prayers in Christianity. It was...
The Lord’s Prayer, commonly known as the Our Father or Pater Noster, is one of the most iconic and well-known prayers in Christianity. It was likely written in Hebrew around the 1st century AD and was later translated into other languages such as Greek and Latin. It’s the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray and it’s been used since then by billions of Christians worldwide. Let’s take a look at some of the facts about this famous prayer. The history of the Lord’s Prayer While it may be impossible to pinpoint when and where Christians began reciting and...
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7 Things You Might Not Know About the Sacrament of Confirmation
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7 Things You Might Not Know About the Sacrament of Confirmation

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If you’re Catholic, you probably know that the Sacrament of Confirmation involves the blessing of oil and laying hands on the recipient to release the...
If you’re Catholic, you probably know that the Sacrament of Confirmation involves the blessing of oil and laying hands on the recipient to release the Holy Spirit into them and give them strength in their life as Christians. You might have even received it yourself or have had a friend who has. However, there are some things that many people don’t know about this sacrament and how it plays an important role in one’s faith in the Catholic Church. Here are 7 things you might not know about the Sacrament of Confirmation! 1) What does this sacrament mean? In a...
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Who Is St Faustina?
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Who Is St Faustina?

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Background of St Faustina St Faustina was born on August 25, 1905, in Glogowiec, Poland of a poor and religious family of peasants, the third...
Background of St Faustina St Faustina was born on August 25, 1905, in Glogowiec, Poland of a poor and religious family of peasants, the third of 10 children. She was baptized with the name Helena in the parish church of Swinice Warckie. From a very tender age, she stood out because of her love of prayer, work, obedience, and also her sensitivity to the poor. At the age of seven, she had already felt the first stirrings of a religious vocation. Helen made her first Holy Communion at the age of nine, which was a very profound moment in her...
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Is Pre-Marital Sex Sin?
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Is Pre-Marital Sex Sin?

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   We have heard somewhere or the other this phrase –Our Body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Pre-marital sex is any sexual activity...
   We have heard somewhere or the other this phrase –Our Body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Pre-marital sex is any sexual activity before marriage.  Sexual activities among young people have been increasing worldwide. Historically, premarital sex was considered a moral issue which is a  taboo in many cultures and it is also considered a  sin by a number of religion. In modern Western cultures, the social value of sexual abstinence before marriage has declined or is out of practice. The Catholic Church or any other religious community has declined to give consent to this kind of practice....
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20 Bible Verses On Forgiveness
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20 Bible Verses On Forgiveness

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There is a huge burden on my chest that needs to be removed. It feels so suffocating to carry forward with my life when this...
There is a huge burden on my chest that needs to be removed. It feels so suffocating to carry forward with my life when this burden is on me. I feel I am unable to breathe. I feel so heavy and draggy with this life. The reason being, I have sinned. I need forgiveness. More than man, I need forgiveness from God. I have hurt a lot many people through my actions. My conscience is eating me up day by day. I am unable to have proper sleep at night - anyone who has these thoughts about themselves surely needs...
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20 Bible Verses On Hope
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20 Bible Verses On Hope

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Hope. One would want to give up everything in life, but not hope. There have been times in life when I could see Hope slowly...
Hope. One would want to give up everything in life, but not hope. There have been times in life when I could see Hope slowly but steadily walking away from me. Things had started to grow dull and gradually lost all color. Even though I sought help from humans, there was none who could do anything to restore hope in my life and in the life of my family members. Then, I sought Jesus. I drew closer to Him in a way I never thought I would. The situation was still the same, but then I felt the color of...
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20 Bible Verses On Confession
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20 Bible Verses On Confession

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Like most of you, I was also afraid of the word Confession. I mean when it came to playing games when we needed to confess...
Like most of you, I was also afraid of the word Confession. I mean when it came to playing games when we needed to confess something about ourselves, I enjoyed it a lot. But, this Confession! It really scared me! But why should we confess our sins? I mean, is it necessary? If God is all-knowing, he already has all our sins before himself. It's just a matter of few years when I realized the true value of Confession. Confession is not something that we are doing for God, rather we are doing something for ourselves. Through the Sacrament of...
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20 Bible Verses On Faith
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20 Bible Verses On Faith

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Very Rightly has it been said that one does not walk by sight alone but by faith. And this so true. Have you witnessed such...
Very Rightly has it been said that one does not walk by sight alone but by faith. And this so true. Have you witnessed such incidents in your life when just by evidence or facts or by mere qualitative analysis, things just don't work? In the film 'Man of Steel' when Clark Kent was unable to decide whether he should reveal his identity as superman to the world or not, he went to a priest and the priest told him that sometimes the "Leap of Faith" is the first thing that we must do, and the trust part comes later....
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20 Bible Verses On Love
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20 Bible Verses On Love

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Love! Love! Love! This is such an amazing feeling. Honestly speaking, there is no better feeling in the world than falling in love. However, it...
Love! Love! Love! This is such an amazing feeling. Honestly speaking, there is no better feeling in the world than falling in love. However, it is not necessary that this amazing love has to be a romantic kind of love. There are so many dimensions to love, and each dimension serves a different purpose. And therefore love is divine. Love is the face of God. Because God, out of love has created us and thus we are filled with love. Our very existence is a result of his love for us. Think about it. You and I would not exist...
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Who is Blessed Carlo Acutis?
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Who is Blessed Carlo Acutis?

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So, just like me, you must be wondering," Who is this Carlo Acutis?" Well, ill be honest with you. After knowing about him, he is...
So, just like me, you must be wondering," Who is this Carlo Acutis?" Well, ill be honest with you. After knowing about him, he is truly an inspiration to me. Blessed Carlo Acutis- the soon-to-be millennial saint. And what is even more amazing about his person? He is so young and yet has such amazing longing for Jesus in the Eucharist. I personally believe that people should be inspired to believe the truth about Jesus' presence in the Eucharist. And thanks be to God! He gave us someone wearing a pair of jeans and a track jacket, who dedicated his...
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