Understanding Our Church
A Treasury of Arkansas Writers Discussing the Catholic Faith
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Understanding Our Church
Explore this treasury of Arkansas writers discussing the Catholic faith on a wide variety of topics. Find what you're looking for by browsing the whole list or search by keyword or author. All articles have been reviewed for theological accuracy. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
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Inerrancy of Bible means truth in message, not always history Paula Standridge Sacred Scripture has always been regarded by Christians as the inspired word of God. As such, it logically follows that this Scripture would be free of error since God, being perfect and all-knowing, cannot be the author of error. |
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Prayerful daily review guided by Holy Spirit brings us closer to God Judy Hoelzeman Part of the rich tradition of the Catholic Church is to look back on our day’s activities to remember how well we responded to God’s call that day. St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) wrote his examen in about 1524 as part of his well-known spiritual exercises. |
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Peace can be gained from understanding our venial, mortal sins Kelli Nugent I entered the confessional to confess my sins to the priest — spoken aloud, in humility and with true repentance. |
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Resurgence of deacons has its roots in Nazi concentration camp Betsy Wiederkehr Huss Why do we have ordained deacons in the Catholic Church? The history might surprise you. |
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Catholics support dignity, rights, indispensable role of workers Deacon Matthew Glover We just celebrated Labor Day here in the United States, a holiday that most people associate with the end of summertime, the beginning of college football season and a much-needed three day weekend before the long grind towards Thanksgiving and Christmas. |
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Religious images, statues are not idols as described in Old Testament Father Jerome Kodell, OSB The First Letter of John ends with the terse sentence: “Children, be on your guard against idols.” (5:21) |
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Grandparents can learn from Joachim and Anne to pass on faith Chris Thomas One difficult afternoon, many years ago, was spent disciplining our 6-year-old son Andrew. After tears of anger and frustration, he shouted out, “I want to talk to Grandma.” |
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Gestures in Mass signify unity in body, mind and spirit with Christ Paula Standridge One of the countless treasures of our Catholic faith is the fact that we worship with our whole person: body, mind and spirit. Sometimes we do this so routinely and automatically that we are not even mindful of doing it or forget why we do so. |
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God gives charism to each person to share, unique as DNA Sister Joan Pytlik, DC All is a gift. We all know that God is always giving us gifts like the beautiful spring flowers, the people who love us, himself in the Eucharist. |
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Easter gives 50 days to focus on ‘going forth’ in name of Jesus Judy Hoelzeman On Easter Sunday we may sing, “Jesus Christ is risen today” but the mystery and joy of the resurrection could never be expressed in a single day. |
