There is a way of ordering our mental life on more than one level at once. On one level we can be thinking, discussing, seeing, calculating, meeting all the demands of external affairs. But deep within, behind the scenes, at a profounder level, we may also be in prayer and adoration, song and worship, and a gentle receptiveness to divine breathings.
Thomas Kelly

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Quarantines

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Pope John Paul II

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Vatican II

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Scapulars

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Schism Sizzum

Schism Sizzum SCHISM (sizz-um) BASIC R.C. BELIEF Schism occurs when baptized people refuse to be subject to the Pope. The chief historical schism was in the 11th century when the…

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The New Age Movement

The New Age Movement THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT LESSON 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Much of the following material is taken from the book entitled "Unmasking The New Age" by Douglas Groothuis INTRODUCTION:…

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St Philomena

St Philomena ST. PHILOMENA From THE ROMAN CATHOLIC. "Pope Gregory XVI solemnly canonized St. Philomena. This can be attested by past papal documents and Church historians, particularly Father Buonavenia, a…

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