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Take Time for Your Own Gut Check
By Lisa M. Hendey
Don’t let the title of Gut Check: Confronting Love, Work, and Manhood in Your Twenties fool you into thinking that former reality television star Tarek Saab’s debut book is only for men or twenty year olds. On the contrary, this 44-year-old wife and mom can’t recommend Gut Check highly enough.
I started reading the book from the vantage point of a mother of two …
The Church Today
Today's Mass Readings:Readings for May 13
Saint of the Day
St. John the Silent
The Bishops Speak:
Old Flames and New
Homily of the Day:
What Makes You Tick? >>Subscribe
Words of Encouragement:
Ezekiel! >>Subscribe
Liturgy of the Hours:
Daily Divine Office
Pope's Prayer Intentions:
Holy Father’s May Prayer Intentions
The Edge
Why Pastors Detest Email
By Terry MattinglyFor millions of users, the World Wide Web has turned into a Devil’s den packed with urban legends, pop-up porn, Nigerian get-rich schemes and tidal waves of spam …
Touched By Grace
Growing in Christ
By Chris Findley“And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good …
What's New On CE
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Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City has stated that Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius should …
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Note: This commentary was delivered by PFM President Mark Earley.
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Prayer Intentions
6 year old boyPlease pray for Zachary, a 6 year old boy, suffering from a brain tumor. Also pray for Therese and Jim, his parents.
urgent prayers needed - job, finances, health
My employer is having financial problems. Please pray that this company thrives and pulls out of the economic difficulties and that no one loses their jobs. I was recently divorced. (My husband left and refused to work out the problems. I did not want the divorce.) Please pray that I am not forced ...read more
Work and Life
Please pray for the right opportunity in DC as I need to make a change and be in a more healthy and guiding environment. I need to grow spiritually, emotionally and professionally, as I have been afraid for so long to do so. Pray so that God puts me where I need to be an opens opportunities and make...read more
Return to former employer
I have a family to support and I am not employed. I pray for a opening to return to my former employer.
pray for son
Please pray for my son. He's really upset about stuff that went on at Mass yesterday and is threatening to start going to an SSPX parish. He's been really frustrated for a long time because he wants to go to a Latin Mass parish, but the closest indult parish is over 2 and a half hours away. We go...read more
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