Carlos | February 22, 2012
Our fallen nature leads us to pleasurable things. As we see throughout history, whether salvation history or world history, in many cases it is about the “us”, not the “them” or the “Him”. As a catechist, it is difficult to explain and “get through” the benefit and value of penance to young people. No one [...]
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Carlos | January 3, 2012
First, let me wish all of my readers a Happy and Blessed New Year! I hope you have much joy throughout 2012. As I look forward to the new year, I have been trying to set some goals for myself. One thing I’ve been considering doing for some time now is to read the Bible [...]
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Carlos | July 8, 2010
Have you ever heard of The Didache? Until recently, I had not; but I came across this short treatise. The Didache is an ancient document of the Church, which is more formally called “The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles”. It is a fairly brief writing that lists the do’s and don’ts for early Christians. Beyond that, [...]
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Carlos | December 1, 2009
Some of my readers may remember a post I made a few months ago called “6 + 6 = Awkward“. Well, it’s that time of year where we review the Ten Commandments. After some introductory reading, I chose to review each commandment in detail. I asked for a volunteer to read the First Commandment aloud. [...]
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Carlos | August 19, 2009
Sorry it’s been so long since you guys have heard from me. I forgot just how much of a commitment taking a course requires; and if you think that because it’s an online course you can coast through it, don’t be fooled. If you want to get the most out of an online course, you [...]
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