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A Pilgrimage of 800 Miles: The El Camino Real
You all know that I love going on pilgrimage. I could hardly call myself the Catholic Pilgrim if I didn’t, right? Recently, I came in contact with Christian Clifford, a Catholic who walked the 800 miles of the El Camino Real in California. Along this journey, he visited all 21 missions, a feat that I…
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Travel with Catholic Pilgrim to The Church of Mary in Ephesus, Turkey
Travel along, Catholic Pilgrims, as we visit the Church of Mary ruins at the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey. A very important ecumenical council was held here in 431 AD presided over by St. Cyril, bishop of Alexandria. Thank you to Schola Magdalena for the Ave Maria music. www.scholamagdalena.ca…
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A Catholic Pilgrim Traveling To Prince Edward Island
I think I was around 11 when I first watched the movie “Anne of Green Gables.” From the first few scenes, I was hooked and have been a fan of the movie ever since. Not only did I identify with Anne Shirley’s dramatic and passionate ways, but I longed to go to Prince Edward Island.…
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A Catholic Pilgrim Traveling in Philadelphia
In 2015, my family and I attended the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. It’s a week-long meeting full of great speakers, break-out sessions, and fellowship with Catholics from all over the world. At the end of the week, you celebrate Mass with the pope out in the open with thousands of Catholics. It was…
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A Catholic Pilgrim Traveling At the Grand Canyon
If the rocks cry out in silence so will I If the sum of all our praises still falls shyThen we’ll sing again a hundred billion times. God of Your promiseYou don’t speak in vain, no syllable empty or void. For once You have spoken all nature and science follow the sound of Your voice. –Hillsong  …
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Why I Love Being Catholic: Laura of Healing Heart of Jesus
It’s so easy in this world to become jaded and think that everything is going to the dogs. The news makes us think that people are becoming worse and worse. Then you read about someone like March’s featured lady, Laura, and you feel renewed in your faith in humanity. Laura runs the website Healing Heart of Jesus…
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A Catholic Pilgrim Traveling in Phoenix, Arizona
A big ole seguaro cactus. Native to the area. This past week, my daughter’s gymnastics meet saw us rolling down the road through the Sonoran Desert to Phoenix, Arizona. We didn’t have much time in Phoenix, but we did hit up some pretty cool spots and if you are a Catholic Pilgrim traveling there, I…
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Believe It or Not, I Fell In Love With Going to Church
After my middle child “retired” from gymnastics, she wanted to try out different sports. She chose volleyball first and after learning the game, she was invited onto the traveling team. She was pretty excited, as was I, seeing as I played volleyball growing up. The coach set up an orientation meeting with the new parents…
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A Catholic Pilgrim Traveling In San Diego
San Diego. One of my favorite places in the United States. Old Town in San Diego My family started vacationing in San Diego back when I was a teen and it immediately became one of my favorite cities. So, as a Catholic Pilgrim where should you go, what should you see, and is there any…
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Q & A: Say What? Why Isn’t the Catholic Bible the Same as a Protestant Bible?
I got another question in regards to the differences between a Catholic Bible and a Protestant Bible. Â I know that when I was a Protestant I had no clue that there was even a difference, but there is–seven books to be exact. Question: Â Is there a difference between a Catholic Bible and a Protestant Bible?…
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Q & A on Baptism: A Protestant’s Question on the Validity of Baptism
Question and Answer I recently received a question from a fellow Protestant with regards to Catholic Baptism. Â I thought it was a good question and thought I’d answer here in case anyone else was wondering. Question: Â Is there a reason why Catholic Baptism is not submersion? Â If you had a submersion Baptism, is that not…
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A Protestant’s Plea: Will You Catholics Please Just Stop Praying To Saints Already?!
“Catholics pray to the dead and that’s a grave sin.” “Catholics pray to saints because they are worshipping them. Worship is for God alone.” “Catholics practice the grave sin of necromancy when they pray to dead saints, which is strictly forbidden in the Old Testament.” (Sigh) You know, I used to believe these things, too,…
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Abraham and His Wives: Does This Mean Polygamy Is Permissable?
So earlier this week, I wrote an initial blog discussing monogamy. Â I answered some very basic claims and you can read that here. Here was the claim: Claim: Â Monogamy is unrealistic and unnatural. Â Monogamy is a religious ideal pressed upon humans. Â We find in the animal kingdom monogamy, polygamy, and same-sex activities and humans are…
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“Question Everything”: Atheist Mantra Meant to Evangelize
Do you question everything? Â No? Â Well, you should. Â At least, that is what atheists are telling us to do. Â The mantra, “Question Everything” (with some variations) has become extremely popular these days. There are T-Shirts: There are buttons, cups, bumper stickers, memes, and billboards. As you can see, this is the way atheists have attempted…
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Did Gandhi Really Say, "God Has No Religion"?
“Killing kittens is fun.” “Whoa, Amy. Â What the heck? Â What is going on here? Â Oh my gosh, did you hear that Amy Thomas said that killing kittens was fun? Â She is a horrible human being.” “Now, hold on guys. Â Just a minute. Â That is not what I said.” “Oh yes, you did. Â Somebody posted it…
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My Conversion Story: Why I Became Catholic
This blog has been brewing in me for quite some time. The reason it hasn’t been written until now was that I have been afraid: Afraid people wouldn’t read, afraid of reactions, afraid of offending people. But, this is my blog and if I’m unwilling to reveal and share who I really am, then it…
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IN GOD WE TRUST: The Truth About Our Motto on Money
So, I’ve stumbled across another assertion that seems lacking in truth. Â The assertion? That the motto IN GOD WE TRUST did not actually appear on US money until the 1950s. Â In all honesty, I didn’t know if this was true or not, so I decided it was time to do some digging. Â This is an…
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Buying My Way Into Heaven
“Christians only do good things in order to buy their way into heaven.” Have you heard this before? Â I have on numerous occasions. Â My initial reaction every time I hear this comment is one of anger. Â How dare they! Â But, I’m learning in my journey through life to take a moment and stop and truly…
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Columbus: The Man, The Myth, What Really Happened
I feel duped!  I feel tricked, hood-winked, bamboozled! My “wonderful” public school education taught me that “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” and he proved to all of Europe that the earth was round. Before that point, everyone thought the earth was flat. Most of you were all taught this too, right?  It probably…