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Bad Books ~ The Sinner’s Return to God
Foregoing chapter has been devoted to showing the necessity of avoiding the proximate occasion of sin. There is one special occasion of sin which must be dwelt upon more at length. It is the reading of bad books. Bad books are, 1, idle, useless books which do no good, but distract the mind from…
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Spiritual Work of Mercy~Praying for the Dead
If it is an excellent spiritual work of mercy to pray for the living, it is also a most praiseworthy spiritual work of mercy to pray for the dead. Before the coming of Christ, the Jews were the chosen people of God. They looked upon prayer for the dead as a holy and laudable…
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What is Liberalism? by Father Muller
From the time of the Apostles the true followers of Christ have been called Catholics. The meaning of this appellation has always been that they belonged to the One, Holy Catholic, Apostolic and Roman Church. The term “Catholic” has always distinguished them from every heretical sect. They were known by this term in every…
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The Commandments of God~Father Mueller
Many centuries ago, there lived in the far Orient, in Asia, a great king named Solomon. In his search for happiness, he sought to gratify every desire of his heart. “I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights and enjoy good things. I made me great works, I built me…
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What is a Mixed Marriage
Mixed Marriages by Fr. Michael Muller, C.SS.R (1872) What is a mixed marriage? Answer: It is a marriage in which one of the parties is not a Catholic. Mixed marriages are the union of Catholics with non-Catholics. They are called mixed, on account of the difference of religion between the parties. There is a…
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Dignity of the Family in General
The Dignity of the Family in General There is on this earth an institution which is the work of God himself. This institution is not only the very foundation of society, but is society itself, the corner-stone of all governments, the very basis of all progress and civilization. This institution, if preserved in its…
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Prayer the Key to Salvation~Chapter 1
There is an important truth, of which thousands of men are ignorant; or, if they know it, they reflect upon it seldom and with little fruit. Yet, the knowledge of this truth is almost as necessary for those who have attained the age of reason, as it is for them to know that…
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The Gift of Miracles
When our dear Saviour commissioned his apostles to preach the Gospel to all nations, he added: “And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not…
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In Defense of Marriage against Divorce
The Roman Church is universal, or catholic, as to doctrine. Her doctrine is the same everywhere. What she teaches in one country, she also teaches in another. Her doctrine in one place is her doctrine in another. There can be in the Roman Church no new doctrine, no local belief, no creed in which the whole…
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End of Man
Many people think that the great object of life is to eat and drink and enjoy themselves. ” Their god is their belly; their end is destruction.”! There was once a man who spoke thus to himself: “My soul, we have much goods laid up for many years; let us eat and drink…