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Tag:abraham, dives, heaven, hell, lazarus, parable, rich man, technoratiThe parable of the rich man and Lazarus that is found in Luke 16:19-31 raise numerous questions about the after life.
Lazarus was carried away by the angels at his death to heaven. We are not told that Lazarus was faithful to his faith. Being filled with sores […]

Tag:catholic, marriage, restore, technorati, trustIn my many years of counseling couples in troubled marriages, I have found that betrayal is the biggest enemy of a harmonious marriage. What betrayal does is destroy trust. Trust is fragile. Once broken it is hard to mend. This is all the more so in a marriage. When trust is […]

Tag:marriage, save, tipsSaving a failed marriage takes a lot of courage, determination, perseverance, and patience. Of course, you don’t have to forget that you should include the love that was once the reason why you two were brought into that marriage in the first place. Getting into marital harmony is the best way to let […]

Tag:business, jesus, marketing, MLM, parable, sower, technoratiIn Matthew Chapter 13 you can find Jesus’ parable of the sower. He applies it to how people hear the message of the Kingdom and the possible results. Reading it I thought how relevant this parable was to my experience in network marketing.  
Basically the story is a sower is […]

Tag:catholic, key, lifelong, marriage, technorati, tipsThere are at least four keys to a marriage that does not end in divorce. The first is communication in prayer with God and with one another. An engaged couple needs to talk about their goals and ambitions in life. Discuss how these goals can best be achieved. Talk about […]

Tag:catholic, crucifix, crucifixion, history, technoratiThe Catholic crucifix is the ultimate symbol of the Catholic Church. The representation of Christ as Redeemer and Savior is the central theme of Christianity. The Catholic crucifix serves as a reminder of Christ’s sacrifice and love for all men. 
The Catholic crucifix is a Latin cross with the Body of Christ […]

Tag:consumerism, deadly sin, luxury, rich, technorati, wealthFortune Magazine’s recent issue of September 17 was basically in celebration of hedonistic behavior, with the cover title , “The Business of Style”. The main articles focused on the companies and personalities that mould the luxury industry.
The first sentence of the first article on luxury states, “Over the past […]

Tag:freedom, God, hellWe Catholics accept that God is omnipresent. This means that He is everywhere throughout the universe. Our theology also teaches us that God is present even in the immaterial world or spirits.
Yet Jesus has mentioned in the Gospels several times that on judgment day, the sinners will be sent to hell where God is […]

Tag:old testament, prayer, psalmsPsalm 119: 164 expresses the ideal of a daily spirituality of the Old Testament community: “Seven times a day I praise you because your commandments are just.” And yet, it is difficult to find many prayers from ordinary individuals in the Bible. Most are from kings (Hezekiah in Is 38) or great […]

Tag:God, heaven, jesus christ, mammon, money, parable, poor, steward, wealthThe Lord Jesus, true teacher of the precepts that lead to salvation, wished to urge upon the apostles in his own time and all believers today the Christian duty of alms-giving. He therefore related the parable of the steward to make us realize that nothing in […]