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Entries Tagged as 'Cardinal Justin Rigali'

The Beauty of the Sacraments

October 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Faith, Quotes, reflection

“The sacraments are not magic; rather, they are a personal encounter with the Lord who has real power to heal us.  They admit us to the redemptive grace of Jesus and make the mysteries of Christ effective in our lives.  Through the acts of the penitent, the one confessing opens his or her heart to [...]

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The Addiction Battle

October 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Books, Reviews

I don’t really know what made me do it.  There was a list of books to review, and I could have just waited, but Cardinal Justin Rigali’s book Let the Oppressed Go Free: Breaking the Bond’s of Addiction called to me. Maybe it’s because I have realized, in the last couple of years, that I [...]

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