Sin Archives - Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/morals-and-values/sin/ Catholic Resources for the New Evangelization Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:51:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://catholic-link.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Catholic-Link_Logo-no-text-32x32.png Sin Archives - Catholic-Link https://catholic-link.org/morals-and-values/sin/ 32 32 How To Talk To Your Teen About Pornography https://catholic-link.org/teen-pornography-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/teen-pornography-catholic/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:15:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=806111 Imagine this: You stand outside your teen’s bedroom door. You knock a few times and there’s no answer. A few moments pass by and you knock again. All is quiet. You make an executive decision to enter the room. As the door opens, you find your teenager sitting down with the headphones on, facing the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/teen-pornography-catholic/feed/ 0 What Can You Do If You Can’t Get To Confession? https://catholic-link.org/confession-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/confession-catholic/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 08:10:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=806079 Chances are, if you are a modern day Catholic and at all serious about saving your soul, you may have encountered administrative elements of the Church who may not prioritize your situation as seriously as you do. To illustrate this further, take for instance the penitent who has experienced conversion, and who has awakened to […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/confession-catholic/feed/ 0 Growing Daily In Perfection As We Prepare For Lent https://catholic-link.org/perfection-catholic-lent/ https://catholic-link.org/perfection-catholic-lent/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:50:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=806075 As Lent draws near, we turn our hearts to Christ’s call to holiness in the Gospels: “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). Although our life as Catholics demands that we strive day after day and year after year for this perfection, Lent invites us to examine our souls […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/perfection-catholic-lent/feed/ 0 “The Burial”- A Catholic Review and Commentary on Race And Sin https://catholic-link.org/the-burial-catholic-movie-review/ https://catholic-link.org/the-burial-catholic-movie-review/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:46:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=805427 Fans of courtroom dramas might enjoy a new film, The Burial, released October 13 on Amazon Prime and is based on a true story of a legal battle between a hometown funeral director and a corporate funeral mogul.  Jerry O’Keefe inherited the family chain of funeral homes in Mississippi from his father and hoped to pass […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/the-burial-catholic-movie-review/feed/ 0 What Catholics Can Do When They Are Tempted By Pornography https://catholic-link.org/pornography-catholic-temptation/ https://catholic-link.org/pornography-catholic-temptation/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2023 05:28:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=804371 What are some practical spiritual methods Catholics can use to combat the temptation to consume pornography?  Go To War First, a key tool in the evil one’s toolbox is luring us into a false sense of isolation. Temptation to consume pornography only grows without taking action to rectify loneliness.  Combating this temptation and isolation has […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/pornography-catholic-temptation/feed/ 0 What Should You Do If You’ve Committed A Mortal Sin https://catholic-link.org/mortal-sin-what-to-do-catholic-confession/ https://catholic-link.org/mortal-sin-what-to-do-catholic-confession/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 08:05:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=803709 What is Sin?  “Sin” is an old archery term in Greek which means “to miss the mark.” All sin and fall short of the glory of God, as St. Paul says. When we sin, we are committing an offense against “reason, truth, and right conscience (CCC 1849).” Sin is never private. At the very least, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/mortal-sin-what-to-do-catholic-confession/feed/ 0 This Sacrament Improves Mental Health…Here’s Why https://catholic-link.org/mental-health-sacrament/ https://catholic-link.org/mental-health-sacrament/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:23:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=801075 Gospel of Luke 20:27-38 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying,“Teacher, Moses wrote for us,If someone’s brother dies leaving a wife but no child,his brother must take the wifeand raise up descendants for his brother.Now there were seven brothers;the first married a woman but […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/mental-health-sacrament/feed/ 0 Is There A Lesson In This Artist’s Gruesome Depiction Of The Seven Deadly Sins? https://catholic-link.org/seven-deadly-sins-catholic-art/ https://catholic-link.org/seven-deadly-sins-catholic-art/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:37:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=800136 “Yes, now’s the moment; I’m looking at this thing on the mantlepiece, and I understand that I am in hell.” — Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit, 1944 As most theologians point out, once we lose belief in God, it’s a short leap to the belief that there is no moral absolute, no Absolute Good. After all, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/seven-deadly-sins-catholic-art/feed/ 0 An Examination Of Conscience For Fathers https://catholic-link.org/examination-conscience-fathers/ https://catholic-link.org/examination-conscience-fathers/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:59:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=48956 An examination of conscience is a tool that is used when preparing for making a good Confession. This tool can also be used at any time of day, but can be especially fruitful at nighttime, looking back over the day. The father is the priest of his domestic Church. He is the head of the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/examination-conscience-fathers/feed/ 0 The Holy Souls In Purgatory – Our Allies In The Afterlife https://catholic-link.org/purgatory-mortal-sin/ https://catholic-link.org/purgatory-mortal-sin/#respond Thu, 19 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=48800 The word Purgatory comes from the Greek root πῦρ (“pur”) which means both “fire” and “pure.” This is a fitting description, as the fires of Purgatory, rather than destroying like the fires of Hell, instead purify. Purgatory is where we expiate for the pain due to mortal sins that have been forgiven through the sacrament […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/purgatory-mortal-sin/feed/ 0 What Would The Saints Say To Will Smith And Chris Rock? https://catholic-link.org/will-smith-catholic-saint-quotes-anger/ https://catholic-link.org/will-smith-catholic-saint-quotes-anger/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:52:54 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=48377 Even if you didn’t watch the Oscars, you’ve likely seen all over social media what occurred between Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Will Smith. An offensive joke was told at the expense of Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband retaliated by walking on stage to slap Chris Rock and then proceeded to cuss him […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/will-smith-catholic-saint-quotes-anger/feed/ 0 What Is Sin And What Are Its Effects? https://catholic-link.org/sin-effects-catholic/ https://catholic-link.org/sin-effects-catholic/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:33:30 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=46098 Will WrightWill Wright lives in Phoenix with his wife and sons and is a History and Religion Teacher at St. John Paul II Catholic High School. He is a regular speaker at the Institute of Catholic Theology in Phoenix and an instructor at the Kino Catechetical Institute. He is also a regular author for the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/sin-effects-catholic/feed/ 0 Virtue Is The Answer | TrueManhood’s Guide To Virtue https://catholic-link.org/how-to-grow-in-virtue/ https://catholic-link.org/how-to-grow-in-virtue/#respond Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:50:40 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=43245 Everyone struggles with something. A root sin, a set of bad habits, some sort of fear, something that causes undue anxiety, etc. Many (most?) of us struggle with many such things. So what does a person do? Drew Taylor and I sat down recently to discuss this topic, and more. Check it out here: True […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-to-grow-in-virtue/feed/ 0 An Examination Of Conscience Illustrated Guide https://catholic-link.org/an-examination-of-conscience-illustrated-guide/ https://catholic-link.org/an-examination-of-conscience-illustrated-guide/#respond Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:42:12 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=39779 An Illustrated Guide To Make An Examination Of Conscience 1. Open Yourself Up to God’s Presence Practical tip: find a quiet corner in your home or in a chapel. Having a sacred image in front of you is ideal. Light a candle. Take a few moments to breathe and relax. Start by making the sign […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/an-examination-of-conscience-illustrated-guide/feed/ 0 1st Sunday Of Lent | Our Temptations https://catholic-link.org/out-temptations-liturgy-live/ https://catholic-link.org/out-temptations-liturgy-live/#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:51:00 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=35815 This week on the Podcast we talk about temptations. Specifically the first temptation of Adam and Eve and the temptations of Christ in the desert. Most of our sins fall into the three categories of sin, our base passions, our vanity and our pride. We discuss fasting and finding the sweet spot of suffering where […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/out-temptations-liturgy-live/feed/ 0 Liturgy Live 7th Sunday In Ordinary Time | Be Perfect https://catholic-link.org/liturgy-live-7th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/ https://catholic-link.org/liturgy-live-7th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2020 03:05:10 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=35757 This week we talk about how to respond to division in the Church. Do not let others’ actions drag you into sin. Focus on contemplation, be prepared even for distractions, so you will not be disturbed in those moments. When you have control over your own passions and emotions you can have a positive effect […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/liturgy-live-7th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/feed/ 0 An Advent Confessional https://catholic-link.org/an-advent-confessional/ https://catholic-link.org/an-advent-confessional/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:39:48 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=32983 Catholics are to take advantage of the sacrament of Penance at least once a year–if you’re Catholic, you should remember that from your CCD or RCIA class. Advent is a particularly good time to do this. If, like most of us, you hurry to clean your homes in preparation to receive guests, wouldn’t you like […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/an-advent-confessional/feed/ 0 The Lord Our Justice | Liturgy Live 1st Sunday in Advent https://catholic-link.org/the-lord-our-justice-liturgy-live-1st-sunday-in-advent/ https://catholic-link.org/the-lord-our-justice-liturgy-live-1st-sunday-in-advent/#respond Fri, 30 Nov 2018 06:16:46 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=32827 Join is this week for the discussion of the Sunday readings. Due to a technical difficulty we had to restart the stream and jump into the second reading right away. We still talk about part of the first reading about The Lord our Justice. Father Ian talks about how we need Justice to have Mercy […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/the-lord-our-justice-liturgy-live-1st-sunday-in-advent/feed/ 0 Dear Father – I Confess, It’s Not You, It’s Me https://catholic-link.org/dear-father-i-confess-its-not-you-its-me/ https://catholic-link.org/dear-father-i-confess-its-not-you-its-me/#respond Fri, 13 Jul 2018 03:31:51 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=31581 Many Catholics are blessed to have a priest friend. Or, even if they’re not someone you consider your friend, you still may have that priest who you look up to. You know, the one you talk to every Sunday either before or after Mass. The one who has known you for years and knows your […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/dear-father-i-confess-its-not-you-its-me/feed/ 0 How To Overcome Your Addiction To Sin https://catholic-link.org/courageous-overcome-addiction-sin-gospel-reflection/ https://catholic-link.org/courageous-overcome-addiction-sin-gospel-reflection/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:15:41 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=29017 Be Courageous! How to Overcome Your Addiction to Sin Overcome your bad habits and sin by claiming authority as a child of God 1. Stop cowering in fear or acceptance of your weakness as if it’s “just the way it is, I’m stuck.” 2. Name and confront your enemy with courage. In other words, stop […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/courageous-overcome-addiction-sin-gospel-reflection/feed/ 0 Playing With Pornography: 6 Practical Steps To Help You Stop https://catholic-link.org/6-steps-stop-pornography/ https://catholic-link.org/6-steps-stop-pornography/#respond Sun, 27 Aug 2017 22:42:12 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=23262 Saint Pope John Paul II once made this memorable comment on Pornography, “the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.“ We live in society where sex sells. Models, showing too much sex appeal and wearing far too little clothes, are used to […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/6-steps-stop-pornography/feed/ 0 11 Things That Happen When You Commit To Going To Confession Regularly https://catholic-link.org/11-things-commit-confession-regularly/ https://catholic-link.org/11-things-commit-confession-regularly/#respond Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:05:59 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=22029 As Catholics, we are required to go to Confession once a year, but why stop there? We know Confession can be daunting or difficult, and there might be many reasons why you don’t want to go. However, regular Confession, whether it be monthly, every two weeks, or weekly, doesn’t have to be scary. In fact, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/11-things-commit-confession-regularly/feed/ 0 9 Ways You Might Be Participating In Other People’s Sins https://catholic-link.org/9-ways-not-to-participate-in-anothers-sin/ https://catholic-link.org/9-ways-not-to-participate-in-anothers-sin/#respond Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:17:59 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=21712 Talking about sin is not exactly a surefire way to win a popularity contest. Good thing the path to holiness is not a popularity contest! In fact, He promised that it wouldn’t be, both in word (especially in the Beatitudes) and indeed (at His Crucifixion). But isn’t there a kind of cognitive dissonance to refuse […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/9-ways-not-to-participate-in-anothers-sin/feed/ 0 The 5 Necessary Spiritual Steps You Need To Take After You Sin https://catholic-link.org/5-steps-connect-better-sin/ https://catholic-link.org/5-steps-connect-better-sin/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:35:58 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=19104 This is a matter we seldom talk about with clarity, I don’t know exactly why. My impression is that we talk a lot about sin in an abstract way, or using an academic-theological terminology that the common Christian doesn’t always understand. Nevertheless, we are before a crucial aspect of the Christian life, and it is […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/5-steps-connect-better-sin/feed/ 0 10 Saints Who Prove God’s Grace Is Bigger Than Your Sin https://catholic-link.org/10-saints-prove-grace-bigger-sin/ https://catholic-link.org/10-saints-prove-grace-bigger-sin/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2017 01:25:19 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=19897 Have you ever heard someone say, “My sin is too big for God to forgive”? Or, maybe you yourself even feel this way at times? This is a lie that the devil would like us to believe, but the truth is no one’s sin is bigger than God’s love, mercy, and forgiveness. He has immeasurable […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/10-saints-prove-grace-bigger-sin/feed/ 0 What Ashton Kutcher Said to Congress About the Horrors of Human Trafficking https://catholic-link.org/ashton-kutcher-horrors-human-trafficking/ https://catholic-link.org/ashton-kutcher-horrors-human-trafficking/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2017 23:39:47 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=19531 Would you be shocked to learn that there are more souls ensnared in slavery today than in any previous moment in history? Let that sink in for a second. We at Catholic-Link have been lamenting and warning readers about the recently released film sequel to 50 Shades of Grey  – I for one am so […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/ashton-kutcher-horrors-human-trafficking/feed/ 0 Millennials and Microaggressions: Why the Sacrament of Confession is More Necessary Than Ever https://catholic-link.org/millennials-sacrament-of-confession/ https://catholic-link.org/millennials-sacrament-of-confession/#respond Wed, 17 Aug 2016 02:16:32 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=16374 In adolescence we often believe (at least subconsciously) that all the good that has come to us is there on account of our own worthiness, while all the bad things are the result of the failings of those who reared us. The first day of spiritual adulthood truly begins when one realizes, not so much […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/millennials-sacrament-of-confession/feed/ 0 Terry Crews Shares About Porn Addiction And The 90-day “Sex Fast” That Saved His Marriage https://catholic-link.org/awhy-did-this-nfl-star-and-actor-go-on-a-90-day-sex-fast/ https://catholic-link.org/awhy-did-this-nfl-star-and-actor-go-on-a-90-day-sex-fast/#respond Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:50:17 +0000 https://catholic-link.org/?p=13308 Terry Crews was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1968 and was drafted by the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams in 1991. After several years playing pro football, Crews retired and pursued an acting career, which took flight on the big screen in 2000’s The 6th Day. Many film roles followed. Also known for appearing in a series of […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/awhy-did-this-nfl-star-and-actor-go-on-a-90-day-sex-fast/feed/ 0 (Video) Planned Parenthood Found Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies https://catholic-link.org/planned-parenthood-found-selling-body-parts-of-aborted-babies/ https://catholic-link.org/planned-parenthood-found-selling-body-parts-of-aborted-babies/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2015 15:16:24 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=9321 It’s no secret to Pro-Life advocates that Planned Parenthood is something other than what it styles itself to be.  For decades, under the guise of providing “healthcare,” and “empowering women” by fighting for their rights and sexual and reproductive preferences, PP is, in reality, the standard-bearer and number one promoter of abortion around the world. […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/planned-parenthood-found-selling-body-parts-of-aborted-babies/feed/ 0 11 Steps To Quit Watching Pornography https://catholic-link.org/11-steps-to-quit-viewing-pornography/ https://catholic-link.org/11-steps-to-quit-viewing-pornography/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:48:21 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=8899 I wish I could say that this post is only for that “small group” of people addicted to pornography. Would that it were a “small group,” but no, it is not small, it is a group that over the years has become so great that today there are very few men (and women) who have […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/11-steps-to-quit-viewing-pornography/feed/ 2 11 Tips To Regain Peace After Having Sinned https://catholic-link.org/11-tips-to-regaining-peace-after-having-sinned/ https://catholic-link.org/11-tips-to-regaining-peace-after-having-sinned/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:09:51 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=7885 A few days ago I finished reading “Inner Peace” by Jacques Philippe.  It is a brief spiritual book written in a simple language and filled with beautiful teachings about cultivating spiritual peace in our Christian life. The book goes over several actions and situations concerning ourselves or others that make us lose our inner peace: […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/11-tips-to-regaining-peace-after-having-sinned/feed/ 0 Someone Has To Die: You Or Me https://catholic-link.org/someone-has-to-die-you-or-me-the-passion-story-catholic-video/ https://catholic-link.org/someone-has-to-die-you-or-me-the-passion-story-catholic-video/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:20:39 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=7708 Countless religious studies indicate, time and time again, that men come to discover that something has gone wrong in their hearts. Something beyond his memory – something far in the past – went dreadfully wrong. Pain, suffering, injustice, egoism, oppression… these have become “normal” for us all; still something inside us says that this “normality” […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/someone-has-to-die-you-or-me-the-passion-story-catholic-video/feed/ 0 The Relation Between Porn and Human Trafficking: How Many Clicks Does It Take To Enslave Her? https://catholic-link.org/how-many-clicks-does-it-take-to-enslave-her-the-relation-between-porn-and-human-trafficking/ https://catholic-link.org/how-many-clicks-does-it-take-to-enslave-her-the-relation-between-porn-and-human-trafficking/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:22:06 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=7429 Today’s video brings to light a horrifying and saddening subject, and it’s high time more of us speak out against it. Indeed, it’s hard to figure why, when every other cause and issue seems to take up residence in our collective awareness, our society is reluctant to look honestly at the problem of pornography and […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-many-clicks-does-it-take-to-enslave-her-the-relation-between-porn-and-human-trafficking/feed/ 0 3 Steps To Turning A Bad Habit Into A Virtue https://catholic-link.org/how-to-break-a-bad-habit-lent-find-out-catholic-video/ https://catholic-link.org/how-to-break-a-bad-habit-lent-find-out-catholic-video/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:15:32 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=7345 Man finds his perfection “in seeking and loving what is true and good” – Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1704. All of us have goals in life and we work hard to achieve them, trying to avoid bad habits. There’s no better time for a re-set than Lent – a call from Holy Mother […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/how-to-break-a-bad-habit-lent-find-out-catholic-video/feed/ 0 “Get Clean” A Powerful Video about the Sacrament of Confession https://catholic-link.org/get-clean-sacrament-of-confession-reconciliation/ https://catholic-link.org/get-clean-sacrament-of-confession-reconciliation/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:04:21 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=6015 Have you ever spent an inordinate amount of time setting up dominoes only to see them fall in a fraction of the time you spent lining them up? When I was a kid, the first time I saw the domino effect in action I remember thinking it was the coolest thing ever. The thrill of […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/get-clean-sacrament-of-confession-reconciliation/feed/ 0 6 Good Reasons… err Excuses for Why We Gossip https://catholic-link.org/6-good-reasons-err-excuses-for-why-we-gossip/ https://catholic-link.org/6-good-reasons-err-excuses-for-why-we-gossip/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:07:18 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=5440 Why do we gossip? 1. “Because we have nothing better to do, to make time pass.” 2. “I think to feel better about ourselves and to attach ourselves to the people that we’re gossiping about, and to connect.” 3. “We want to compare our own to theirs. We want to see that they’re just as […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/6-good-reasons-err-excuses-for-why-we-gossip/feed/ 0 Forgiving Yourself Is Something All Christians Must Practice https://catholic-link.org/forgiveness-people/ https://catholic-link.org/forgiveness-people/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2014 17:21:41 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=4742 There are many things people do which hurt us and there are things we do which wound other people. Some are perhaps more obvious than others, some are clearly worse than others. There are two things that I think it is important to remember: 1. There are no good sins. 2. Whatever wrong we do, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/forgiveness-people/feed/ 0 Do You Really Believe Your Sins Are Forgiven? https://catholic-link.org/forgiveness-sins/ https://catholic-link.org/forgiveness-sins/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:48:49 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=3469 Today’s culture has a nagging obsession for concrete results produced with speed and efficiency. You’ve done something? Great, let me see it. I want to touch it, I want to share it on Facebook, I want to tweet about it… A digitized positivism that predicates the following: if I can’t see it or share it, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/forgiveness-sins/feed/ 0 How many things do you love more than God? https://catholic-link.org/love-god/ https://catholic-link.org/love-god/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:47:01 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=3447 Jordan is a Christian and is also brave enough to admit that there are at least ten things he loves more than God. What is interesting about the examples he gives is that quite a lot of them are things which are good, such as friendship. Others are neutral in themselves, their goodness or badness […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/love-god/feed/ 0 In Just 6 Seconds This Model Will Completely Change How You View Her https://catholic-link.org/model-shows-power-of-image/ https://catholic-link.org/model-shows-power-of-image/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:41:55 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=3342 This talk was given by Cameron Russell for TEDx. TED is a not for profit organization which, in its own words, makes ‘riveting talks by remarkable people’ available for free online. Cameron Russell, now 26, is a successful American model who started modeling when she was 16 years old and she powerfully speaks to us […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/model-shows-power-of-image/feed/ 0 Why You Should Look At Yourself With The Same Gaze Of Mercy God Does https://catholic-link.org/love-and-mercy/ https://catholic-link.org/love-and-mercy/#respond Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:50:17 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=1694 When you look at yourself what to do you see? Is your gaze one of love and truth, or judgment and despair? Do you understand the significance of God’s mercy? Or, have you rejected it from your heart? The video tries to tap into the drama of every human heart that suffers at the sight […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/love-and-mercy/feed/ 0 The More I Try The Worse It Gets: How Sin Is Unlike Any Other Problem https://catholic-link.org/sin-problem/ https://catholic-link.org/sin-problem/#respond Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:36:42 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=2123 Today’s video is an excellent production by CRU Global. It’s a flying 4 minutes that leads us through a series of metaphors that represent the basic stages of salvation history: creation, the fall, Christ’s coming and Resurrection, and our salvation. I find the peculiarity of the video in the clarity of its symbols and the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/sin-problem/feed/ 0 A Priest Breaks Down The Sacrament Of Reconciliation In A Way Everyone Will Understand https://catholic-link.org/sacrament-of-reconciliation/ https://catholic-link.org/sacrament-of-reconciliation/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:50:50 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=1979 The Sacrament of Reconciliation… Hmmm, just what do these ‘big’ words actually mean? Let’s take this time to unpack their meaning. A Sacrament First, “sacrament”. Do you love somebody – parents, spouse, children, and friends? Now, how do these persons experience your loving affection and commitment towards them? Well, perhaps, you tell them that you […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/sacrament-of-reconciliation/feed/ 4 Does living in a culture of “now” mean you never have time for God? https://catholic-link.org/culture-now-god-time/ https://catholic-link.org/culture-now-god-time/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:08:33 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=1538 This video, made by Dan Stevers (check out Jesus.net) transmits a clear and timely message “God has a vision for your life. However, daily life tends to obscure that vision, our frantic schedules push God to the fringe of our lives, and we beginning to develop habits that distract us from the world, our lives, […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/culture-now-god-time/feed/ 2 What Does it Mean to Truly Have Freedom? Do You Have it? https://catholic-link.org/freedom-project/ https://catholic-link.org/freedom-project/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:09:29 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=1513 “We’ve been lied to, and somehow we are okay with it. Have you looked around? I mean, really seen what is happening? The pain is real. We got used to it. Let me ask you something: why are you here? … Do you think someday freedom will just come? What if, one night at the […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/freedom-project/feed/ 1 When You Say One Thing, But Do Another: Incoherence https://catholic-link.org/incoherence-its-bad-for-the-lungs-a-brief-video-on-saying-one-thing-and-doing-another/ https://catholic-link.org/incoherence-its-bad-for-the-lungs-a-brief-video-on-saying-one-thing-and-doing-another/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:43:13 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=1118 From the moment of humankind’s first sin, the sweet harmony between words and action has proved to be impressively elusive. And the fact that it is something common in all of our lives can make us dangerously insensible to it. The video– sponsored by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation– offers a fresh glance at some […]

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]]> https://catholic-link.org/incoherence-its-bad-for-the-lungs-a-brief-video-on-saying-one-thing-and-doing-another/feed/ 0 “I am Sin”: The Different Faces of Sin in Our Lives https://catholic-link.org/i-am-sin-the-different-faces-of-sin-in-our-lives/ https://catholic-link.org/i-am-sin-the-different-faces-of-sin-in-our-lives/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:00:32 +0000 http://en.catholic-link.com/?p=424 The reality of sin, “a fact as practical as potatoes” according to Chesterton, is one that touches all of our lives, and every part of them in different ways. Its power is significant, but it, by no means, should lead us to despair. Our reaction should be humility, the recognition that we can’t do it […]

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