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Archived Articles
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  My Prayer Box Newsletter
 

My Prayer Box newsletter is published weekly and contains the readings for that Sunday. It has reflections, stories and reader contributions, prayers and news relevant to living a proud Catholic life.

The reader contributions include announcements, interesting articles, pictures and greetings. We also solicit news regarding activities and events your parishes that you might useful for others.

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August 05, 2006: A Prayer - "Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning..."

Do I? - Do I have an open heart? Can I embrace new people, experiences, or ways of looking at god?
Does my heart reach out to strangers, but bristle when people I know make requests?

July 29, 2006: On Forgiveness (A Short Story) - "One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick..."

July 15, 2006: A letter from Tony - The Lord surely works in mysterious ways...it seems just four short years ago my wife and I were going through some really turbulent times in our lives...

July 01, 2006: Slayin' Demons - One of the more faulty yet interesting comparisons I’ve heard is that of comparing God to diamonds.

June 03, 2006: A Family of Matches - We sometimes won’t know our own abilities until we see what others can do or can become.

March 11, 2006: Jesus De-coded - The Lies of the Da Vinci Code

February 24, 2006: A Letter from Pastor Joe Porter

January 21, 2006: You Are Blest - Count your blessings and remind everyone else how blessed we all are. (Submitted through G. Maglalang)

January 14, 2006: A Special Grocery List - The power of prayer (Submitted through Daisy G.)

January 06, 2006: Inspiring!  and Somebody - A Submission - just don't remember by whom.  Somebody hears a song that reminds them of you.

December 22, 2005: Christmas 2005  and A Birthday Invitation- People have a lot more reasons to celebrate and be thankful for than eggs, bunnies or a fat man in a red suit.

December 17, 2005: Prayers from the Heart - Non-Catholic Christian Criticism on memorized Catholic Prayers

December 10, 2005: John the Baptist's Testimony - God the Father promised us His only Son and that we should be ready for Him.

December 03, 2005: The Good News - Preparing the way of the Lord

November 26, 2005: Expect the Unexpected - A Submission through G. Maglalang

November 12, 2005: What Do We Have To Give Back? - If God were to come today what can we show for the time, talent and treasure that He entrusted us?

October 29, 2005: Call No One on Earth Your Father

October 22, 2005: Communion of Saints

October 15, 2005: Indulgences: A Catholic Means to Buy Salvation

October 09, 2005: Catholic Politician Cannot Support Abortion, Prelate Says

September 17, 2005: Did You Know? That criticism of the Catholic Church comes from both the right and the left

September 10, 2005: Did You Know? Priestly Celibacy Is A Disciplinary Rule and not a Doctrine

September 03, 2005: When Disasters Strike

August 27, 2005: The Weight of A Prayer - Submitted through Daisy G.

August 20, 2005: Dear Mom - A submission by an unknown reader

August 13, 2005: Isn't it Funny - A Submission by Gene and Liz Herde

July 30, 2005: Opinion: The Muslim Mind on Fire - A preface to an article written by Youssef M. Ibrahim, published in the Middle East Times on July 26, 2005.

July 16, 2005: A Case for Peace

July 2, 2005: Apologetics Part 7: Catholics Worship Saints, Idols and Statues

June 25, 2005: Apologetics Part 6: Catholics Are Not Born-Again - So They Are Not Saved

June 18, 2005: Apologetics Part 5: Everything the Pope Says is Infallible

June 5, 2005: Apologetics Part 4: The Catholic Beliefs Are Not Found in the Bible

May 28, 2005: Apologetics Part 3: Bible Catholics?

May 22, 2005: Apologetics Part 2: Catholic Devotion To the Virgin Mary

May 15, 2005: Apologetics Part 1: Why We Do  What We Do 

April 17, 2005: Prayers and Faith

September 12, 2005: When Hatred Is Not Enough

August 1, 2004:
Tools For Life

July 18, 2004:
Devolving Meanings of Words

May 23, 2004:
The Catholic Church is Not a Super Market

May 16, 2004:
Where It Matters, What You Can Do To Counter the Attack On Christianity

April 18, 2004: Dear Mommy. What if the Aborted Child Can Write Back?

March-April, 2004:
You Are Not My Friend. Reflections on raising a child.

February, 22, 2004:
Happiness

January 2004:
Why Do We Lie?

December 2003:
Gossip - Where's the Harm?

November 2003:
How to Have A Memorable Conversation

November 2003:
Bringing Up Junior

October 2003:
Building Character

July 2003:
Pursuing a Legacy

July 2003:
A Deck Of Cards

June 2003:
Great Deeds

June 2003:
Mending Fences
 

Apologetics

Mary and the Saints

Mass and the Eucharist

A collection of articles based on published books explaining the reasons behind certain Catholic practices and traditions.
 
The blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, figures very strongly in Catholic life.
 
The Catholic Mass is a true sacrifice and the Eucharist a representation in an unbloody manner of the sacrifice of Christ.

Prayers

Novenas

The Rosary

Traditional Prayers:
Discover the origin of your favorite prayer. We might even have the original Latin version, too.
 
Novenas:
Learn how to say a novena in honor of your favorite Saint. 
 
You can learn how to say the Rosary.  The complete Rosary comes with the readings from the Gospel.

Archived Articles

Prayer Requests

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A collection of original and submitted articles and stories from past issues of My Prayer Box newsletter.
 
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