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  • 1Merciful Father — God, Lord …

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  • 2Father John Blackwood "Blackie" Ryan — is the protagonist in a series of 17 mystery novels by Roman Catholic priest and author Father Andrew Greeley. Fictionally, Blackie is a portly, little man with coke bottle glasses. As the innocuous auxiliary bishop (under Cardinal Sean Cronin)… …

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  • 3Monotheism — • A word coined in comparatively modern times to designate belief in the one supreme God, the Creator and Lord of the world, the eternal Spirit, All powerful, All wise, and All good, the Rewarder of good and the Punisher of evil, the Source of… …

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  • 4FORGIVENESS — FORGIVENESS, the act of absolving or pardoning; the state of being pardoned. In the Bible The biblical concept of forgiveness presumes, in its oldest strata, that sin is a malefic force that adheres to the sinner and that forgiveness is the… …

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  • 5Amphilochius of Pochayiv — Infobox Saint name=Amphilochius of Pochayiv birth date=birth date|1894|11|27|df=y death date=death date and age|1971|1|1|1894|11|27|df=y feast day= venerated in=Ukrainian Orthodox Church imagesize=230px caption=Portrait of Saint Amphilochius… …

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  • 6Act of Contrition — The Act of Contrition is a prayer recited by the penitent during the Latin Rite Roman Catholic sacrament of Confession.It is also used by some believers as a private devotional as part a daily examination of conscience. Full textLatin:Deus meus,… …

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  • 7Teachings of Opus Dei — The following are the main features of Escrivá s spiritual teachings, the basis of the message Opus Dei was tasked to spread. Another exposition of these main teachings, expressed as the main features of the spirit of Opus Dei, can be found in… …

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  • 8George S. Patton — Patton redirects here. For other uses, see Patton (disambiguation). For other people named George Patton, see George Patton (disambiguation). George Smith Patton, Jr …

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  • 9Pope Benedict XVI and Islam — TerrorismWhen Benedict was elected, critics described him as tougher on terrorism and more wary of radical Islam than his predecessor. The Pope s own statements, however, have strongly supported those of outgoing Vatican Secretary of State,… …

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  • 10Parable of the Prodigal Son — The Prodigal Son, also known as the Lost Son, is one of the best known parables of Jesus. It appears only in the Gospel of Luke, in the New Testament of the Bible. By tradition, it is usually read on the third Sunday of Lent. It is the third and… …

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