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 Saint Nicolas How to be Saved as a Catholic America’s largest religious group is mostly Protestant with 43 percent of people expressing affiliation with a Protestant congregation (Pew Research Center) . As Catholic’s we are often asked, “Have you been saved?” The answer is yes but…we must be in a state of grace. We are saved but it is not a one-time event and staying in the state of grace is a lifetime journey and that journey is full of twists and turns. To be saved as a catholic is simple; stay in the state of grace and if you sin; repent, confess your sins and act to be a better follower and maintain your journey and be a righteous person. To be a righteous person is the objective and is vital to be saved as a catholic. The former Bishop of Phoenix, Thomas Olmstead realized that in the current modern world it is difficult for a man to save himself and those he loves because the enemy he is fighting against is the world, the flesh, and the Devil. Bishop Olmstead has reached out...

 Monday Night at the Movies Prayer Is prayer still considered relevant in the third millennium? Our schools do not allow prayer. Nor do most schools follow the traditional invocation before a graduation event.  In the 1992 case Lee v. Weisman the court ruled that having prayers violated the establishment clause of the US Constitution and that schools have no business sponsoring prayer (Julie P. Samuels, Contributing Writer Updated June 2007 by Scott Felsenthal) . The US Government is prohibited by the US Constitution from encouraging and from discouraging prayer. Prayer is personal communication between man and his or her God. You have a right to communicate with your God and no government can stop God from communicating with you. Prayer is deeply personal and for some and the life of prayer is not a burdensome task but is refreshing and gives the mind calm; the heart gratitude; the eyes the vision to create a better world and the strength to accomplish ominous tasks with...