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Ascension Presents · Fr. Mike Schmitz
VerifyCalm, practical preparation for someone returning to the sacrament after years away.
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Ascension Presents · Fr. Mike Schmitz
VerifyAn introduction to turning attentive Scripture reading into prayer.
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Ascension Presents · Fr. Mike Schmitz
VerifyAddresses a common objection to sacramental confession.
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Ascension Presents · Fr. Mike Schmitz · exact title, publisher and access checked 2026-09-11.
Ascension Presents · Fr. Mike Schmitz · exact title, publisher and access checked 2026-09-11.
Ascension Presents · Fr. Mike Schmitz · exact title, publisher and access checked 2026-09-11.
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Luke 5:17–26
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Ecclesiastical approval of Scripture
Luke 5:17–26
2011 NABRE on the USCCB Bible website; private reading and study
USCCB; canonical rescript signed by Cardinal Francis George · 2010-09-30
Verified 2026-09-10. This record covers the listed work, not other material linked by its publisher.
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The text is read at its source. Ecclesiastical approval does not give Catechumens permission to reproduce it.
Ecclesiastical approval of Scripture
Luke 5:17–26
2011 NABRE on the USCCB Bible website; private reading and study
USCCB; canonical rescript signed by Cardinal Francis George · 2010-09-30
Verified 2026-09-10. This record covers the listed work, not other material linked by its publisher.
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The text is read at its source. Ecclesiastical approval does not give Catechumens permission to reproduce it.
Approval of a cited source does not extend to original commentary written by this app. Original religious lessons, explanations and prayers remain withheld until approval for those exact texts is documented.