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    How fast do you read? Take this quick test and see how you compare with the...

    I cannot cite anything specific, other than going to several speed reading seminars, and spending many, many hours reading about how to read faster. Subvocalizing is sort of speaking the words silently within your mind/head. True speed reading is with your eyes. You typically imagine one or two...
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    Perhaps the Catholics could help me

    I decided to just PM my response to the OP. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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    How fast do you read? Take this quick test and see how you compare with the...

    The problem is, it says read at your normal pace. My pace is only ever normal for what the goal is, or my mood. I usually read things for comprehension, and there my standards are total understanding. If I cannot tell someone in good detail what I just read, I did not read it enough. The...
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    Helping teens understand sexual morality

    Now I am relatively young in understanding my faith, this is my take as someone who has been confirmed as Roman Catholic, but still learning and growing in my faith. There are the reasons stated above. It is living in a fantasy, it is not real. It often leads to problems with real sexuality...
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    Father of JonBenet Ramsey: how I found God

    Much of this world is temporal, God is eternal. We get so accustomed to what we have in our life, that when something great to us is lost, I imagine we recheck what is we do have. I think in that moment we often find something that is always with us, God.
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    Richard Dawkins asks Catholics: “Do you really believe that when a priest blesses a..

    Having been young in my faith, I have just read many biblical passages for the first time. I have not been so fulfilled since reading the Gospel of John in memory, there are few times in my life where I have read something and I have been inspired to tell others about it. While I fall flat, and...
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    Verses about God crushing His enemies and mortal warfare.

    Perhaps Psalm 18 is along the lines of what you are searching for. :liturgy:
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    Newer Newsflash then Mikek's - I'm raggedy, sloppy, riperoaring ....

    Not sure if this was brought up, but drinking only straight liquor may make one disgusted with alcohol, and stop or slow down drinking overall.
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    About obeying parents

    Its hard to see at times, but often what is annoying about parents is part of what is great about them. Its part of their love and caring. I'll admit, I have bee annoyed with my parents before, even upset and angry, but ultimately I keep in mind a simple truth. Few in this world will love us as...
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    30 days of abstinence

    If there is no silver bullet then make the silver bullet. :liturgy: If you told someone who masturbates once a week, to touch once a day for 30 days straight, do you not think their subsequent behavior will be affected by this? We live life moment by moment, and we build our habits brick...
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    Hails!

    Hello, I am a Christian, raised nominally Roman Catholic. I was always mindful of God throughout my life, but varying in intensity. I am overall very ignorant of my faith. I am learning more and interesting in learning other teachings as well. I would appreciate any insights or advice. I have a...
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