Catholic Sistas https://www.catholicsistas.com/ perspective from the neck Sun, 10 May 2026 22:49:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.catholicsistas.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Catholic Sistas https://www.catholicsistas.com/ 32 32 26902280 Matthew 18:15-17 – The Normative Christian Approach to Conflict https://www.catholicsistas.com/matthew-18-conflict-resolution-catholic-standard/ https://www.catholicsistas.com/matthew-18-conflict-resolution-catholic-standard/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51524 Jesus did not leave us without instruction on how to handle conflict. Matthew 18:15-17 gives every Christian a precise, three-step prescription - in order, mandatory, with a specific purpose behind each step. This post unpacks what the sequence requires, what it reveals when someone skips it, and what you owe the person who ignored every step and came straight at you anyway.

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]]> https://www.catholicsistas.com/matthew-18-conflict-resolution-catholic-standard/feed/ 0 51524 The Man Who Walked Away Sad https://www.catholicsistas.com/the-man-who-walked-away-sad-catholic-teaching/ https://www.catholicsistas.com/the-man-who-walked-away-sad-catholic-teaching/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 10:26:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51505 Something has been building beneath the surface of our culture—and the Church has already named it.
Justice Cries Out is a Catholic social teaching series on power, dignity, and the God who hears what the world tries to silence.
This first reflection looks at the rich young man—not as a story about money, but about pride, power, and the cost of truth.

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]]> https://www.catholicsistas.com/the-man-who-walked-away-sad-catholic-teaching/feed/ 0 51505 Mercy Without Justice Is the Mother of Dissolution https://www.catholicsistas.com/turn-the-other-cheek-catholic-meaning-mercy-justice/ https://www.catholicsistas.com/turn-the-other-cheek-catholic-meaning-mercy-justice/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51515 Turning the other cheek does not mean what most Catholics think it means. A deep unpacking of the most misread verse in Scripture - the Greek word, the cultural context, what Jesus and Paul actually did - and what the Church really teaches about your right to forgive and fight at the same time.

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]]> https://www.catholicsistas.com/turn-the-other-cheek-catholic-meaning-mercy-justice/feed/ 0 51515 Justice Cries Out https://www.catholicsistas.com/justice-cries-out-catholic-social-teaching-series/ https://www.catholicsistas.com/justice-cries-out-catholic-social-teaching-series/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51508 Something has been building in me for a while now. The Church has always had something specific to say about how power is used, how people are treated, and what God hears that the world tries to suppress. Justice Cries Out is where we go there together - no political packaging, no comfortable distance. Just the sources, and what they actually say.

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]]> https://www.catholicsistas.com/justice-cries-out-catholic-social-teaching-series/feed/ 0 51508 When You Are Someone’s Enemy | A Catholic Guide to Praying for Those Who Hate You https://www.catholicsistas.com/how-to-pray-for-your-enemies-catholic-guide/ https://www.catholicsistas.com/how-to-pray-for-your-enemies-catholic-guide/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51501 FAITH • PRAYER • CHARITY Knowing how to pray for your enemies is one of the hardest things Jesus ever asked of us. He did not soften the command. He did not offer exceptions; He said it plainly, in broad daylight, in front of everyone: “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” […]

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]]> https://www.catholicsistas.com/how-to-pray-for-your-enemies-catholic-guide/feed/ 0 51501 When the Pebble Becomes a Boulder https://www.catholicsistas.com/scrupulosity-spiritual-pride-catholic-conscience/ https://www.catholicsistas.com/scrupulosity-spiritual-pride-catholic-conscience/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51493 Scrupulosity can be a gift. But mixed with the wrong temperament, it stops being personal holiness and starts becoming a standard imposed on everyone else.

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]]> https://www.catholicsistas.com/scrupulosity-spiritual-pride-catholic-conscience/feed/ 0 51493 How to Know If Your Career Is Secretly Costing Your Soul https://www.catholicsistas.com/how-to-know-if-your-career-is-costing-your-soul/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:52:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51387 He was the best lawyer in Naples and walked away from all of it. St. Alphonsus Liguori knew the signs. Here is how to recognize them in your own life. 🕊️

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]]> 51387 They Knew What It Cost: 10 Saints Who Chose Justice Anyway https://www.catholicsistas.com/saints-who-fought-for-justice/ https://www.catholicsistas.com/saints-who-fought-for-justice/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:22:05 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51289 The Conviction
They didn't set out to be heroes. They simply faced a moment where the right thing was the costly thing - and chose it anyway. Ten saints. Ten impossible moments. One question that cut through all of it: What does justice require of me here? Their answers will stop you cold. ⚖️🕊️

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]]> https://www.catholicsistas.com/saints-who-fought-for-justice/feed/ 1 51289 They Never Stay for the Retraction https://www.catholicsistas.com/they-never-stay-for-the-retraction-detraction-calumny/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=51286 On detraction, calumny, and the reputation you cannot give back Friend, I want to talk about detraction and calumny – two Catholic teachings the Church takes far more seriously than most of us do on an ordinary Tuesday. Not the dramatic sins. Not the ones that make headlines. I’m talking about the quiet ones. The […]

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]]> 51286 I Pick Me: Responding with Love https://www.catholicsistas.com/i-pick-me-responding-with-love/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.catholicsistas.com/?p=39983 Have you ever had a disagreement with someone that ended with you feeling like less?  I recall a situation not too long ago between me and a colleague. This person became extremely upset, and began to speak down to me. Instead of responding by speaking up, I let him continue to berate me. I drove […]

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