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The world is full of gossip. I sometimes wonder what would happen if we spent as much time praying as we do gossiping. Or (and this would be even more revolutionary) if we used the time we spent gossiping for prayer instead\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I recently decided to choose a celebrity and make an effort to pray for that person rather than gossip about them. After settling on one celebrity \u2013 Tom Cruise \u2013 I decided to get some help from the Seraphic Mass Association<\/a><\/strong>. Then I wrote Mr. Cruise a letter<\/a><\/strong>, inspired by something I read in the Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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