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Prayer of the Beloved to the Holy Family
Prayer of the Beloved to the Holy Family
By Susan Skinner
I felt the Lord ask for a prayer yesterday on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. Today on the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart, it was written.
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Purpose
Purpose
By Timothy Neboyskey
If there is purpose in everything
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Why do Catholics confess our sins to another man (i.e., a Priest) rather than to God directly?
Why do Catholics confess our sins to another man (i.e., a Priest) rather than to God directly?
By Dan Baca
I was asked, “Why do Catholics confess their sins to a Priest, a fellow sinner, instead of to God Himself?”
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God Alone
God Alone
By Susan Skinner
It is not by our own merit that we are “good” or are we even able to do truly good deeds. It is only with God acting through us – since He is the source of all goodness. We can consider what we think to be good, based upon our own limited understanding, but how are we to actually know what is truly good?
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Contracepting Children Is Like Contracepting Christ
Contracepting Children Is Like Contracepting Christ
By Rose Cuervo
Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy at Boston College and prolific Catholic author spoke in Immaculate Conception, Tuckahoe, NY conference on Humanae Vitae on an incontrovertible witness.
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Our Lady of Puy-- The Site of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary after Her Assumption into Heaven
Our Lady of Puy-- The Site of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary after Her Assumption into Heaven
By Larry Peterson
The first recorded apparition of Our Blessed Mother occurred in the year 40 A.D. She was still alive at the time and living in Jerusalem. But she had made a promise to the apostle, James the Greater; she had told him that she would visit once he started his journey of carrying the gospel message to the ends of the earth.
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Deliver us from Evil
Deliver us from Evil
By Susan Skinner
Deliverance can sound like a scary word to some people. I am not sure why because we pray for it in the Our Father. As you all know I have been taking classes about all this.
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The Rose in Christian Symbolism
The Rose in Christian Symbolism
By E.M. McCarthy
The rose is considered by many to be the most beautiful and fragrant of flowers, and because of this the rose became a symbol of Mary, the Mother of God. The rose also has been used as a symbol for Jesus.
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Servant of God; Maria Domenica Lazzeri---the last 14 years of her life she ate nothing except for receiving Holy Communion
Servant of God; Maria Domenica Lazzeri---the last 14 years of her life she ate nothing except for receiving Holy Communion
By Larry Peterson
Maria Domenica Lazzeri was born in Capriana, Italy, on March 16, 1815. She was the youngest of five children born to Margaret and Bartolo Lazzeri, who was a miller by trade. However, Bartolo died in 1829 from pneumonia. The loss of her dad had a profound effect on his youngest child.
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The Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary; This was Her defining Virtue
The Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary; This was Her defining Virtue
By Larry Peterson
July 17 we celebrated the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The dictionary defines humility as the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one’s importance, rank, etc. A few synonyms for the word humility would be; lowliness, meekness, or submissiveness.
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Don't deliver yourself to the Torturers
Don't deliver yourself to the Torturers
By Susan Skinner
Have you ever really read, I mean really read, what Jesus is saying in the parable of the unmerciful servant? We all know the story, Peter asks the Lord how many times he should forgive, 7 times, and Jesus says, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” And then he tells the story.
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Not Devaluing The Person And Sex Is The Gift Of Humanae Vitae
Not Devaluing The Person And Sex Is The Gift Of Humanae Vitae
By Rose Cuervo
Listening to the talk of Fr. Donald Haggerty in the July 21, 2018 Immaculate Conception Church’s conference celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae made me somber on two points but I will get to that later.
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The Marriage Covenant written in our bodies
The Marriage Covenant written in our bodies
By Susan Skinner
***Warning*** I have written some graphic content in this piece. This is not for children. In my prayer, as I am sure many people have also felt, the Lord has impressed upon me the importance, to an overwhelming degree on my soul, of marriage.
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Learn Leadership from the Saints. Why Not
Learn Leadership from the Saints. Why Not
By BJ Gonzalvo
For centuries, we have looked to the Saints for prayers, intercessions, healing, and guidance on just about everything in life, from how to worship God to how we must go about our relationships with one another, and even to finding missing keys. But rarely have the Saints been looked to as leadership models.
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Spiritual Desolation
Spiritual Desolation
By Ralph Hathaway
This is an item that should be mentioned more but there might be some trepidation to talk about it since the very essence gets right into the heart of the Church. We have heard about the “Dark Night of the Soul” and know there are countless mystics who have lived this void or absence of a deep relationship with the Holy Spirit within themselves.
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The First Feast of Blessed Solanus Casey-- July 30, 2018
The First Feast of Blessed Solanus Casey-- July 30, 2018
By Rosemary Bogdan
On November 18, 2017, more than 66,000 people gathered at Detroit’s Ford Field, a multi-purpose indoor stadium and home of the Detroit Lions. It was a rainy, blustery day, yet as the thousands peacefully lined up at security there was not a face without a smile.
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Why Humanae Vitae Was Right
Why Humanae Vitae Was Right
By Tony Jesse
Imagine a loving father has to leave his children for an extended period of time. He cares very much for his children and so before he departs he writes out careful instructions for his children to follow. The father communicates that if his directions are followed loyally, the children will flourish while he is away and as a result, become closer to him.
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