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Calvary defined the role of Mary
By Jean Smith
The month of May honors Mary and when I think of Mary I am compelled to recite the rosary. Father Padre Pio once said that “ "Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother."
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Joy in the Midst of Suffering
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
A third reason for joy—and this one is related to anticipatory joy mentioned in my previous article—is that our sufferings are not meaningless. Therefore, while "joy in the midst of suffering” may be an oxymoron, it is not a contradiction.
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Reversing the Orbit
By Greg Schlueter
I've had at least four epic, life-impacting letdowns in my life
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The Weight of the (Chapel) Veil
By Birgit Jones
The process by which I answered the call to veil was slow and discerning.
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Anticipatory Joy
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Besides joy in our Savior, a second reason for joy: we look forward to the fulllness of salvation – “an inheritance... kept in heaven for you... until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
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Zeal
By Kenneth D'couto
My wife and I are early risers. Some days I find it easier to wake up and get out of bed and other days I find it a little harder. Recently, I have tried to understand what makes a day worth jumping out of bed; and the answer to me is zeal.
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Joy in Our Savior
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
The first reason for joy relates to salvation or to the Savior who effects it, since salvation is the culminating joyful event of all human history.
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Joy the Sparkle of Life
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Only for those who have truly "found the Lord" can there be true, lasting spiritual joy, as distinguished from worldly joy or mirth. Spiritual joy is like the Bethlehem star, worldly joy like a passing meteor. The former is like a floodlight, the latter like a quick-burning match flame.
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A Personal Look at the Abortion Culture
By E.M. McCarthy
During my college years I had a friend who got caught up in the hook-up culture. Once she told me that if she ever got pregnant, she would have an abortion. I told her she couldn't, that it was murder. She stated that she couldn't face a pregnancy and would have an abortion.
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Becoming One with Christ
By Tess Shore
There is something about the Eucharist. The Eucharist that was given to all Catholics at the Last Supper. We truly believe that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ during the Mass. Yet, the Eucharist is more than just becoming the Body and Blood of Christ. The Eucharist is God’s way of speaking to each individual to become one with Him.
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Get to Know Your Guardian Angel
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Along with invisible material realities, God has provided us also with invisible spiritual realities, such as virtue, actual and sanctifying grace, and even his own divine presence in many forms, from cosmic to Eucharistic.
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That's Just Not for Me
By Elizabeth Thomas
The Pentecost experience! I wonder if the apostles only knew what was going to happen to them when the Holy Spirit came upon them, if they would have been so long in prayer, waiting as they were told to do?
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"Humanity" God's Greatest Gift
By Ralph Hathaway
A budding flower rises as its petals feel the sun’s rays; new life is coming - its already here; from whence did it come, a beauty to fill the earth.
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Cultivating Marian Devotion
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
In order to venerate Mary (it would be sacrilegious to worship her or any creature!), we must relate to her as a living, loving person—a pre-eminently special person who is also our spiritual mother and who loves us personally with an indescribable love. This personal relationship with Mary requires a special grace from God. If he hasn't bestowed that grace on you, plead for him to do so.
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Lord, If This How You Treat Your Friends . . .
By Melanie Jean Juneau
If you try to help a struggling butterfly emerge from the prison of his cocoon, his wings will be permanently deformed. As a butterfly struggles, fluid is forced into its wings so they stretch and open, allowing them to fly but butterflies are not the only creatures who must struggle before they have the ability to fly.
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Imitation - The Highest Form Of Compliment
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
Corresponding to Mary's God-planned uniqueness by reason of her co-activity in God's redemptive plan is her equally God-planned uniqueness in holiness. She is one of a kind, both in her "positive" spirituality (her virtue) and in her "negative" spirituality (her sinlessness).
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Where Beautiful Gardens Grow
By Carol Monaco
Anyone who has ever planted a seed can appreciate that gardening is indeed a labor of love. The digging, the fertilizing, the planting, the daily maintenance, and the constant weeding — we do it all with one goal in mind — to grow a beautiful garden.
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