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Time to call our leaders to prayer, penance, and the Eucharist
Time to call our leaders to prayer, penance, and the Eucharist
By Julie
I just read this article from our Catholic 365: http://www.catholic365.com/article/11201/the-fear-mongering-of-satan.html# I totally agree with the author. We should stop being afraid. God has given us directives to "Fear Not".
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The Institution of the Holy Eucharist
The Institution of the Holy Eucharist
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
The Fifth Luminous Mystery The Institution of the Holy Eucharist In John 6:51, while Jesus was teaching the Jews at the synagogue in Capharnaum, He gave us the first Eucharistic Doctrine. He called Himself “The Bread of Life”.
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St. Margaret of Cortona— From Sinner to Saint; her patronages include; the homeless, single moms, orphans, midwives, reformed prostitutes, the insane and more (link at end).
St. Margaret of Cortona— From Sinner to Saint; her patronages include; the homeless, single moms, orphans, midwives, reformed prostitutes, the insane and more (link at end).
By Larry Peterson
Jesus asked her what her wish was. She answered, “I neither seek nor wish for anything but You, my Lord Jesus.."
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THE SIXTH SEAL--PROPHECIES FORE TOLD BY SAINTS AND MARY
THE SIXTH SEAL--PROPHECIES FORE TOLD BY SAINTS AND MARY
By Elizabeth Thomas
When our Masses were stopped, and the churches closed due to the Covid -19 as you know my blog about "Now is the Time --to Not Fear" ---had already been published. I wondered WHY, God, why?" He reminded me that everything is for His purpose and a reason.
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A New Era
A New Era
By E.M. McCarthy
There is time when suffering comes to everyone, whether it is physical, spiritual, or emotional. Most of us do not dwell on our own death, precisely because it would prevent us from doing our daily duty.
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Listen to the Bells! Calling us to Mass.
Listen to the Bells! Calling us to Mass.
By Ralph Hathaway
The room was lighted by the Sun’s brilliant rays as I was awakened from the tumultuous ringing of the bells of St. Bernard Church. Time to rise and face the day as the reminder for Lauds (morning prayer) is calling me to prayer.
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Satan tried to give us The Darkest Sunday Ever ---Once again He Failed Miserably
Satan tried to give us The Darkest Sunday Ever ---Once again He Failed Miserably
By Larry Peterson
It is Sunday morning, March 22, 2020. What follows is simply this man pondering a morning that he never in a million years could have imagined happening. It is a Sunday morning without Mass. Yes, the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is nowhere to be found. Nowhere in my town, my county, my state, or my country is Mass being offered.
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No Masses: A Surreal Situation
No Masses: A Surreal Situation
By Bill Dunn
I hesitate to write about the Coronavirus pandemic, because the situation changes from day to day. Whatever I write today won’t be published for a while, and so what I have to say right now will be really old news by the time anyone sees it.
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Supernatural Grace in Dark Times
Supernatural Grace in Dark Times
By Katie Zalany
Ever since coronavirus hit, I’ve felt this supernatural grace consuming me most days despite not being able to receive the sacraments. There’s a nourishment, shielding of sin, spiritual communion with God, deeper prayerfulness, sense of God’s presence, and ability to be peaceful inside that I can’t explain.
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Light in the Darkness
Light in the Darkness
By Nancy Marie Murray
Times seem especially dark right now. For the first time in the 2000 years of the Catholic Church, public Masses have ceased in Rome. Churches have closed their doors. In many dioceses, Masses have been cancelled - perhaps for the remainder of Lent, for Good Friday, for Easter Sunday. Many people around the world are already suffering from the Coronavirus, while the rest of us dread its possible i
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It is okay to miss your home parish
It is okay to miss your home parish
By Tess Shore
The first weekend with no public mass for most Catholic Churches in the United States seems to still hit one hard. However, while searching the internet looking for a Mass, I was bummed that I was not able to connect to my home parish.
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Making sense of the Covid-19 pandemic in the plan of God
Making sense of the Covid-19 pandemic in the plan of God
By Joby Provido
In the Old Testament, Job was a righteous man whose life became increasingly difficult after God allowed one calamity after the other to afflict him. His friends asked him if he had done something to offend God that might be the cause of his punishment.
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How Should Catholics Deal With The Coronavirus?
How Should Catholics Deal With The Coronavirus?
By Tony Jesse
This is turning out to be a Lent we'll never forget. How ironic, as we carry our unique crosses with various sacrifices this Lent, we also have the reality of a pandemic that is causing heightened panic across the globe.
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What is spiritual communion (and how to use it)
What is spiritual communion (and how to use it)
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
For most reading this, you have been a victim of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Your Masses have been canceled, Good Friday Lenten observances, Stations of the Cross, and….well….the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry have all been canceled.
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Our Faith, Our Love, Our Hope ON-LINE Catholic Conference on March 28th!
Our Faith, Our Love, Our Hope ON-LINE Catholic Conference on March 28th!
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
There is a very special conference coming ON-LINE on Saturday, March 28th from 10 -5 p.m. EST. The conference is being sponsored by two Catholic organizations. One is Patchwork Heart Ministries and the other is Fiat Network Ministries.
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Fasting from Mass Brings Forth a Deeper Gratitude
Fasting from Mass Brings Forth a Deeper Gratitude
By Rachel Lucas
As the coronavirus threat continues to spread, public Masses are being suspended around the country and throughout the world. Our own diocese suspended public Mass starting this past weekend and, although I was greatly saddened, I understood.
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Saint Turibius Alphonso de Mogrovejo---He fiercely objected to being appointed a Bishop especially when he was not even an ordained priest---
Saint Turibius Alphonso de Mogrovejo---He fiercely objected to being appointed a Bishop especially when he was not even an ordained priest---
By Larry Peterson
This Archbishop is the Patron Saint of Latin American Bishops and native people’s “rights.”
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