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Prayers and Promises
Prayers and Promises
By Carol Monaco
The Rosary is a sweet, easy, and accessible prayer.
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Becoming More Compassionate
Becoming More Compassionate
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
It is Possible to Become More Compassionate?
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Becoming More Compassionate: A Three-Part Personalized Series
Becoming More Compassionate: A Three-Part Personalized Series
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Mayslake Ministries in Chicago, IL has a unique opportunity to grow in faith. It is a three-part personalized series called Becoming More Compassionate. As Catholics and as people of good faith, empathy and compassion are important elements of loving God and neighbor. The way that this program is unique is that it is a three-part one-on-one session where you have the opportunity to share your s
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A Veteran's Day salute to our military Catholic priests
A Veteran's Day salute to our military Catholic priests
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Veteran’s Day is a day to remember and honor those who have served our country. It’s a time we set aside to thank those who have risked their lives and sacrificed family time to keep us safe. I want to encourage everyone to remember one of the often-overlooked veterans in our military: Catholic Chaplains.
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I Get No Satisfaction
I Get No Satisfaction
By Carol Monaco
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “prayer is a vital necessity.” [CCC 2744] Prayer is communion with God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. That should be incentive enough to devote ourselves to daily prayer, right?
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Loving and Caring for the Marginalized
Loving and Caring for the Marginalized
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Love and Care for the Marginalized: 40 Meditations, Spiritual Outreach Reflections for Catholics is a book available through Charis Publishing and on Amazon and Kindle asking the question "Who are those people in my life who do not have the love and the support they deserve"? Each day the book offers a quote (from several sources including popes, saints, religious leaders, and others), a reflecti
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Backing Up and Rolling Hose
Backing Up and Rolling Hose
By Mark Ingoglio
On January 5, 2010, I fought my first fire in the new district. As our apparatus turned off of Broadway, it became apparent that the city snow plows had not been down this road since they made their first pass early that morning –
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The Biggest Problem
The Biggest Problem
By Caroline Godin
The biggest problem we face today is not COVID. It’s not healthcare either, or hunger, or poverty, or wars, or politics. It’s much bigger and happens in a place much closer on scale seemingly much smaller. Our biggest problem today is the heart.
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Is Life Overwhelming?
Is Life Overwhelming?
By Michael Ripple
My father “Pappy” has lived with my wife and son and now brother for close to twenty years. He is 98 years old. He now requires 24-7 care. Fortunately we have been able to change our lives and keep him comfortable here in our home.
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Our Father in Heaven
Our Father in Heaven
By Mark Kehoe
When a child is young, a loving father begins the task of teaching his child all the necessary things to know so that one day the child will be able to live apart from the father. The father is very much involved with his child’s activities and will even demonstrate the skills and behaviors that the child needs to be happy later in life.
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‘The Wall' ... a story from the underground church in China
‘The Wall' ... a story from the underground church in China
By Stephen Clark
Occasionally, stories from the Underground Catholic Church in China make it through the bamboo curtain to give us a glimpse of their valour and devotion. One I heard years ago was about a missionary who visited China and stayed with a Catholic family in a rural area.
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The Glory of God in All Seasons
The Glory of God in All Seasons
By Katie Zalany
It’s a beautiful autumn of glorious colors where I live and it naturally calls forth praise of the Lord and His wondrous works. As I was on a walk one day, I got to thinking about all of the seasons, of the year and of our lives, in which the glory of God shines through.
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The Grace of Acceptance
The Grace of Acceptance
By Katie Zalany
For many years of my life, there were things I struggled to accept. Circumstances of life and sufferings that I continually fought against spiritually.
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Writing Demands Humility
Writing Demands Humility
By Christina M. Sorrentino
I have been writing for what seems like forever and a day. It is from my early years of grade school that I have a collection of poetry and short stories ranging from imaginary tales of animals which included pencil drawings to a creative, colorful picture book about the biblical creation story. They were simple and based on my observations of the natural world around me.
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The Complaint that Works and the Apology that Is Useful
The Complaint that Works and the Apology that Is Useful
By Flávia Ghelardi
Stop to think about how much you complain in your day: the traffic is heavy, the price of gasoline has increased, you have been warned by the boss, the steak was cooked too rare, your son has not tidied up his room, the heat is too strong, the internet is slow. In short, there are countless small situations that can leave you upset and irritated.
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Keeping An Eternal Mindset
Keeping An Eternal Mindset
By Elizabeth Ambielli
An eternal mindset is aware that we are here on earth to come to know, love, and serve God and be with Him FOREVER in the next life. Forever? Eternity? NEXT life? These words are foreign to many looking for the warranty for any purchase or who seek to sign a pre-nuptial agreement before stating the vows to 'love, honor, and obey.’
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Generosity is the language of the heart
Generosity is the language of the heart
By Fr. Jude M. Serfino
Homily 32 Sunday Year B Gospel Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 In the course of his teaching Jesus said to the crowds, "Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
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