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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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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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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 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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Doctors Who Love God
Doctors Who Love God
By Norman Fulkerson
One of the biggest complaints of those who visit their doctors is how the physician pays more attention to their computer screens than them. This treatment of a human being, at least implicitly, denies the needs of the soul.
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Cultural incompetence, panic and plagiarism in the Bernstein Mass
Cultural incompetence, panic and plagiarism in the Bernstein Mass
By Rose Cuervo
In the light-filled Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center complex, lady director Elkanah Pulitzer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz sat with WNYC’s John Schaefer before the July 18, 2017 showing of Bernstein’s Mass. Here are snippets from their conversation and commentary:
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Lost at the Beach
Lost at the Beach
By Joe Donovan
“Don’t mind them sweetie, they are just lost” said the Mom to her young inquisitive son after they both encountered a Catholic Mass in session at a Beach in New Hampshire in which my family was attending. The Mom quickly diverted the child in a different direction and the Mass continued on without any further interruptions.
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Meet the Findleys | Family Portrait Series at ILoveMyFamily.us
Meet the Findleys | Family Portrait Series at ILoveMyFamily.us
By Greg Schlueter
Steve and Lorna Findley of Huron, OH spend their time “raising the next generation of superheros.”
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Christian Asceticism and the Art of Weight Lifting
Christian Asceticism and the Art of Weight Lifting
By David Torkington
I have before introduced you to Franz Stampfl, my athletics coach when I was a boy. When transposed from the sporting life to the spiritual life his teaching taught me more about how to progress spiritually than any spiritual director whom I have even known.
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Like Athletes we Must Get Fit for Faith
Like Athletes we Must Get Fit for Faith
By David Torkington
I was so sorry to hear that my boyhood hero died recently. His name was Roger Bannister, or Sir Roger Bannister as he became later. I had seen him run several times, but sadly I wasn't present to see him break the record by becoming the first man to run a mile in under four minutes.
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Don't FORGET What You are Taught!
Don't FORGET What You are Taught!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Today: I was dealing with minor health issues, starting to become anxious! Oh no, am I having some problems again? How quickly negativity can ESCALATE if we let it. Oh yes it can!
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What is happening to my Church?
What is happening to my Church?
By Ralph Hathaway
In the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as in many other dioceses’, there will be changes, some welcomed, but many leaving the congregants confused, hurt, and living with hope of a future church that will continue to feed all of us with God’s Grace.
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Procrastinate At Your Peril
Procrastinate At Your Peril
By Fr. Andrew Kooi
Father... please... hurry... come quickly... my mom/dad/whoever is in critical condition... doctors are saying she/he may not make it... she/he needs anointing... please help...
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Is the Church Heading for Extinction?
Is the Church Heading for Extinction?
By Bill Dunn
Recently I read about a Catholic monastery in Quebec that is being converting into a Harry Potter theme park. The facility, which was once a thriving community of almost 200 prayerful monks, is now devoid of faith: no more monks, no more priests, no more Canadian Catholics who are interested in keeping the place open.
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Beatific Mission
Beatific Mission
By Greg Schlueter
If you haven't yet encountered a Mission worth your every penny, every resource, every talent, every breath-- you're living a half-life. No provision will relieve your greatest poverty. No rising ladder will take you higher. No recreation will re-create.
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