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Our Lady of Walsingham---the site of England's, Nazareth
Our Lady of Walsingham---the site of England's, Nazareth
By Larry Peterson
The story begins in 1061, more than a thousand years after the birth of Our Lord. It was during the reign of Edward the Confessor that a woman of noble heritage, Richeldis de Faverches, had been praying for guidance to fulfill her need to honor the Blessed Mother.
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How did "Visiting" Jesus become a Great Catholic tradition with Adoration and Benediction?
How did "Visiting" Jesus become a Great Catholic tradition with Adoration and Benediction?
By Larry Peterson
Growing up and going to Catholic school, we had religion class every day. One thing we all learned about was the “Real Presence.” There was no doubt in our minds that inside the church, Jesus was truly present “body and blood, soul and divinity.
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What Remains
What Remains
By Sue Hallett
I share this morning's meditation because I know many of you are living through a similar moment. Or have in the past. Or will in the future.
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Tony Agnesi: The Story of a Storyteller and Man of Fatih
Tony Agnesi: The Story of a Storyteller and Man of Fatih
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
Have you ever met someone who really made you stop and think, or even rethink, your faith life? Or perhaps you read an article, essay or book by someone and realized much later what a positive influence their words had on your life’s course? I’m talking about making you really think and even consider making some positive changes.
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The Mass: Liturgy of The Word
The Mass: Liturgy of The Word
By Charlie Johnston
In the First Installment of this series we looked at the Introductory Rites of the Mass, in this installment we will look at the second part of the Mass; The Liturgy of The Word.
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Reversing the Orbit
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
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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Zeal
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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A Personal Look at the Abortion Culture
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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That's Just Not for Me
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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Lord, If This How You Treat Your Friends . . .
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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Where Beautiful Gardens Grow
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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"Rose-ary"
"Rose-ary"
By Ralph Hathaway
The sweet fragrance of roses, a feeling of God’s closeness, the sign of Mary, Mother of God, assuring us that peace, love, and sanctity are real. Does everyone have these experiences? Perhaps not. But, all may be certain that when this phenomenon occurs Mary is close by.
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Priestly Vocations are Born from a Catholic Culture
Priestly Vocations are Born from a Catholic Culture
By Christina M. Sorrentino
There is the misconception that there is a 'crisis in vocations' because young men are no longer being called to become priests, but the truth is that they are still being called by God to the priesthood, but because of a culture that does not promote vocations they are not responding to His call.
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Fifty Years Of Marriage
Fifty Years Of Marriage
By Mary Rivers
Yesterday we were looking at old pictures of ourselves with a car we still own, a collector car. The car still looks the same, but I hardly recognized us. Things remain the same, yet people are always changing- sometimes for better, sometimes not so well. We had arms looped around each other, a sign of affection; now our arms entwine to hold each other up.
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Walking in the Shadow of Death
Walking in the Shadow of Death
By Elizabeth Thomas
From the moment of birth, entering into life: we walk through that valley of the shadow of death.
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St. Therese and St. Elizabeth of Trinity....
St. Therese and St. Elizabeth of Trinity....
By Julie
Right now, I am taking a class through Avila institute of Studies about St. Elizabeth of Trinity. I took a previous course about St. Therese. Their lives were very similiar and in fact their "tineline" of history or "life" was around the same time frames.
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