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Christ had revealed the Treasures of His Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary. But it was St. Claude de la Colombiere who helped her reveal it to the world.
Christ had revealed the Treasures of His Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary. But it was St. Claude de la Colombiere who helped her reveal it to the world.
By Larry Peterson
Claude de la Colombiere was born in 1641, in the old province of Dauphine, in France. He was the third child of Bertrand Colombiere and Margaret Coindat. Soon after Claude was born the family moved to the town of Vienne, and this is where the young boy began his education. It was during this time period that Claude began feeling the call to the Jesuits.
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A Prayer for Those Who Are Mourning
A Prayer for Those Who Are Mourning
By E.M. McCarthy
Dearest God I'm hurting after the death of my beloved,
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Feel the Presence of the Holy Spirit
Feel the Presence of the Holy Spirit
By Ralph Hathaway
How often do we really seek the Holy Spirit or listen to His whispering from deep within our consciousness? Are we even acutely aware that this third person of the Holy Trinity constantly speaks to us, convicting us (not condemning us) of the corrections from a detour we may have stepped into and guides our trek back on course.
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There is Power in the Act of Contrition
There is Power in the Act of Contrition
By Dr. Anne DeSantis
The Act of Contrition is the prayer we, as Catholics, pray after we confess our sins during the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I like this common prayer
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Habits--Dry Bones--Mindset--Barren Elizabeth
Habits--Dry Bones--Mindset--Barren Elizabeth
By Elizabeth Thomas
What do all these have in common in our spiritual walk with God? Let us start with 'Barren Elizabeth.'
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Learning to Value Suffering and a Natural Death, the Hard Way
Learning to Value Suffering and a Natural Death, the Hard Way
By Fouad Abou-Rizk
I remember a weekend in my life where I wished I was dead, would die, had already died. My mouth was newly wired shut from a broken jaw and the pain was unbearable. I couldn’t receive any more pain medicine because I had already been given the full, prescribed amount. This was two years ago in February 2016 and I was 19 years old. I spent that weekend on the couch under the care of my parents.
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What is the purpose of your life?
What is the purpose of your life?
By Flávia Ghelardi
This question only matters to a human being. An animal doesn’t have the intellectual capability to think about the meaning of its own life. It lives to eat, sleep and reproduce, nothing more. But a human being feels a longing about the meaning of his life, the reason for his existence.
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Don't Miss these Symbolisms at Your Next Mass
Don't Miss these Symbolisms at Your Next Mass
By Joby Provido
As Catholics who have gone to countless Masses, we know the order of the different parts of the Mass, and the responses to the priest’s prompts come quite instinctively. But most Catholics might miss the symbolisms built in the liturgy because, well, we never knew they were there. Listed here are some of those symbols in words, objects, and gestures.
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Christ-Focus in Prayer
Christ-Focus in Prayer
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
An out-of-focus Christianity will likewise distort our prayer life. Without a close relationship with Jesus as a person, our prayer will be nothing more than a long-distance phone call to heaven.
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Come Holy Spirit!
Come Holy Spirit!
By Carol Monaco
Rejoice and be glad! Our Lord has kept His promise to us. He descended into hell and on the third day, rose again from the dead and ascended into Heaven. He has broken the chains of sin and has given a lifeline to His faithful by way of the Holy Spirit.
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Encountering the Church Penitent
Encountering the Church Penitent
By Ralph Hathaway
As one who spends as much time as possible praying for poor souls in Purgatory I thought of how these souls would appear in an encounter with the one praying for them. This question became obvious after a dream that seemed so real that its content must be written.
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3 Ways Mary Undoes the Knots of Desolation in my Life
3 Ways Mary Undoes the Knots of Desolation in my Life
By Matthew Chicoine
Does your life seem confusing? Are you currently in a situation where there is no apparent solution? Sir Isaac Newton once said, “Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.” If that is the case it seems that life is lacking truth lately. Confusion, frustration, anxiety, and anger engulfed me over the course of the past couple weeks.
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Persevere in Prayer and St. Therese
Persevere in Prayer and St. Therese
By Julie
I have been reading a book lately titled "The Way of Trust and Love" about St. Therese by Father Jacques Phillippe a French priest (I have met him once). In this book this priest has some good points I would like to share with our reader
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Saint Joseph Terror of Demons
Saint Joseph Terror of Demons
By Susan Skinner
I was pondering the state of the world today, thinking about how we had gotten to where we are. As I prayed and sat in the chapel, I thought about all the rage I see in society. I thought how it seems to be coming from every direction. God whispered, “I made them male and female.” I thought about recent events. How men seem to have used women, and how women march in the streets in anger at men
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A Practical Guide for Daily Prayer
A Practical Guide for Daily Prayer
By David Torkington
In answer to a recent letter asking me how to pray, I sent back nine prayers that I composed that have been a great help to me over the years. They are an attempt to incorporate Catholic teaching into daily prayer. It seems that the receiver found them very useful and so did her friends. I thought therefore they may be of some help to you too
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Blessed Maria Bolognesi; Mystic, Stigmatist, Visionary, and Victim of the Demonic
Blessed Maria Bolognesi; Mystic, Stigmatist, Visionary, and Victim of the Demonic
By Larry Peterson
On October 21, 1924, an out-of-wedlock child was born and given the name, Maria. At the time, Maria was not assigned a surname. That was because her birth father, (himself an illegitimate child) refused to wed Maria’s mother and left her. Fortunately for Maria, the most influential person in young girl’s life would be her grandma, Cornetto Cesira.
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The Queenship of Mary
The Queenship of Mary
By Susan Skinner
After reading the above excerpt in Genesis, I began to wonder why Eve was speaking to the serpent at all. After all, the serpent was her enemy. The answer is perhaps because Eve didn’t recognize her enemy. She simply didn’t know he was her enemy.
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