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The Scourging at the Pillar
The Scourging at the Pillar
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
The gift of the Sorrowful Mysteries is different for each of us. Jesus speaks to every one of us individually. He desires to imprint on our hearts what is necessary and good for us.
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St. Joseph Invoked to Overcome Coronavirus
St. Joseph Invoked to Overcome Coronavirus
By Kevin J. Banet
Head of Mercedarian Friars Asks for Prayers on Feast of St. Joseph, March 19
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Reflections on the Past Twenty Years
Reflections on the Past Twenty Years
By Justin Soutar
I wish all readers of this article a happy new decade. It's hard to believe we've just entered the "Twenties," since my maternal grandparents were born in the 1920s almost one hundred years ago.
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Saint Patrick and the Angels
Saint Patrick and the Angels
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
There has been an ongoing battle between Penny and Bob as to the origins of St. Patrick. He is the Patron Saint of the Irish, having evangelized the Emerald Isle in the middle of the Fifth Century.
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stained glass windows
stained glass windows
By Linda Kracht
Catholic Churches are home to ‘millions’ of beautiful stained glass windows, statues, paintings, mosaics, and wood carvings and for good reason!
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Honoring the Tongue of St. Anthony of Padua—By the use of His Tongue, the Great Saint became known as the Hammer of Heretics.
Honoring the Tongue of St. Anthony of Padua—By the use of His Tongue, the Great Saint became known as the Hammer of Heretics.
By Larry Peterson
St. Anthony of Padua was born as Fernando Martins de Bulhoes in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 15, 1195. His family was wealthy, and this enabled Fernando to enter the upscale Abbey of Santa Cruz in Coimbra (at that time the capital of Portugal) when he was only 15.
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Saint Frances of Rome
Saint Frances of Rome
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
The Great Western Schism began and the Church needed a Saint, someone willing to live and die, if necessary, for the Church. In 1384, Jesus was to raise up such a Saint.
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Who do you turn to when things go bad?
Who do you turn to when things go bad?
By Troy Kroening
When things start to go bad, most of us just try to take care of it ourselves. We think that just by working harder at it we can get past it. Well, what about working smarter?
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Coronavirus: How Catholics should respond
Coronavirus: How Catholics should respond
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
Coronavirus has made its way from China to the United States – let the panic begin. Before you turn on the TV, scroll through your social media feed, or Google information about how to protect yourself from getting the virus (if you have not already done so) let me say this: Stop the panic. Stop listening to the media.
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NOW is the TIME---NOT TO FEAR!!!
NOW is the TIME---NOT TO FEAR!!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Now is the time to LIVE the FAITH we PROFESS!! This is an open letter to all Bishops and Priests who may be wondering what will we decide, what will we speak to the faithful concerning the "Coronavirus."
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St. Paul: A Man For Our Times
St. Paul: A Man For Our Times
By Dr. Lin Weeks Wilder
My affection- more accurately love- for Saint Paul began strangely-with intensely passionate dislike. His writings about the required obedience of wives to their husbands rankled...especially during the years when Christians like me were alien.
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The Wrath of God
The Wrath of God
By Linda Kracht
We expect good things from our choices and actions — in turn, when things don’t go as expected we may blame God. Are we experiencing God’s wrath when things go wrong or are we hurting because of our own choices — collectively and individually?
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Miracle of the Eucharist of Lanciano
Miracle of the Eucharist of Lanciano
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
Lanciano is a small, medieval town , nestled in from the coast of the Adriatic Sea in Italy, halfway between San Giovanni Rotondo and Loreto. Everything about Lanciano smacks of the Eucharistic Miracle.
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Transfiguration Points to Supernatural Realm
Transfiguration Points to Supernatural Realm
By Bill Dunn
The gospel reading at Mass this weekend is the Transfiguration of the Lord. Saint Peter, along with Saints James and John, had front row seats for this miraculous event
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Holy House of Loreto
Holy House of Loreto
By Joseph Freyaldenhoven
And so it was, in the year 1291, when the Saracens (Moslems) decided to vent their venom and hate against Christ, and all things Christian. The Crusades were over. The Christians had been defeated and run out of the Holy Land. By destroying every holy place in Palestine, the Moslems thought they could eliminate every sign or vestige of Jesus' existence in history.
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Pleasing God, Humility and the Vocation of Love of St. Thérèse de Lisieux
Pleasing God, Humility and the Vocation of Love of St. Thérèse de Lisieux
By Kevin J. Banet
The importance of pleasing God, humility and the “vocation of love” noted by St. Thérèse de Lisieux highlighted our Salesian chat this week.
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Her Father died when she was five—It changed the course of her life
Her Father died when she was five—It changed the course of her life
By Larry Peterson
Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet was born on March 26, 1805, in Montreal. Canada. Her father, Vital Mallet, passed away when she was only five, and his passing immediately changed the direction of her life. Her mother, Marguerite, unable to provide for her children’s education, sent Marie and her brother to live with an aunt and uncle in Lachine.
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