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PRAYER REQUEST
Tonight is the first meeting of my parish's Catholics Come Home winter session. Please keep us in your prayers this evening, that many will attend these meetings and find their way home to Jesus' Church.
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Epiphany
Happy Feast of the Epiphany!
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To have my voice, but Him speaking...
To have my voice, but Him speaking My Steps, but Christ leading My heart, but His love beating in me, through me , with me What's it like to have Christ on the inside? To tap His strength when mine expires or feel the force of heaven's fires raging, purging wrong desires Could Christ become my entire self? So much Him, so…
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THIS IS THE BIG WEEKEND FOR MY FAMILY!
My husband joins the Church tomorrow at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Making (healthy) food ahead for a big group that I a hosting for brunch tomorrow after Mass. My daughter is driving home today. She finished her semester earlier this week and drove to Miami for an Advent retreat. She is on her way home now (about a 6 hour…
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Little Steps
"God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you." -St. Francis de Sales
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A day late, but...
I just read this from Scott Hahn that he posted on the Feast of Mary, Mother of God: "May the Blessed Virgin Mary, whom we venerate today as the Mother of God, help us to contemplate the face of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. May she accompany us in this New Year, and obtain for us and for the whole world the gift of peace.…
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Happy Feast of Mary Mother of God
WIshing you a blessed day today!
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Newtown CT priests need our support
The following is an excerpt from a letter written by a sister of one of the priests serving at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, CT. In addition to the grief the priests at St. Rose must be feeling as they bury children that they knew and comfort the families, they have been subjected to hate and threats for doing God's…
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
"I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself." -St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mary to Juan Diego: “My dearest son, I am the eternal Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God, Author of Life, Creator of all and Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth...and it is my desire that a church be built here in this place for me, where, as your most merciful Mother and that of all your people, I may show my loving…
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Creeping? Trolling??
What's creeping? What's trolling?
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St. Nicholas
Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!
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St. John Damascene, Dec 4
"Let us carefully observe the manner of life of all the apostles, martyrs, ascetics and just men who announced the coming of the Lord. And let us emulate their faith, charity, hope, zeal, life, patience under suffering, and perseverance unto death, so that we may also share their crowns of glory”
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First Sunday of Advent
Heavenly Father, as we begin this Advent, give light to our eyes and peace to our hearts. May the Lord find us watching and waiting in joy when He comes. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Happy first Sunday of Advent!
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Christ the King
Happy Feast of Christ the King. Only one more week until Advent and the beginning of a new Church year!
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Imposing our View on Others
This is about a two-minute read and very worthwhile: http://catholiceducation.org/articles/medical_ethics/me0093.htm
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All Souls Day
“We must not make purgatory into a flaming concentration camp on the brink of hell—or even a ‘hell for a short time.’ It is blasphemous to think of it as a place where a petty God exacts the last pound—or ounce—of flesh.... St. Catherine of Genoa, a mystic of the 15th century, wrote that the ‘fire’ of purgatory is God’s…
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Happy Feast of All Saints!
All you holy men and women, pray for us! Litany of the Saints: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xh8oXmynvQ
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It's the "then listen" part that I often forget...
God is your Father. He is a loving Father with wonderful plans for His children. Regardless of the greatest plan you can put together for yourself with the greatest power of your imagination, His plan is better, greater, more exciting, and more rewarding. Believe in His plan. Ask Him to reveal His plan to you. Then listen……
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Saint John Vianney
"I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life. I love You, O my infinitely lovable God, and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You. I love You, Lord and the only grace I ask is to love You eternally....My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I…
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Life
"If life is not a continuum, from conception to natural death, then all of us are potential victims if we fall out of favor with a ruling elite." --Cal Thomas
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Silent Insight - Daily Meditation
"Do not compare yourself to others, because you limit your potential in me" - Source: Received from the Holy Spirit in prayer to a faithful, consecrated prayer warrior!
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SIlent Insight - Daily Meditation
Booker T. Washington grew up in difficult circumstances but retained the vision of getting an education. Rather than feeling as a victim of difficult circumstances, he obtained an education and later went on to develop and grow a school in Tuskegee, AL with only minimal money and other resources. Instead of engaging in…
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Child of a King
“You are Mine, sweet one…Once I have set on you My stamp and seal of ownership, all My hosts throng to serve and protect you. Remember that you are the child of a King. Try to picture a bodyguard of My servitors in the Unseen, waiting, longing, efficient, to do all that is necessary for your well being. Feel this as you go…
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St Theresa of Avila
Let nothing trouble you. Let nothing make you afraid. All things pass away. God never changes. Patience obtains everything. God alone is enough. St. Theresa of Avila, Feast day October 15.
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Emerson
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a…
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Strive to see God in all things
Strive to see God in all things without exception, and acquiesce in His will with absolute submission. Do everything for God, uniting yourself to Him by a mere upward glance, or by the overflowing of your heart towards Him. Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inward peace for…
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Change
“On the day you cease to change, you cease to live” - Anthony de Mello SJ
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Right and Wrong
Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong. Right is right, even if nodody is right. – Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
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Silent Insight - Daily Catholic Meditations 10/8/2012
Consider your current dislikes of others and examine your own part. In doing so, apply the peace and direct guidance indicated below. If possible, on your part, live at peace with all. Beloved, do not look for revenge but leave room for the wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." Rather,…
