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Prayers for Salvation: Seeking Light and Truth
We all have people in our lives – friends, family members, those who have fallen away from the practice of the faith. How are we praying for them? For their salvation, conversion, and return to the church? One theme which keeps coming up in my life and times of prayer – is light and truth.
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Camino 2022 – Day 26 – to Fromista
Today’s pictures can be viewed here. Today’s prayer intentions: Millie Cordero Dunbar – especially her husband’s health. Friday, October 14: A beautiful earlier start to the day allowed us to see the sunrise. Oh the beauty of God’s creation!! Our first challenge of the day was what they consider a hill here in Spain …
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Our house looks like a religious order lives here!
My wife decided to take home all of the new cassocks and surplice from the parish so they could be washed and ironed. WOW – that is a lot of black fabric!! But – they have made their way to the parish and will now be ready for a fresh look for all our altar
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Lift high the cross
We remember our Lady of Sorrows. The blessed Virgin Mary is pierced through her heart with the Passion of Christ. Actions speak louder than words. She stood in silence at the foot of the cross gazing upon her own flesh and blood, her son. Yet willingly embracing the will of the Father. Holy Mary pray
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Pressing Moral Issues of Our Day
What a brilliant commentary on the current political positions surrounding abortion. Bishop Barron makes it clear, this is not just Catholic dogma or generally Christian principles. It is basic moral reasoning. And as such – abortion should be stopped to protect the life of the unborn. https://youtu.be/uQB-O8aJTUc
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Ok just a test
So this is a test to see where this goes. I sent this from my email hoping that somehow, I might start to get into the habit of blogging again. There is something therapeutic about sharing my thoughts out in the open. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram just don’t do it. The rest of the platform
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A Short Visit to the Blessed Sacrament Before Meditation
A Short Visit to the Blessed Sacrament Before Meditation In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. "I place myself in the presence of Him, in whose Incarnate Presence I am before. I place myself there. I adore Thee, O my Saviour, present here as God and
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A reflection on the Angelus
Every day I pray the Angelus at 12 pm, taught to me by my Deacon mentor, Deacon Fred Grant who went on to eternal life in December 2020. It is a practice I am so grateful for that he taught me. The prayer is this: As I prayed today and gazed upon a photo of
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Why I am Catholic
Here is a homily project I worked on recently for my studies at Saint Leo University. This is for my Ecclesiology class – the study of the church. We were to pick a scripture passage to preach on that dealt with issues within the church, in order to express complex Ecclesiological ideas to our parish.