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Penance brings power, Contrition brings Kingdom, repentance brings restoration. We want a new evangelization within the Church; we need a new repentance. Repent, for the…
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Repent, for the harvest is near! The Kingdom is here. It is time, it is our hour to arise and shine like the sun, that…
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The dearth of catechesis in the previous few decades has caused no little amount of consternation in the present day. And rightly so. An uncatechized…
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“The Church has failed to implement Gaudium et Spes.” This was my first locution and if I’m a betting man it will be my last. …
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God, I pray that you would heal the Church, bearing her wounds in your Sacred Heart. Hold not back your tender mercies toward her. Remember…
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CHAPTER IX. Concerning Dryness in Meditation. SHOULD it happen sometimes, my daughter, that you have no taste for or consolation in your meditation, I entreat…
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Ego Bust To become Catholic you become so small Your theological convictions are trumped by another You become a part of the lay class You…
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God is simply attempting the impossible within us, that we would be made perfect in one thing and one thing alone. All endeavors within us…
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In the midst of an affliction of turmoil, I took an impromptu web fast. I think it was just the thing, to set down the…