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CHAPTER XV. Of the other Public Offices of the Church. FURTHERMORE, my daughter, you should endeavour to assist at the Offices, Hours, Vespers, etc., as…
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I believe something wonderful is coming. Gospel power is about to be ignited in the Church. It will be felt by multitudes. It will effect…
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Has there ever been a time with greater access to truth? We have the knowledge of the whole world–the vastness of space, the infinitesimal perfection…
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The Warning It started with a dream an hour before my alarm went off. I was in a house, my house, and there was an…
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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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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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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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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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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…