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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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I haven’t been fully forthcoming with you, dear Readers. This blog is a stretching exercise for me. I’m not very practiced with verbalizing and sharing…
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It’s coming! Mixing old with new, a progress report on the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization was delivered in Latin, the ancient language…
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I believe God is raising up a new, holy generation of Bishops and Priests in our Church, and it is encouraging to see the signs!…
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Christ meets his bride clothed in white and they become one flesh in the sacrament of the altar. For every action, there is a reaction….
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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. That is what the woman from northern Quebec said she heard as they were…
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“Lord Jesus, Who in the Eucharist make your dwelling among us and become our traveling companion, sustain our Christian communities so that they may…
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Guest post by Owen Swain. [A Book Review] As we arrive at Pentecost Sunday the beginning of the Church is fresh in our hearts and…
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Pentecost First Reading Acts 2:1-11 The disciples receive the Holy Ghost. Peter’s sermon to the people. The piety of the first converts. [1] And when…