Faith
Sermons on Marriage
On Saturday, I was unable to go to Mass, so I visited http://www.audiosancto.org/. I was happy to see that three sermons on marriage were posted. Our pastor recently preached three excellent sermons on the same topic and I was interested in hearing more on the subject. I found all three of the sermons to be informative. The…
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“The son of God made man was invited to enter His own world through a back door. Exiled from the earth, He was born under the earth, in a sense, the first Cave man in recorded history. There He shook the earth to its very foundations. Because He was born in cave, all who wish…
Read MoreDivinity is always…
“If the artist is at home in his studio because the paintings are the creation of his own mind; if the sculptor is at home among his statues because they are the work of his own hands; if the husband-man is at home among his vines because he planted them; and if the father is…
Read MoreDivinity is always…
“No worldly mind would ever have suspected that He Who could make the sun warm the earth would one day have need of an ox and an ass to warm Him with their breath; that He Who, in the language of Scriptures, could stop the turning about of Arcturus would have His birthplace dictated by…
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“There was no room in the inn, but there was room in the stable. The inn is the gathering place of public opinion, the focal point of the world’s moods, the rendezvous of the worldly, the rallying place of the popular and the successful. But the stable is a place for the outcasts, the ignored,…
Read MoreAn Answer
Almost two years ago, I committed my children and I to going to Mass at our parish one extra day a week. Recently, due to the distance, I had been questioning whether or not I could continue doing so during the school year. Last week, I found my answer rereading a passage in a book and…
Read MoreDoing Everything for God
“The female dove has this peculiarity, that she does everything for her mate, so that when she sets, she leaves to him the care of herself and of whatever is needed, and thinks of nothing but cherishing and protecting her dovelets, to please her mate and rear for him new offspring. Oh, what a pleasing…
Read MoreA Birthday Wish Catechism Lesson
Patrick (as I was tucking him in bed): “The best birthday present that I could ever get is to go to Heaven. The only problem is that I would have to die.” Me: “Oh, Patrick, I hope that you live a long life so that you can bring glory to God, but remember that death…
Read MoreDaily Renewal of Enthronement to the Sacred Heart
A couple of days after my mom died, one of my cousins enthroned our home to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and consecrated it to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Since that day, our family has prayed the daily renewal prayer below prior to saying Grace before dinner. Last night, some friends heard us…
Read MoreLaurie – Advice
I apologize for not being able to respond to your comment before now and I hope that you see this post. I think that our Catholic faith gives you the answers that you seek. Forgive Forgive your husband. I know that this is probably easier said than done, but it is necessary. Love Love your…
Read MoreA Quote to Live By
“Life is to live in such a way that we are not afraid to die.” ~ St. Teresa of Avila ~ Taken from the parish bulletin.
Read MoreSolemn Pontifical High Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception ~ Bishop Slattery
A friend just shared Bishop Slattery’s homily that he gave at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. “We have much to discuss — you and I … much to speak of on this glorious occasion when we gather together in the glare of the world’s scrutiny to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the…
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