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Our Mother’s Call to Catholic Americans
The only approved Marian apparition site in the United States occurred in the countryside outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin on October 9, 1859. This is the beautiful new statue of Our Lady of Good Help unveiled at the Shrine by … Continue reading
Our Marian Pope
In a tribute to Pope John Paul II written after the Polish pontiff’s death in 2005 (and published in an Argentinian Catholic magazine, 30 Giorni), Cardinal Bergoglio recounted how the pope’s example inspired him to “recite the fifteen mysteries of … Continue reading
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St. Pius V Feastday, April 30
On March 14, 2013, the day after he was elected 266th successor of St. Peter, Pope Francis went to St. Mary Major in Rome to consecrate his pontificate to Blessed Mother. While he was there, he visited the tomb of … Continue reading
A Basque Peasant Returning from Church By Anna Bunston
(I was once told that this little poem was set to music and sung by early Jesuits as they walked through the countryside. I have no idea if that’s true or not but I think of it often after I … Continue reading
Review of “Porta Fidei” by Fr. Kevin B. Dyer, S.J.
from New Jesuit Review April 2013 Ask what the legacy of Pope Benedict might be, and the answers will often turn to matters liturgical. For Benedict XVI is the pope who published numerous books on the liturgy; who “brought back” … Continue reading
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“The Good Shepherd heals the wounds of the sheep returned to the fold”
After my conversion, I was plagued for many years by the temptation that somehow or another I would lose my faith or turn my back on God again or choose the misery of life-according-to-me as opposed to the freedom of … Continue reading
Examples of Audacious Faith for 2013
When the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops named 12 Saints for the Year of Faith, our interest was immediately piqued. Following Pope Benedict’s encouragement to study and draw strength from the lives of the saints during this year, the … Continue reading
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Hollowing Your Soul by Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity
“Since you allow me to speak to you as a beloved sister, it seems to me that God is asking you for abandonment and unlimited trust during the painful times when you feel those terrible voids. Believe that at those … Continue reading
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Sante Spiritu Divine Mercy Center in Rome Begun by John Paul II
Church of the Holy Spirit in Rome. The image was blessed for the first time by John Paul II in 1994. Mother M. Wendy was present for this blessing. St. Faustina prophesied about this blessing in her Diary #1044 ” … Continue reading
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Blessed John Paul II Went to the Father’s House 8 Years Ago, 4/2/05
This is the homily that our dear Holy Father gave on Easter Monday 2003, ten years ago: 1.”Easter Monday is called “Monday of the Angel” in memory of what happened at dawn on that first day after Saturday. In fact, … Continue reading
Celebrating the Year of Faith 