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As we step into 2025, it is hard not to reflect on the multitude of challenges we have had to overcome this past year. Ranging from political tensions to economic uncertainties along with personal obstacles, 2024 has been a difficult year for many people. Most of us have been looking forward to the coming New…
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Reading 1 1 John 3:22–4:6 Beloved: We receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us. Those who keep his commandments remain in…
When Alfred Bessette came to the Holy Cross Brothers in 1870, he carried with him a note from his pastor saying, “I am sending you a saint.” The Brothers found that difficult to believe. Chronic stomach pains had made it impossible for Alfred to hold a job very long and since he was a boy…
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St. John Neumann was born in 1811 in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). He felt called to the priesthood at a young age and traveled to the United States when there were few priests to serve the growing Catholic population. Ordained in New York, he worked tirelessly in rural parishes, often walking miles to visit…
Reading I Isaiah 60:1-6 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the LORD shines, and over you appears his glory. Nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance….
Yesterday, Jesse Romero, of the “Terry & Jesse Show,” interviewed Sister Marie Gabrielle on two things: the book, The Liturgical Rosary, and Operation Convent Rescue. The embedded video, below, has the full interview, and is cued up right to the … Continue reading → The post Sister Marie Gabrielle on the Terry & Jesse Show,…
This American saint was born in Bohemia in 1811. He was looking forward to being ordained in 1835 when the bishop decided there would be no more ordinations. It is difficult for us to imagine now, but Bohemia was overstocked with priests. John wrote to bishops all over Europe but the story was the same…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Catholics come to Rome for the Holy Year, their journey should have the specific goal of encountering and listening to Jesus, Pope Francis said. With a jubilee, the destination is the Holy Door, which “represents Jesus Christ, his mystery of salvation, which allows us to enter into the new life,…
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born in 1774 into a prominent Episcopalian family in New York City. She married William Seton, with whom she had five children. Tragedy struck when William’s health failed, prompting a move to Italy in hopes of recovery. There, Elizabeth encountered the warmth of the Catholic faith through Italian friends. After…
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious [In the Dioceses of the United States] Reading 1 1 John 3:7-10 Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. Whoever sins belongs to the Devil, because the Devil has sinned from the beginning….
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