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The saints are awesome. There really isn’t any way to sugarcoat it. They’re as close to us as our friends here on earth and are available to talk any time of the day. When it comes to my relationship with the saints, it can be hard to pick a favorite. They’re all amazing, and each offers […]
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Recently, I found myself remarking that things in the Catholic blogosphere have been getting so bewilderingly toxic that I could literally post nothing but the text of the Nicene Creed and reasonably expect at least three people to reply something like “Just like a LIBERAL/CUCKSERVATIVE. Your AGENDA is RUINING the Church! !!” I was half-joking
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Today’s (September 22) saintly feasts are numerous and include Ignatius of Santhia, Lauto of Coutances, Maurice, Sadalberga, Basilia, Digna and Emerita of Rome, Emmeramus of Regensburg, Florentius the Venerable, Irais, Jonas, Joseph Marchandon, Lindru of Partois, Otto of Freising, Sanctinus of Meaux, Silvanus of Levroux, and the Spanish Civil War martyrs to name just a
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Saints are the super heroes of the Catholic Church, coming to the rescue with their intercessions, performing miracles, and giving their names to parishes and schools, so it can be hard to remember that they, too, were ordinary people living their lives for God. And while we might usually need to look up to someone
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s love of life and passion for Christ in the faces of the poor was a contagious love. Her activism led to collaboration with many world leaders. Yet her fame did not keep her from spending time with those who were impoverished. Here are thirteen times that Mother Teresa hit epic levels
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Friendship is at the core of human relationships. Great philosophers and poets throughout the ages extol the virtues of friendship. Christ even calls us his friends. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer
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We are all busy (or so it seems), reliably busier than we ought to be. There seems to be little time to read for inspiration. However, quality Catholic reading is necessary if we are to grow in our journey with the Lord. Mother Teresa of Calcutta was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis on
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1. A cute St. Teresa peg doll 2. This awesome t-shirt 3. Mother Teresa of Calcutta medals 4. This sweet St. Teresa plush doll 5. An excellent children’s book from Magnificat-Ignatius 6. And get THIS one from Magnificat-Ignatius, too 7. These smart little stuffed plush dolls 8.
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be, very rightly and properly, canonized a saint this weekend. She is one of the most luminous figures of our time and even a generation of people in their 20s and younger who cannot really remember her clearly intuits that, when they see her face, they are looking at the
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In just a few short days, as Blessed Mother Teresa becomes Saint Teresa all the faithful will exclaim, “Finally!” It’s not like we didn’t see this coming. During her life, Mother Teresa was often thought of as a saint among us. While there is a formal process by which an individual is ‘canonized’ it really
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (A.D. 1895-1979), ora pro nobis! The good archbishop and modern evangelizing pro has a special place in my heart. We hail from the same diocese of Peoria, we both have a connection with CUA, and we both know the family whose boy I believe was cured through his intercession. Needless to
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s legacy is the incredible story of compassion, humility and a woman who understood how to be Christ’s hands and feet to the world. She dedicated her life to the service of the poorest of the poor in the slums of India. Here are eight quotes from her writings and interviews that
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The following is an account of a dream I had of Blessed Mother Teresa. This is in no way meant to be taken as an interpretation of anything, nor is it meant to make me look like some sort of mystic. LOL. That is a funny concept. Anyway, I just want to share a really
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We don’t have any written record of anything the St. Joseph said. Sure, there have been visions of St. Joseph to certain seers over the past few millennia, but those are private revelations and the faithful do not have to believe them. I like to think that Joe was a pretty normal guy, set apart
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KOLKATA, India (CNS) Although the Sept. 4 canonization is at the Vatican, Kolkata is making preparations. Scholars, priests, students and artists are continuously holding seminars, exhibitions and prayer meetings every day across the city to propagate “Mother Teresa’s philosophy towards humanity.” “I have made several new paintings depicting her ideology that will be exhibited at
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Unless you’ve been on retreat this summer, you’ve probably been witness to roving packs of people of all ages with their phones out, searching for Pikachus and Charmanders in parks, vacant lots, and even busy intersections. They’re all playing the wildly popular new Pokemon Go, a mobile game that uses GPS and emergent virtual reality
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Soldiers are brave, courageous, tested, tough, eager to serve, and loyal to a code. They are a lot like Christians. We should always commemorate those who fought for our freedom, who gave their lives (either completely or in total service) so that we might break free from the chains of those who wish to rule
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Disappointment has abounds in all our lives from time to time. For me, between periods of unemployment, health problems with no answers, not being able to take the vacations we’d like to, and being accepted into but not being able to pay for a screenwriting program I’ve been trying for years to get into, among
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After I opened the envelope which contained the book, The Man Who Founded California, The Life of Saint Junipero Serra, by M.N.L. Couve de Murville, Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England (Ignatius Press), I was so excited to learn more about this saint who brought so many native Californians to Christ. Immediately, I flipped through the 130
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Disney owns everything, it seems. But I bet you didn’t know the Disney Princesses loved the saints or that they had anything in common, did you? Here they are, explaining some of their favorites. St. Maria Goretti In a similar manner to the Evil Queen chasing down Snow White and trying to kill her,
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