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STRUGGLE AND HOPE
“We know that hope is often put to the test. Our world is marked by war and by so many injustices; it is torn by individualism. All this often generates doubt, fear of the future and very often...
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HOPE FOR YOUTH
Everyday one reads about the youth in our country, or around the world, and the negative effects they have on culture and society. Then one or two (or more) young people show up at the monastery and...
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THE LUCKY 1%
It is normal for seniors to tell the present generation how great their youth was, remembering the uncomplicated good times, comparing them to the ills of today. But here is proof that growing up in...
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UKRAINIAN MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTA
Now that we start a new month (where did January go?) it is time to get back to our saints, the real purpose of this Blog.BL. JOSOPHATA (MICHAELINA) HORDASHEVSKA, another new Ukrainian saint, was born...
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CONSECRATED LIFE DAY
Today, February 2, is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and also the World Day for Consecrated Life, a commemoration instituted by Pope St. John Paul II in 1997. The World Day for Consecrated...
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FATHER OF THE CHANT
The following letter may be of interest to those who follow the Liturgy. This letter is to the Abbot of Saint-Pierre de Solesmes (France), Dom Geoffroy Kemlin, from the Holy Father on the anniversary...
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BIRD COUNT IN FEBRUARY
February 14–17, 2025 is the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). Bird lovers everywhere unite in the effort to tally as many of the world's bird species as possible over these four days. Combined...
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VIRGIN of HODEGETRIA- HELP OUR MESS
The Marian icon of the VIRGIN of HODEGETRIA is the only example of UKRAINIAN art held in the Vatican Museums. This sacred image dating from the seventeenth century, now more than ever cannot fail to...
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INVASION ANNIVERSARY
February 24 marks the third anniversary of Russia's INVASION of UKRAINE in 2022. Though Ukraine has won many battles, the war for Ukraine’s right to exist as an independent, democratic nation rages...
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PRAYER FOR UKRAINE- TODAY
A Prayer for UkraineGod of peace and justice,we pray for the people of Ukraine today.We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons.We pray for all those who fear for tomorrow,that your Spirit of...
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CONTEMPLATIVE ARTIST
A fascinating artist of many of my favorite saints is KREG YINGST. Kreg is obviously a very contemplative man, as he uses his art for prayer.He is both a painter and a self-taught printmaker. Through...
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PRAYER FOR OUR WORLD
Icon: Protection of the Mother of God - Iryna SolonynkaThe bravery of the Ukrainian people and its president has inspired freedom-loving people around the world, these...
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A SAINT FROM KANSAS
FATHER EMIL KAPAUN a heroic U.S. military chaplain from Kansas, was declared venerable by Pope Francis on Feb. 25 – putting him one step closer to canonization. He could be the first saint to be a...
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PEACE FOR LENT
Noting that “every past occupation of Ukraine has resulted in various degrees of repression of the Catholic Church” there, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a...
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HOPE IN LENT
In 2019, before the pandemic, before the invasion of Ukraine and the Gaza conflict, before the crises in our own country, when the world looked a bit rosier, the Holy Father in a homily had these...
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PADRE PIO'S FRIEND
Today is International Women's Day and what better way to celebrate, than showcasing a lay woman who better needs to be known in our country.A friend of St. Padre Pio is now venerable. LUIGINA SINAPI...
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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
As we journey into Lent, the theme of HOPE invites us to reflect deeply on the dependence we have in Christ, facing the challenges and complexities of life which at times all but knock us over. Jesus...
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SAINTLY PHYSICIST
In the previous Blog ( 3/8), we mentioned a man who worked with Venerable Luigina Sinapi. Another layman, whose work and prayer fits our lenten theme of Hope, is VENERABLE ENRICO MEDI, who was born...
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2nd SUNDAY OF LENT
Through prayer, reflection, and acts of love, we are invited to bring our personal burdens, as well as the brokenness of our world, to God. As we do so, we open our hearts to the transformative power...
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AN OLD POST
Anni MorrisWhatever happened to "women's lib"? In the beginning when it all started, I would stare at the speaker and say, "I don't see any guys". But soon found that all it does is confuse the...
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HOLY MAN OF AFRICA
“Lent, O Lord: Do not allow us to resort to broken cisterns (Jer 2:13), nor to imitate the unfaithful servant, the foolish virgin; do not allow the enjoyment of earthly goods to make our hearts...
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3rd SUNDAY OF LENT
"Third, let us journey together in HOPE, for we have been given a promise. May the hope that does not disappoint (cf.Rom5:5), the central message of the Jubilee, be the focus of our Lenten journey...
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A MAN OF GOOD FRIDAY
In this year of HOPE, one man lived this virtue to the fullest, even though his entire life was Lenten- physically and spiritually. Yet he never gave in to despair.SERVANT of GOD NINO BAGLIERI was...
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4th SUNDAY OF LENT (REJOICE)
Sisters and brothers, thanks to God’s love in Jesus Christ, we are sustained in the hope that does not disappoint (cf.Rom5:5). Hope is the “sure and steadfast anchor of the soul”.It moves the Church...
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ANOTHER HOLY TEEN
Bl. Carlos Acuti is scheduled to be canonized Sunday, April 27, during the Jubilee of Teenagers, becoming the first millennial saint and a model of holiness for young people in the digital age.At...
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