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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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THE "NO NAME" BAND- ANOTHER HOLY TEEN
VENERABLE MATTEO FARINA was a young athlete and musician who played guitar and loved chemistry. He hoped to become an environmental engineer, but was diagnosed with brain cancer at 13 and died six...
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HOPE IN WAR
" Protection of the Mother of God" - Icon by Katerya Shadrina, UkraineThe apostolic nuncio in Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, emphasized that, despite the pain and devastation...
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PASSION SUNDAY - WE ADORE THEE
The 5th Sunday of Lent, also known as Passion Sunday, marks the beginning of Passiontide and is a time for deeper reflection on the coming suffering and death of Jesus.“For us, here and now, there...
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A NEW SAINT FOR POOR FRANCE
Another child who can be compared to Blessed Carlo Acutis, Venerable Matteo Farina, Pablo Maria de la Cruz, and Gaspard Clermont, and other children being considered for canonization, all of whom died...
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GOD'S WILL FOR A TEEN
SERVANT of GOD GUILIA GABRIELI was an Italian teenager. She enjoyed travelling, shopping and fashion. She also had a great talent for writing. When she was 12, she was diagnosed with sarcoma. Her...
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PROCESSION SUNDAY
John August Swanson - American (d. 2021)Today we process into Holy Weeek, in the footsteps of the Lord Jesus. May it be a time of strength and renewal for all,...
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MEDITATIONS FOR HOLY WEEK
One Ukrainian artist stands out for her colorful, yet finely detailed work. More than any artist, KATERYNA SHADRINA highlights Holy Week, and while we have shown her work in several Blogs, we have...
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A MODEL OF ORDINARY HOLINESS
We see more and more holy young people, who can be a example of a short life "well lived". In a past Blog we saw Venerable Matteo Farina (July 2020). Now we have another young woman who I am sure...
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HOPE IN WAR- BETHLEHEM
During this week we call holy, we call attention to two very important issues dealing with suffering humanity. This one, is a program for children, and the next deals with those who died and whose...
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BODIES GIVEN- LIBERATION- HOLY WEEK 2025
LIBERATION- AUSCHWITZ- PASSION WEEK- January of this year marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, where over one...
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HOLY WEEK MEDITATION: FRIDAY
Kateryna Shadrina is known for her bold expressive use of unconventional palettes like the red, green, and purple with rich mixing of colors, but in her “Denial of Peter”, we see more muted colors,...
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THE HARROWING OF HELL
Your voice speaks to my soul: Be not afraid of my golden garments, have no fear of the rays of my candles,For they are all but veils of my love, they are all but as tender hands covering my secret.I...
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EASTER
This very long poem is a good meditation for Easter. Having come out of Lent and Holy Week, we find that spring has sprung us many colors and light. May the risen Lord, bring light and joy to all....
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HANGING OUT THE ALLELUIAS
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene. The tomb, the tomb, thatWas her core and care, her one sore.The light had hardly scarleted the...
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ANOTHER MODEL FOR YOUTH
SERVANT of GODHELENA AGNIESZKA KMIEC was a young Polish missionary born in 1991 in Krakow and raised in a home of deep faith.She was related to Bishop Jan Zając, who was the brother of her...
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THE TIME OF LOVE
Spring bursts today, For Christ is risen and all the earth’s at play. Flash forth, thou Sun, The rain is over and gone, its work is done. Winter is past, Sweet Spring is come at last, is come at...
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RISEN WITH CHRIST
As we get ready to bury our Argentinian Pope, we consider several young people from Argentina who are being considered for canonization The youngest, VICTOR SCHIAVONI was born on Nov. 24, 1977, in the...
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