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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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THE POPE OF PEACE AND HOPE - BURIED
Cardinal Bychok, who leads the Ukrainian Catholic eparchy of Melbourne (Australia), said in a tribute to Pope Francis that reflects the thoughts of many as today we bury the Holy Father: “Each...
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DIVINE MERCY
Kataryna Shadrina- UkraineCardinal Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, presided over the solemn Mass for DIVINE MERCY SUNDAYheld in St. Peter’s...
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ANOTHER ARGENTINE
As we just bured our Holy Father Pope Francis, we have another young man from his native land. Amazingly, he comes fom the same area in Argentina as Victor Schiavoni (past Blog). SERVANT OF GOD...
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SERVANTS FROM THE SAME TOWN
How many places in the world today have three young people being considered for canonization- all from the same city? The Archdiocese of Paraná began the diocesan phase of its Servants of God Carlos...
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THE NEXT POPE?
Tomorrow, May 7, is a big day for Catholics the world around, as Cardinals vote to elect the next Pope. With all the hype in the media, it is as if we are choosing the next Derby winner, rather than...
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VOCATIONS AS A SIGN OF HOPE
"Prayer", Jacob Lawrence, 1947- Whitney Museum of American Art, NY Tomorrow, May 11 the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is Mother’s Day and also the Church commemorates the 62nd World Day of...
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BENEDICTINE ARCHITECT
I think many years ago, I did a Blog on the work of my great grandfather, who was a well- known architect and builder (he did the first “skyscraper” under Louis Sullivan) in St. Louis. My father...
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NEW MADONNA
May 18, Volodymyr Zelensky met with the new Holy Father, Pope Leo. “For many nations, the image of a mother and child is a symbol of life that must be protected. Today, we presented Pope Leo XIV with...
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A MAN OF CLEAR IDEAS
POPE LEO ‘has the mentality of a mathematician’ and ‘knows how to govern,’ confrère says. In an interview with the Vatican newspaper, Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, OSA, one of two undersecretaries...
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GOD'S ARCHITECT
Earlier in the month (May 16) we dealt with an American Benedictine architect, Father Michael McInerney, OSB. Here is another builder, more well known, now up for canonizaton. VENERABLE ANTONI...
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MODERN MYSTIC OF UKRAINE
As we continue to pray for the on-going war in Ukraine, I present a mystic born in that country, who Father E. mentioned in a class recently. Will she be the next St. Faustina?STEFANIA FULLA HORAK was...
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NEW STAMPS
The Vatican has issued its first official postage stamps featuring Pope Leo XIV. Issued May 27, the commemorative set includes four stamps depicting key moments from the new pontiff’s first public...
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WHO EVER HEARD OF CHICLAYO?
By now everyone knows as much about the new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, as they think they can, and one of the new pieces of the puzzle of his most active life, was his long stint in Peru. “Greetings...
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ANOTHER TOWN FOR THE NEW POPE
Not often mentioned, our new Holy Father, Pope Leo has also left his mark on another smaller Peruvian city called CHULUCANAS, in the northern province of Piura, about 30 miles east of the regional...
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MADRECITA OF THE ANDES- A NEW SAINT
One of the blesseds to soon be canonized by the Holy Father is one of my favorites. Her biography reads like Indiana Jones in the jungle and I reprint it from my original Blog November 2012.BL. MARIA...
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NEW SAINT OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Among the Blesseds to be canonized this year isthe martyr,PETER TO ROT, who is the first saint ofPapua New Guinea. He served as catechist in his village and was entrusted with the local parish during...
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MORE SAINTS FOR USA
Ever wonder why there so many Italian saints? Could it be because they lived so close to the heart of the Church- the Vatican? But now our own young country may have more saints added to the long...
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THE WARBLER
SERVANT OF GOD MARIE NOEL ROUGET (Auxerre, 16 February 1883 – 23 December 1967) a French poet, iconsidered one of the greatest Christian poetesses in history, was affectionately called "the Warbler of...
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ST. FAUSTINA'S CONFESSOR
On the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we present a future saint who had a great devoton to this mysery of our Lord.At the end of 2024, Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, of Krakow, announced the...
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GEORGIA MARTYRS
In our Blog for June 17, we mentioned a new Center for Sainthood in California, which through studies, will increase the chances for more American saints. Since we think of July as a month dedicated...
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