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FATIMA- 100 YEARS- NOT THE END
Artist- Sr. Mary of the Compassion, OP ( Constance Mary Rowe)This year we celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, Portugal, witnessed by three shepherd children who...
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DOMINICAN ARTIST
On the feast of the Holy Rosary, I posted a very modern, very lovely painting by an artist I had never heard of, but I think deserves mention. She was SISTER MARY of the COMPASSION, a Dominican nun...
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DISCIPLE OF A SAINT- A BENEDICTINE FAMILY
In a Blog last week I wrote of the great Benedictine Bl. Dom Marmion. While he is well known for his writings, many are unaware of his disciples and the correspondence he conducted with men and...
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SIMILAR NAMES- BOTH OF THE ELECT
One of our nuns here is Mother Dilecta. Many years ago we had a young man from the CzechRepubliccome and spend summers with us while he was at school in the USA.When I was able to go to Praguea few...
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HE DIES NOT
When our world seems so close to a great war, it is good to remember some who not only gave their life for our country, but to God as well.JOSEPH VERBIS LAFLEURwas born into a large Cajun family in...
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ROMANO GUARDINI, UPDATE
In this month dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, the news just came that the cause of FATHER ROMANO GUARDINI (See BLOG 8/2/2016) will begin officially with Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady in...
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I AM A CATHOLIC- MODERN MARTYR FOR THE FAITH
The martyr who will have his cause for canonization introduced along with Father Guardini is FRITZ MICHAEL GERLICH , a German convert to Catholicism, who systematically denounced the Nazi barbarism...
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ANOTHER HOLY COUPLE
It is interesting to note that the Opus Dei movement has perhaps more people up for canonization than the Benedictines- 14 at latest count. In August we did Blogs on a family of three- husband and...
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MANY ARE CALLED- FEW ARE CHOSEN
National Vocation Awareness Week is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United Statesdedicated to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through...
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A LIFE FOR PRIESTS
In this month before Advent, I thought it a good idea to focus on saints who dedicated their lives to the salvation of priests. Knowing of my prayers for our priests, I was recently givenTHE SACRED...
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WHEN WILL IT EVER END?
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antoniosaid Nov. 5 after the massacre in(Ivanka Krypyakcvych-Ukraine)in Sutherland Springs, Texas.“Disbelief and shock are the overwhelming feelings; there are...
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A NEW SAINT FOR INDIA
Now that we have two young men from Indiaas Chaplains, we are interested in news of the Church in their homeland. And the new Blessed comes from the state of our last Indian chaplain, Father...
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"I FORGIVE" - A NEW VENERABLE
Another recently named as Venerable is SISTER LEONELLA SGORBATI, an Italian sister who was murdered in Somalia.Sister Leonella was born in 1940 in Gazzola, Italy. As a teenager she wished to become...
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I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF HOLY AMERICANS
It seems every time I research the life of one holy person, I find the life of another. We live in a world where most of the news focuses on the negative and yet there are so many holy people who...
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NEW AMERICAN SAINT- UPDATE
Venerable SOLANUS CASEY (See Blog May 21, 2017) an American-born Capuchin priest who died in 1957, will be beatified at a Nov. 18 Mass in Detroit at Ford Field, which can accommodate as many as...
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SANCTITY CANNOT BE STOPPED
On Nov. 8, 2017, Pope Francis declared the martyrdom of SERVANT of GOD JANOS BRENNER, thus clearing the way for his beatification.Janos was born in 1931 in Szombathely, Hungary. Full of life and joy,...
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ANOTHER MODERN POPE SAINT
It has been a big month for the Holy Father as he furthers the steps for more holy people to canonization.The Vatican last week announced that Albino Luciani – better know as POPE JOHN PAUL I – has...
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SAINT TO SANTEROS
I paint saints because they embody the great desire to be one, united with the great source of life and love - our true purpose for being... BROTHER ARTURO OLIVAS, OFSSelf PortraitMy dear friend,...
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SPIRITUAL MOTHER FOR PRIESTS
In history many holy people had visions of Jesus, who encouraged them to pray for priests and renewal of the clergy. They are spiritual mothers, who take special spiritual care of priests. One such...
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CHRIST THE KING IN A SUFFERING WORLD
The Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced Sunday, Nov. 26 as a Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians.“On the solemnity of CHRIST THE KING, I ask that the entire church in the United States...
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