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A DANGEROUS EDUCATION
The USA is the most dangerous place in the Western world to go to school.For the last 20 years, our students, educators, and parents have lived with the reality of school shootings. America’s gun...
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SILENCE IN LENT
All great spiritual writers will tell you that God speaks to us in stillness. When the prophet Elijah encounters God on Mt.Carmel, he does not find the Lord in an earthquake, fire, or furious wind, but...
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SILENCE BEFORE THE EUCHARIST
‘We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun,...
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PRAYER FOR THE TIMES
Salvador DaliPOPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER TO MARY DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICO Mary,you always shine on our pathas a sign of salvation and of hope.We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,who...
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A BISHOP & CORONAVIRUS
People should be more concerned about the epidemic of fear than the coronavirus outbreak, Bishop Pascal Roland of Belley-Ars has said.“More than the epidemic of coronavirus, we should fear the...
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FREEDOM FROM FEAR
Dr. Christina Lynch, a supervising psychologist for Denver’s St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, told CNA (CatholicNewsAgency- a great site for Catholic daily news) that fear of the pandemic is...
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2ND SUNDAY of LENT- SILENCE IN THE RULE AND FAMILIES
The first word of St. Benedict’s Rule is Listen. But to listen, one must first not speak and be quiet. One must encounter silence. St. Benedict uses two words for that: silentium and tacituritas.The...
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WE ARE RESILIENT!
Gigi is an Oblate of Our Lady of the Rock and has a home here on ShawIsland. This is from her Blog which she kindly said I can use as I felt some useful info. Everyone is so concerned about supplying...
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A PRAYER FOR THE DAY
Capable Flesh St Irenaeus William Blake- Creation of Eve"The tender flesh itselfwill be found one day— quite surprisingly —to be capable of receiving,and yes, fullcapable of embracingthe searing...
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PRAYER FOR THE DAY
It is amazing to me, that when our world is so turned upside down, people are still so focused on material or worldly concerns. Even our Church seems to have abandoned us by closing doors in some...
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DEATH BEFORE OUR EYES
Gustav Klimt- Death & LifeHere it is already Laetare Sunday (Rejoice Sunday) and yet how many of us feel like rejoicing with the state of our world, our country, our community and family? But if...
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HOLY HOUR IN THE HOME
Even in one’s home during this time of self- isolation, one can make a holy hour. Set aside a small area in one room, before the crucifix or holy picture. It can be a quiet time for spiritual reading,...
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ANOTHER PLAGUE PATRONESS
A German cathedral has dug out its collection of relics related to the little-known SAINT CORONA, said to be the patron saint of resisting epidemics, amid the growing coronavirus crisis.Aachen...
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ANOTHER LAGOTTO
Interns Maggie & Brittnee bringing Bella home to usIn the midst of imposed isolation we have another new member of the community and Winnie has a new playmate. Our new puppy Bella joined us at ten...
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URBI ET ORBI IN A TIME OF WORLD CRISES
From the Holy Father’s UBI ET ORBI March 27, 2020 (Only time ever given outside of Easter and Christmas Embracing his cross means finding the courage to embrace all the hardships of the...
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THE CHILD IN EXILE
Karoly Roka (d. 1999)When I was a small child I hated naps, and yet each day my younger brother and I were relegated to our rooms for “quiet time”. For me it was a special time to talk to my animals...
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A FRIEND TO CHILDREN AND NUNS HAS DIED
Our friend, TOMIE de PAOLA, children’s author, died today at age 85.He was badly injured in a fall last week and died of complications following surgery.He worked on over 270 books in more than half a...
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HELPING THE HOMELESS
Pope Francis prayed Tuesday for all those who do not have homes to go to during the coronavirus pandemic, that people may be aware of this reality and that the Church will welcome them.Homeless -...
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OUR FRIEND IN A TIME OF ALONENESS
Georges RouaultPeople today find it hard to be alone. We are used to being surrounded by others in the workplace, at school, extended family, shopping, etc. Yet with this pandemic which has taken away...
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HOLY WEEK 2020- A SISTER TO THE VIRGIN MARY
During Holy Week, I want to concentrate on the women who followed Jesus to the end, by looking at the painting of Rogier van der Weyden, who is called the “Master of Passions”.Rogier's genius was...
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