There is tremendous confusion surrounding the status of Medjugorje. I am writing this to provide some clarification. This clarification has received acceptance from my Diocesan office. There is much talk of Medjugorje being banned! However, we must stop speaking this way. There is NO BAN! Much of the confusion has stemmed from […]
I have been captivated by the response of the crippled man who was healed through Peter and John in the Acts of the Apostles. For two days in this Easter Octave, the daily Mass readings have shared the story of his healing. The story relates that the man had been crippled from birth and had
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Detail of Hosios Loukas, Greece, 11th century It is Finished!!!! These words hit me – touched me like they had never done before. “It is finished!” ( Jn 19:30) I had rarely, if ever, truly spent time contemplating these words. But, alone in our Church this past Tuesday of Holy Week, I was touched to
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I have to share this story. It is deeply touching, heartbreaking, encouraging, challenging…and a sign of God’s intimate Presence and Love still alive and at work among us in the most tragic of circumstances… This story is about a woman who is touching the lives of many children in circumstances most of us could never imagine.
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On this Good Friday… 1. Please take a moment to watch this amazing video by Father Robert Barron. 2. Pray the short prayer my grandmother taught me (33x before 3pm — or sometime before the day is over) O my Jesus, my thy sorrowful passion and most bitter death, and that of thy sorrowful Mother,
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Want a simple, easy, and yummy way to celebrate Easter with your family that goes beyond coloring eggs? Regardless of age, all members of your family will enjoy this tasty, (and meaningful!) breakfast item. When my second son was in first grade, the teacher (the wonderful and sweet Mrs. Stewart) asked all the parents
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The Last Supper (Convent of Sta. Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy (1498), by Leonardo da Vinci). 14 When contemplating the Last Supper, Jesus’ eager desire to eat this Passover with the Apostles (and us) always moves me. It expresses His eager desire to share Himself with us fully in Holy Communion — to live and move and fill each one of
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Mateo Cerezo. Ecce Homo. 1650 Many of us pass busily through Lent barely taking a moment to examine our lives or reflect on Christ’s life and love for us. Others feel weighed down with guilt and shame and struggle with accepting God’s forgiveness. No matter where our hearts lie this Lent, this is a time of grace for
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We were created for so much more than this!!! At the deepest core of our being is the desire to be loved. To be loved not for what we do, but for who we are! To know love and be loved completely, totally, infinitely – to be cherished and honored This is what we desire
Where can we find hope in the face of the millions of children that have been aborted (over a billion worldwide) since this infamous day 42 years ago? Knowing that these aborted ones are the least of these. They are Jesus. So, it must be in Jesus and with Jesus that we recognize them,
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