But, what made the day even more awesome was the breaking news that Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena has been named one of the finalists for the 2016 Association of Catholic Publishers “Excellence in Publishing” Awards.
The long-awaited papal exhortation on the family was officially released this morning at 10am UCT. Amoris Laetitia, or “Love in the Family” is the Holy Father’s response and summation of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family that took place in the Fall of 2014. I spent a couple of hours skimming Read more
It’s one thing to be thankful for suffering because you can offer it up for the sake of others – people you love, souls in purgatory, or persecuted Christians, for example.
It’s another to see your suffering, and in particular, the parts of you that are suffering, as instruments in praising God and to be truly grateful for their capacity to suffer.
I know this will be an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience and I want as many people to accompany me as possible.
The Annunciation is about Mary’s example of perfect discipleship. It’s about another important truth of our faith as well.
It’s about the Trinitarian dogma.
I used the think it was a ridiculous new fad.
We had the Rosary. What more did we need?
Then I read the diary of St. Faustina and prayed the Divine Mercy Chaplet for myself. My heart was changed.
I was very excited to see that the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Herald Newspaper recently ran a nice feature on Jentz, and on the international workshop she’s coordinating with Greek Master Iconographer, Theodoros Papadopolous.