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Manchester Aftermath: Eight Messages of Hope
Amid all seeming impossibility, we must remain hope-filled because once we lose hope, we lose everything.
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Have You Crowned Your Mother Today?
When you give Mary a personal crown, you’re making a monumental declaration. You are proclaiming her Queen – your Queen. And when you crown her, you may ask her for the special graces that she has to give you as your Queen. She’ll give them to you. That and more.
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Pray for Your Mom This Mother’s Day – Regardless of the Kind of Mother She Was or Is
For those of us who have had, or still do have, great moms, honoring them on Mother’s Day is easy. For those of us who have had, or do have, struggling moms, it can be extremely difficult – seemingly impossible. If our moms have been neglectful or abusive, it can be even worse.
There’s a remedy for that.
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Bloom Where You Are Planted: Basilica of St. Josephat Tuesday, May 16 6:30pm
God put us where we are right now for specific reason and to fulfill a specific mission. Often we miss that essential point, becoming discontent with what God has given us and where he’s placed us. We’d prefer to “bloom” anywhere but where we are right now.
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Fatima: The Apparition that Changed the World. New Books by Jean Heimann is a Gem.
Author Jean M. Heimann has written a marvelous book that documents the apparitions, their messages, meaning, and impact on the Church. In Fatima: The Apparition that Changed the World (Tan Books, 2017), she describes the Fatima happenings in colorful detail and shares many little-known facts about Fatima, including saints and popes who have been deeply influenced by it plus much more.
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Women of Grace with Johnette Benkovic on EWTN – Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: Untying Life’s Tangles
Great news! EWTN is running an encore of my series on Johnette Benkovic’s marvelous show, Women of Grace. Tune in!
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Don’t Just Listen to the Sunday Readings, Act on Them! Here’s How.
Each Sunday as I say my prayer of thanksgiving after Mass, I try to take one point from the Readings or homily and form it into a motto or resolution that will carry me through the week. I’ve found this to be a very fruitful spiritual exercise. Now, I’m sharing my reflections with you.