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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Be a Saint
All are called by God to be a saint. The Holy Sprint instills in each the gifts and talents necessary for their saintly calling. The saintliness God desires is to humbly walk with Him, as His son walked with Him, … Continue reading
Rome Pilgrimage – Churches of Rome
Basilica of Santa Maria Ara Coeli, a church we celebrated Mass at, is located on the Capitoline Hill. According to tradition, the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child appeared to Augustus Caesar on Capitoline Hill. The vision of the … Continue reading
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Rome Pilgrimage – Assisi and the Vatican
Tuesday and Wednesday were long days. We traveled to Assisi on Tuesday (departed our Hotel at 7 AM and returned to our Hotel after 11 PM). Assisi is a beautiful town. We were not permitted to photograph the interior of … Continue reading
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Rome Pilgrimage – Sunday Angelus and Catacombs
Our day started at Saint Peter’s Square with the Sunday Angelus of Pope Francis. The square was filled with tens of thousands of people. Pope Francis spoke of the need to “pray always, without growing weary.” The readers of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Appian Way, Catacombs, Catholic, Catholicism, Charity, Christ, Christian., Christianity, Domine Quo Vadis, Faith, Hope, Jesus, Perseverance, Pilgrimage, Pope Francis, Romam vado iterum crucifig, Rome, Saint Peter’s Square, San Callisto, St. Cecilla, St. Peter, St. Sixtus II, Sunday Angelus
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Rome Pilgrimage – St. Paul
Today our pilgrimage brought us to Roman churches associated with St. Paul. In the morning we visited the Basilicas of Santa Prassede and Santa Pudenziana. These basilicas are decided to the two daughters of Pudens (2 Timothy 4:21). Pudens was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Timothy 4:21, Abbazia delle Tre Fontane, Beheaded, Buried, Entombed, Imprisoned, Martyred, Pilgrimage, Pudens, Rome, St Pudenziana, St. Paul, St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, St. Prassede
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Rome Pilgrimage
My blogs for the next week will feature some of the churches I am visiting on a pilgrimage to Rome. Today we visited two churches in district of Trastevere, the Basilica of Santa Maria and St. Cecilia Church. In the … Continue reading
Indifference
Indifference in a garden results in a garden overran with weeds. Indifference towards a family member or friend results in a broken or impaired relationship. Spiritual indifference results in a lost soul. The products of spiritual indifference are a lack … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Catholicism, Christian., Christianity, Eternal Salvation, Hell, Indifference, Lost Soul, Matthew 25:44, prayer
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To Dewfall
The Eucharistic prayers of mass contain many beautiful phrases. One of my favorite is, “Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them like dewfall, so they may become for us the Body and Blood … Continue reading
To a Healthy Heart
We are constantly reminded about the importance of diet and exercise in maintaining a physically healthy heart. Little is said about maintaining a spiritually healthy heart. Our physical health is dependent upon our heart’s ability to supply blood and oxygen. … Continue reading
To Love and Truth 