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Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes Brings a Big Announcement
Today, February 11 is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes marks the observance of the World Day of the Sick. This celebration is a reminder to pray for the sick and … Continue reading
On the Tragic Loss of a Child: The Feast of the Holy Innocents
“A person that loses a partner is called a widow. A child who loses a parent is called an orphan. But there is no word to describe a parent that loses a child, Because the loss is like no other. … Continue reading
Posted in Major Solemnities, suffering, Uncategorized
Tagged Forgiveness, Holy Innocents, Loss of a Child
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Another Senseless Tragedy?
What Kind of Society are we Becoming? I was walking through the business lounge at my office building when I heard someone ask, “What kind of society are we becoming? Are we no longer safe when we go to a movie theater, the … Continue reading
Posted in Counseling, Popular events, suffering, Uncategorized
Tagged Going Postal, Mass shootings, murder, Newton Connecticut
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For the Poor in Spirit
The first day in this month of November is observed in the Catholic Church as All Saints Day. The Gospel reading for that day featured Jesus preaching the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:1-12. The very first Beatitude is … Continue reading
Beyond Lives of Quiet Desperation: Moving from Surviving and Coping to Really Thriving
What is it to really thrive? Do you feel as though life has been passing you by? Are you waiting for your ship to come in? Do you find yourself asking if this is all there is to life? Not long ago … Continue reading
Posted in Counseling, Health, suffering, Uncategorized
Tagged coping skills, Fight or fligh response, overcoming addictions, thriving, what is happiness
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Kateri Tekakwitha to Become the First Native American Saint on October 21, 2012
Kateri Tekakwitha, known as the Lily of the Mohawks, will become the first Native American saint. She will be canonized along with six others at the Vatican this Sunday on October 21, 2012. Disfigured and blinded by smallpox Kateri Tekakwitha was a Native … Continue reading
For All Who Have Difficulty Praying
A saint who had a tough time in prayer Today’s saint sympathizes with all of those who have difficulty in prayer. Because like most of us, she experienced the distractions of everyday life, a wandering mind, hardships, boredom, challenges, and … Continue reading
Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry: Advice on Coping from a Saint
Tractor trailers bear his image. In Italy, it is not uncommon to see semi-tractor trailers zipping down the highway boasting an image of an infamous Capuchin friar. On my own visits to Rome, I have seen this on more than one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bilocation, Padre Pio, San Giovanni Rotundo, St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, Stigmata
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On Going to the Moon: Not Just Another Raving “Lunatic”
A popular lunatic One of my favorite old-time TV programs is the Honeymooners. A line from that 1950s sitcom which always makes me laugh is when Ralph Kramden, played by Jackie Gleason, gets flustered at his wife and yells, “To … Continue reading
