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Quotes
The man who burns with the fire of divine love is a son of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and wherever he goes, he enkindles that flame (Saint Anthony Mary Claret, +1870)
Nota in Brevis
The Scandal of Sesame Street
I miss the days when the main problem with Sesame Street was Bert and Ernie's implied, ahem, same-sex intimacy. But, muppets don't really have (a) sex - as inanimate objects, they do have gender.
Now...
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I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid. (Pope Saint John Paul II, +2005)
Saints
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and the Sacred Heart
Today in Canada we celebrate Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (+1690), a contemplative nun in France, who from childhood devoted herself to God, with some rather intense asceticism, and entered the Order of the Visitation in...
Quotes
Entrust yourself entirely to God. He is a Father and a most loving Father at that, who would rather let heaven and earth collapse than abandon anyone who trusted in him. (Saint Paul of...
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The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread (Lk 24:34)
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Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness of Christ. So pray that I may never fall into the trap of impressing...
