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Mission

After each of the resurrection appearances of Christ, and at His Ascension, He sent the apostles and disciples on mission, to tell the...

Prayers for the Dying

We received an urgent prayer request for a woman who has been on the prayer list. It appears that she has only 48 hours or less to live....

Coming of Age

Coming of age generally means that a person can now make decisions for himself or herself. But coming of age in the spiritual life means...

Come, Holy Spirit!

In this Easter Season, we remember that Jesus never left us alone. He promised the Holy Spirit as God with us. We are in the season of...

Ashes of Opportunity.

As we go further into Lent, we need to change our ways and be likable to the eyes of the Lord. We are called to His love, and all it...

The Master

If we want to be like Christ; we must begin to learn from Christ. So, when we have learned everything He has taught us; we can truly be...

Penance

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins...

Friends

Do not desert a friend in time of need, nor forsake him nor fail him, for friendship is the support of life. Let us then bear our burdens...

A Great Foundation

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other...

Compassion is a Door to Heaven

When we do charity, we are acting of out compassion, out of love. This is one of the things Jesus loves; He wants us to be pious,...

Charity

Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms...

Moved by Love

“There is no place for selfishness and no place for fear! Do not be afraid, then, when love makes demands. Do not be afraid when love...

Great Power

“Love is the greatest power for the transformation of reality because it pulls down the walls of selfishness and fills the ditches that...

The Well of Envy

Often in life, we find ourselves asking for something more that we desire, a good that we crave. This is true especially when we see our...

Ashes to Ashes

Ash Wednesday is approaching really quick; the time to immerse in the desert, will be here soon. It is the time we are reminded we are...

Prayer Before the San Damiano Crucifix

Most High, glorious God enlighten the darkness of my heart. Give me true faith, certain hope and perfect charity, sense and knowledge...

Never Alone

Faith is a beautiful gift, and with it, we are never alone. We know God is with us, every step we take, every breath, every smile, He is...

Where Is God?

Often in our lives, we will find ourselves pondering where God is; this could be because we are suffering, or because we are in...

The Father of Good

Our Father, who art in Heaven, this is probably the most popular prayer on our daily lives. It means everything in our life of prayer; it...

Happy New Year

Thank you everybody for your support, we hope we continue to have it this new year. We have you all in our prayers, and we ask you to do...