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How to encourage kids to keep their Lenten resolutions

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March 2, 2021

How to encourage kids to keep their Lenten resolutions

Children must be guided and supported if they're to maintain their commitments all the way to Easter. When it comes to Lenten resolutions, we may lack the time or…

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4 Ways to honor the saints of March in your life and home

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March 2, 2021

4 Ways to honor the saints of March in your life and home

Celebrating these holy men and women will enhance our Lent and keep you spiritually focused right up to Holy Week. Our Catholic calendar is vibrant with feast days. Some…

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Meet the Death Row prisoner who discovered a “saint sleeping within his soul”

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March 2, 2021

Meet the Death Row prisoner who discovered a “saint sleeping within his soul”

Executed in Paris in 1950, he's up for canonization. His story has a lesson for this Sunday's readings. While the young son was still a long way off, his…

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March 2, 2021

3 Useful sacramentals to have in your briefcase or purse

Bring God with you wherever you go, even into your next business meeting. Sacramentals are meant to enrich our spiritual lives, reminding us of God wherever we are in the…

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PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (TUESDAY, MARCH 2)

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March 2, 2021

PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (TUESDAY, MARCH 2)

Prayer for the Morning Come, let us adore the Lord our God! Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was…

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Saint of the Day: St. Chad (TUESDAY, MARCH 2)

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March 2, 2021

Saint of the Day: St. Chad (TUESDAY, MARCH 2)

Humbly relinquished control of his diocese. Bishop (d. 620-672) His life + Chad was born in Northumbria (England) and was a disciple of Saint Aidan and was probably educated…

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PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (MONDAY, MARCH 1)

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March 1, 2021

PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (MONDAY, MARCH 1)

Prayer for the Evening God arises to judge the earth: come, let us adore! Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as…

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March 1, 2021

DAILY MEDITATION (MONDAY, MARCH 1)

MEDITATION OF THE DAY Forgiveness Forgiveness does not depend on feeling forgiving; rather it is a matter of the will, determining to extend forgiveness and asking the Lord to…

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Aladdin meets ‘Chosen’ in new picture book for Lent

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March 1, 2021

Aladdin meets ‘Chosen’ in new picture book for Lent

Hopefully, interest in the backstories of Scripture leads to interest in the stories of Scripture. Think of it as Chosen for kids. I had my doubts when Sophia…

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5 Theological truths to see in the Transfigured Christ

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February 28, 2021

5 Theological truths to see in the Transfigured Christ

Wipe away your tears this Sunday, cast out all sleep from your eyes. A theophany is a revelation of God to man, when God makes himself plainly known. As examples,…

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PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28)

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February 28, 2021

PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28)

Prayer for the Evening It is good for us to be here, before the Lord of glory. Glory to the Father…. Amen. Hymn O wondrous type!…

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February 28, 2021

DAILY MEDITATION (SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28)

MEDITATION OF THE DAY Dazzled by the Beloved Son The divine physiognomy of Jesus, those interior lineaments which angels desire to contemplate, that physiognomy beyond human understanding, whose features…

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PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28)

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February 28, 2021

PRAYER FOR THIS MORNING (SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28)

Second Sunday of Lent Prayer for the Morning Let us seek in faith the glory of the risen Christ. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and…

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PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27)

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February 27, 2021

PRAYER FOR THIS EVENING (SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27)

Prayer for the Evening Vigil of the Second Sunday of Lent Let us seek the light of God’s glory: let us give praise to his name. Glory…

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DAILY MEDITATION (SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27)

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February 27, 2021

DAILY MEDITATION (SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27)

MEDITATION OF THE DAY Christian Perfection Christians are not distinguished from the rest of mankind by either country, speech, or customs; the fact is, they nowhere settle in cities…

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