I’m embarrassed by the recent discoveries hidden deep inside the Catholic church, but it doesn’t discredit my faith. I’ve always known there was a strong distaste for my religion among other faiths. I grew up with many people asking me question after question. But when stuff like this happens, the knowledge of sex abuse from…
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Imagine you have been walking on a path for hours. Your parents lead you on the path, they said it was the right way to go. You do it, because they told you to, and now it’s just a comfortable feeling, but all you’re really doing is placing one foot in front of the other. …
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Do you believe you have a guardian angel? You most likely do. Some people can feel their presence stronger than others, but they’re there. Whether or not you believe, they’re still there with you, and you can ask them to help you make good choices throughout the day. You can ask them to show you…
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Make me a channel of your peace Where there is hatred let me bring your love Where there is injury, your pardon Lord And where there’s doubt, true faith in you
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Oh Lord, I am tired today. My energy has been drained from my body and at this moment all I’d like is to lay still in this one place, my bedroom floor, with nothing on my mind. Alas, I have chores and responsibilities and I cannot be selfish right now.
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Our lives are a true blessing, but be that is it may, we often forget to say thank you for our little God-given graces. Everyday I’m thankful for my home and that I don’t have to worry about where I’ll be at the end of the day. I praise the Lord for my healthy family…
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I sometimes get these backwards compliments, or maybe they’re far from compliments, I don’t know. Some comment will be made in my direction asking, “How do you do it?”
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Nearly everything I see, hear, or read out in the “real world” is about how to take control of your life, or how to heal yourself from this, that, or the other. It’s time we stop reaching inside ourselves to be our own heroes. It is time we stop thinking about how great we are…
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The Beatitudes The Beatitudes are the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-10). In short, if we live by these rules, we will live happy, fulfilling lives. It is the one way God showed us how we can achieve greatness as Christians. He asked us to be perfect, like our Father…
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Forming the habit to pray is a long process, and we’ve come a long way as a family. Currently we are adding in our after meal prayer. We haven’t been consistent about it, because dinner time is a hard time of night for a couple, or more, of our kids. We are usually cleaning up…
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I know too many people who suffer from anxiety and worry. They’re mainly women, and I’ve done my fair share of worry myself. This is letter written by Mother Luisita, the foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart. This letter was written during hard times, religious persecution to be exact. This was…
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Yesterday morning was crazy. My husband threw me into a bad mood and from there my thoughts were scattered among at least ten different projects/people/chores I was responsible for at that time of day. My kids, God love them, were just not with it. They rarely are because they’re super young, but yesterday was unreal.
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My morning prayer… O Jesus, through the Immaculate Hear of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation of my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives…
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Oh man, yesterday was a bad day, and today isn’t measuring up so well either. I’m aching inside and feel like my heart is wide open spewing out everything I hold dear. I’m struggling to get my emotions in check. Why does life have to be constant ups and downs? I’m tired of feeling so…
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As I am human, I often forget my planned times with God, even when I have my timer set, but for the most part I have done really well to add prayer into my daily routine. Prayer for me has changed over the years and so has the effects accompanying prayer. My first time intentionally…
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How to Strengthen Your Marriage. This is one of my recent journeys leading me to a much stronger marriage. How to Strengthen Your Marriage: The Hard, Sad Truth As sad as I am to say it, the thought of divorce crossed my mind all too often. I always read articles about not threatening divorce. I…
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