“If our loved one is indeed in purgatory, they would much rather have our prayers than our praise.” Image: Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica The end of August brings us back-to-back feast days of two great...
Read MoreMission Dolores Altar (San Francisco) Photograph © by Andy Coan Many years ago, I taught a fourth grade CCD class for my parish religious education department. It was the first evening of classes and I was starting the process...
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“Well, here at last, dear friends, on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our fellowship in...
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Many years ago, I taught a fourth grade CCD class for my parish religious education department. It...
Read MoreMany years ago, I taught 4th Grade CCD for my parish religious education department. It was the first evening of classes and I was starting the process of getting everyone introduced to one another when one boy blurted out, “I...
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So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one...
Read More“The more we are afflicted in this world, the greater is our assurance in the next; the more sorrow in the present, the greater will our joy be in the future.” (St. Isidore of Seville – Patron Saint of the...
Read MoreThere is only one sorrow, the sorrow of not being a Saint. – Leon Bloy Print this...
Read MoreMany years ago, I taught 4th Grade CCD for my parish religious education department. It was the first evening of classes and I was starting the process of getting everyone introduced to one another when one boy blurted out, “I...
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