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Thursday, February 09, 2012
"I Have Called You"
It was startling in our quiet church to hear a cellphone ring out the tune of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” It was the Sunday between Christmas and the New Year, the Feast of the Holy Family, and Sister Blanche was up at the ...
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Breathing Under Water


Spirituality and the 12 Steps
Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr explores the many ways we're addicted—and how the gospel frees us.
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On the Ground in Syria
We wanted to know this monastery we had heard about would be a way to help tell the story of Muslims and Christians seeking peace—together.
 
30 Seconds Can Make a Difference!
A sympathetic ear and a simple, honest smile ... 30 seconds can make a difference!
 
Religious Liberty?
Is there more involved than religious liberty in the case of the new Health and Human Services policy that would require Catholic institutions and non-profits to provide comprehensive birth control coverage ...
 
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Jerome Emiliani: A careless and irreligious soldier for the city-state of Venice, Jerome was captured in a skirmish at an outpost town and chained in a dungeon. In prison Jerome had a lot of time to think, and he gradually learned how to pray. When he escaped, he returned to Venice where he took charge of the education of his nephews—and began his own studies for the priesthood. 
<p>In the years after his ordination, events again called Jerome to a decision and a new lifestyle. Plague and famine swept northern Italy. Jerome began caring for the sick and feeding the hungry at his own expense. While serving the sick and the poor, he soon resolved to devote himself and his property solely to others, particularly to abandoned children. He founded three orphanages, a shelter for penitent prostitutes and a hospital. </p><p>Around 1532 Jerome and two other priests established a congregation, the Clerks Regular of Somasca, dedicated to the care of orphans and the education of youth. Jerome died in 1537 from a disease he caught while tending the sick. He was canonized in 1767. In 1928 Pius Xl named him the patron of orphans and abandoned children.</p> American Catholic Blog Fortitude is believing and acting on our beliefs when it is hard to do so. Principles, truth, courage—they are easy virtues in easy times. It’s at the shank of the evening, when belief is hard, that fortitude becomes a virtue to live by.
 
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New for Lent 2012

An inspiring new way to rediscover Lent from Matthew Kelly!

How can the works of mercy help us become the hands and heart of Christ?
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ENTERTAINMENT
Man on a Ledge
When an ex-cop is falsely convicted of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond ...
The Woman in Black
Reputed to be one of the most frightening ghost stories ever ...
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On Faith & Media
with Sr. Rose Pacatte
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Sam Worthington is pushed to the limit in the thriller "Man on a Ledge."
 
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Meditations on a Wood Floor
Old wooden floorboards have saved this author's sanity more than a few times.

 
CATHOLIC GREETINGS
Love
Schedule one or more St. Valentine's Day e-cards today to be sent next Tuesday.

BIBLE REFLECTIONS
Sharing the Word - Franciscan Media Productions
Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Working Through Life's Pain
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Prayer is God’s way of taking us by the hand to heal our fevered thoughts.
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