tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265933846514123312012-01-25T23:10:44.899-06:00Kimnoreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-9039766268417750472012-01-26T23:00:00.000-06:002012-01-25T23:10:44.914-06:00

Ash Wednesday Right Around the Corner Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which we attain redemption. Why we receive the ashes We receive ashes because they are a symbol of penance made sacramental by the blessing of the Church, and they help us

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-56540564382472581492010-03-24T16:41:00.008-05:002012-01-25T22:52:38.743-06:00

It's always made me wonder why the Five Saturday's devotion to the Immaculate Heart isn't being practiced publicly much anymore. This devotion goes back to the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Her message told all the faithful just what we and our Bishops and Pope need to do in order to bring peace to this world, the conversion of sinners and of Russia. I think my post will show us why things

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-31357960109622159072009-04-07T12:40:00.001-05:002009-04-07T12:41:41.297-05:00

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-10730027213820950142009-02-27T14:24:00.006-06:002010-03-17T15:49:07.813-05:00

I was asked one day 'why do Catholics have such a fixation on the gruesome scene of a Cross'? I've never thought about the Cross as gruesome. Rather, it's about the love of God, and in return, I love Jesus for what He did - dying for our sins. The passion of our Lord is recreated every year, beginning on Holy Thursday. That evening, Jesus entered Jerusalem and ate the Paschal supper with His

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-70541886936319771302009-02-04T00:49:00.005-06:002009-02-24T06:23:59.714-06:00

I completely forgot that Feb. 3 is the feast day for Saint Blaise along with Saint Ansgar. For those that don't know who Saint Blaise is, he is the patron saint for those suffering from Throat Ailments.Each year on this day, our throats are blessed at Mass. Because Feb. 3 is also the anniversary of my mother's death, I attended Mass and was pleasantly reminded of the feast and the blessing. Both

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-18729540373912325852009-02-04T00:41:00.004-06:002009-02-04T00:46:19.363-06:00

POPE QUOTE!Almighty God enriched the Blessed Virgin with the gifts of his grace more abundantly than He enriched any other creature. He chose her from all mankind and at the word of an angel elevated her to the ineffable dignity of dignity of the Mother of God.- Benedict XIV, Gloriosae Dominae, September 27, 1748

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-55115071065496653402009-02-02T16:47:00.005-06:002012-01-25T22:53:36.229-06:00

It seems like we fly through the Church seasons. We barely finish with Advent, and then it's the Christmas season for a few weeks. A little over a month later, Ash Wednesday is upon us and then it's 7 weeks of Lent, then the Easter Triudum, then eight weeks for the Easter season until Pentecost. I always look forward to these seasons because sometimes I think ordinary time gets to be a tad

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-17347208628373498922008-10-24T09:59:00.009-05:002008-10-24T11:09:42.577-05:00

We can see from the writings of the early Church fathers, particularly those who walked with Jesus, that the Church came before the New Testament, and consequently, the Bible as we know it today. The Word of God preached during Jesus’ day came from inspired writings and traditions that were handed down to the Apostles from the Old Testament and from Jesus Himself.Since the beginning of time, God

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-2972194716023317932008-10-23T23:02:00.000-05:002008-10-23T23:03:43.566-05:00

By Seraphim - found on You-Tube

Kimnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626593384651412331.post-22600529446669621102008-10-23T22:30:00.003-05:002008-10-23T22:54:58.166-05:00

It seems hard to believe but Election 2008 is finally almost over. And who can say that it hasn't been an exciting time in the history of this country?For the first time ever, we have an African/American running for president and a woman running for vice-president. One of the political parties will most definitely be making history.But as Catholics, we all need to sit down and think a little bit

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