Today is the Feast of St. Benedict so in his honor…
St. Benedict's Pledge
O Lord,
I place myself in your hands and dedicate myself toyou.
I pledge myself to do your will in all things –
To love the Lord God with all my heart, all my soul, all my strength.
Not to kill, not to steal, not to covet, […]

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Upon losing both her parents, the young Catholic maiden Lucy Kim Nusia, a native of Korea, sold the little she had to pay for her parents’ funeral. She then consecrated herself to God with a vow of chastity. In April of 1839, Lucy and three other Korean Catholic women surrendered themselves to the pagan authorities, […]

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Sal shared this comment with me on the Do Catholics Worship Images post:

Ever heard the Scott Hahn story about how he was lecturing at some church that had a tableaux of the apparition of Fatima on the lawn? Our Lady, the children, sheep, the works. He or his companion said, ‘Wow, is this a great […]

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