O Lord, Jesus, let me know myself, let me know Thee,
And desire nothing else but only Thee,
Let me hate myself and love Thee,
And do all things for the sake of Thee,
Let me humble myself, and exalt Thee,
And think of nothing else bu Thee,
Let me die to myself and live in Thee,
And take whatever happens as […]

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General:
That the mentally handicapped may not be marginalized but respected and lovingly helped to live in a way worthy of their physical and social condition.
Mission:
That Institutes of Consecrated Life, so flourishing in mission countries, may rediscover the missionary dimension and, faithful to the radical choice of Gospel counsels, be generous in bearing witness to Christ […]

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Thank you Christine the Soccer Mom at Domestic Vocation for my badge! Ok it’s a meme but it’s a FUN meme because you get a BADGE! Here are the rules:
Recipients of the Excellent Blog Award must award it to 10 more people whose blogs you find “Excellent Award” worthy. You can give it to as many people […]

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Someone on that homeschooling forum I hang out on has asked “Just reading through this thread and wondering….Why is important for RCCs to believe that Mary is sinless?  I don’t agree with that I’m not really looking for an argument about whether she is or now, but just wondering why that is important?  It doesn’t […]

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In a moment of utter insanity, I signed our parish up for the Lighthouse Catholic Media program. I went to our pastor and said, “I know we don’t have the building space for much adult formation but this would be SUCH a good idea to inexpensively get some excellent Catholic teaching into the hands of […]

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God bless all those who are willing to sacrifice for their children. May God Bless Lorraine Allard. May she rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon her.

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Sister Mary Martha promised me a liturgical dance. This I gotta see!! Right here in this post:
I hope this suffices as an explanation for what I think of the orange glow sticks. If it doesn’t I’ll have to make up a liturgical dance to express my pain.
It’s too bad I don’t want to have to […]

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I have a loose end in my life. And with Lent just around the corner I think it is time to give a shout out to see if we can tie up that loose end.
Let’s start with a little background. Last year someone asked my opinion about a blog entry. Well actually, this person asked […]

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Julian Carrasquer Fos was the superior of a house of Hospitallers of Saint John of God in Calafell, Spain. On July 25, 1936 as the Spanish Civil War began, the Hospitallers’ institute was seized by Communist militiamen. The soldeirs stripped the brothers of their religious habits and removed all religious images from the building. In […]

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The daily catechism time I have with my children usually consists of prayer, scripture (the day’s Mass readings), and a read-aloud time from something religious….most often a biography of a saint. Currently we are reading from Lay Seige to Heaven: A Novel About St. Catherine of Siena by Loius deWohl. These biographies are an exceptionally good […]

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Tomorrow begins the Octave of Christian Unity, a week (January 18-January 25) of prayer set aside each year for the faithful to pray and work for Christian unity. The biblical text for this year’s observation is:

But we appeal to you, brothers and sisters… Be at peace among yourselves. And we urge you, beloved to admonish the […]

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The feast of St. Anthony of the Desert is celebrated on January 17 and it is, apparently, traditional to celebrate the fest of this ascetic vegetarian by eating…..pork. I don’t know why but that just cracks me up. Apparently nobody knows exactly why but the best working theory I have seen goes something like this. A […]

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Et-Tu Jen posted her thoughts about the Sign of Peace way back in June and I laughed my fool head off. I made my husband read it and he laughed his fool head off. Well he smiled anyway…I could definitely detect amusement. Usually it takes some sort of sports related joke to make him really laugh. […]

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I hesitate to call this a New Year’s resolution because it’s just an ongoing battle in my life. I generally eat pretty well, not perfectly, but with more healthy choices than not. I’ve had some chronic health problems that make this not just a good idea for me but a necessity. Nevertheless, when I get […]

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This is an exchange that took place on the Protestant homeschooling forum I hang out on. I wanted it for my files and well…this blog is pretty much it. ~ RNW

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Originally Posted by RNW
I beg your pardon!? If that was the case the CCC would not explicitly encourage the reading of Sacred Scripture.

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