In the quiet and stillness, we better connect with God .
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World Hunger and Honeybees
One of the pleasures of life is to enjoy a good meal. Our celebrations often will be highlighted by a special shared meal. Yet in many places in the world this pleasure is replaced with hunger and malnutrition. Here are some hunger facts: Half of all child deaths are linked to malnutrition. Every year, around…
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The Wonder of The Mass
Are you in awe when you watch a movie or read a book about a true story of someone that went above and beyond normal human undertakings to do something that made the world a better place. I have been when learning about Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, or Oskar Schindler. I was even impressed with…
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Pray The Rosary For Peace in October
The Pope has requested that we pray the Rosary daily for Peace in the month of October. The Geneva Academy monitors 110 conflicts going on now worldwide. Our World in Data gives a best esimate of roughly 160,000 deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in armed conflicts in 2024. According to UN.org globally, the…
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The Journey
If God loves you as much as he loves the saints, then it would follow that He is guiding your life to assist you to attain sainthood. It may not look like the sainthood that we read about but it is sainthood nonetheless. We need to trust God. How do I know if I am…
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Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Today we celebrate the dual Feast days in the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Two of the most influential saints in spreading the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. What a diverse background on these two holy saints. Saint Peter was with Jesus at the start of his public life as one of the…
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Faith And The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God 90% of people believe in God I believe In God Less than half of people (48%) see God’s hand at work in all or most things that happen to them The Apostles Creed summarizes the key points of what we believe. It has been in the past attributed to…
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Is it Easy to Become a Saint?
Is it easy to become a saint? I recently had a visit to the dentist and later the thought came to me that becoming a saint is like going to the dentist. 1. First you have to want to go! There are other things you may want to do. You may have other priorities. You…
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The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
A Solemnity in the Catholic Church is a feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, or important saints. In 2025 the month of June has the most Solemnities of the year. Every Sunday in June is…
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Joy and Saint Philip Neri Feast Day
A cop pulls over a carload of nuns. The cop says, “Sister, this is a 55 MPH highway. Why are you going so slow?” The Sister replies, “Sir, I saw a lot of signs that said 41, not 55.” The cop answers, “Oh, Sister, that’s not the speed limit, that’s the name of the highway…
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World Turtle Day and Patience
Today is world Turtle Day. Due to their heavy shells, turtles are slow-moving on land. A tortoise is a type of turtle. A desert tortoise moves at only 0.2 mph. That is 1056 feet in one hour or the equivalent of roughly 3.5 football fields. A human should be able to walk that in 4-5…