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Jim and Maria stand at the baptismal font holding their baby daughter, Elizabeth, between them. They are surrounded by family, friends, and Elizabeth’s godparents. The deacon asks, “What do you ask of the Church for this child?” It’s a meaningful question.
Carlo Acutis, a Catholic Italian teenager who died in 2006, will be beatified Oct. 10 in Assisi. Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who loved soccer and the Eucharist, has been the subject of interest around the world. So who was Carlo Acutis? Here’s what you need to know:
I can tell from my own experience that Fear can really be dangerous to our health. My next article was due and I was contemplating what topic I would be writing on, as I have about three of them. The day before that day I had been upset by something I thought I saw, but I refused to react to it because I am now working on avoiding Impulsive Reactions.
The toughest goals require these 4 strategies »
or several years I’ve been trying to get healthy. Doing so proved to be one of my toughest goals. Years of workaholism and semi-regular travel had taken its tole. I found myself 30 lbs. overweight and struggling to keep up with my kids during basic yard games.
I have a feeling some people will feel pained if Heaven does not really exist, but I say “What does it matter.” Life is to be enjoyed but not selfishly though, God's plan for us is to be happy and joyous, we as his children chose a different part.The Ten Commandments in the Bible detail the simplest way to follow Christ and make heaven. It’s important to say making heaven should never be the major goal rather the love of God and thy neighbour.
In one of his first homilies as Pope, Francis had some strong words for us. He said, “I think we [are] people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand, at times, like to find a stick to beat others with, to condemn others. And Jesus has this message for us: mercy. I think — and I say it with humility — that this is the Lord’s most powerful message: mercy.”
Saint Josephine Bakhita »
Feast Day: February 8
Patron Saint Of: Sudan
Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was a member of the Daju people and her uncle was a tribal chief. Due to her family lineage, she grew up happy and relatively prosperous, saying that as a child, she did not know suffering.
Catholics Must Fast More Intensely This Lent»
The Norbertine Canons of St. Michael's Abbey have created this digital Lenten retreat so that you can journey through this holy season alongside them. If you want to have one of your best Lenten seasons yet, join us in our Lenten Program "The Great Fast" - https://theabbotscircle.com/the-great-fast-join
When Your Faith Is Put to the Test - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon»
Friends, we come now to the Second Sunday of Lent, and we’re on both dangerous and very holy ground with the first reading from the twenty-second chapter of Genesis. The ancient Israelites referred to it as the “Akedah,” which means the “binding”: Abraham binds and is ready to sacrifice Isaac at God’s command.
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