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Welcome to St. Martha Monday! The idea of St. Martha Monday came from my good friend Cassy, who edits our local homeschool newsletter. The excerpt below was published…
As my 17th year of homeschooling nears its end, it remains clear that each year is still a learning experience both for students and parents. Now is the…
Words of Jesus to St. Faustina: I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel…
Prayer to St. Bernadette St. Bernadette, Humble child of Lourdes, you were misunderstood and abused throughout your short life, but through your suffering; physical, mental, and spiritual, you…
Today is the anniversary of the 1889 death of Blessed Joseph de Veuster, better known as Fr. Damien of Molokai. Charlotte at Walzing Mathilda has created a beautiful…
Visit Zenit for the text of the meditations Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati, India, prepared for Good Friday’s Stations of the Cross at the Roman Colosseum. Benedict XVI…
The Shroud of Turin is a fascinating glimpse into the crucifixtion of Christ. In a 1998 visit to Turin, Pope John Paull II defined the shroud as follows:…
Father, in your plan of salvation your Son Jesus Christ accepted the cross and freed us from the power of the enemy. May we come to share the…
Father, may we receive your forgiveness and mercy as we celebrate the passion and death of the Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,…
All-powerful God, by the suffering and death of your Son, strengthen and protect us in our weakness. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who…
God our Father, you sent Saint Patrick to preach your glory to the people of Ireland. By the help of his prayers, may all Christians proclaim your love…
Holiness for Housewives, by Dom Hubert Van Zeller, is one of my favorite books. It was written specifically for “women living in the world, who, although burdened with…
Milagros, Spanish for “miracles,” have been used for centuries as prayer petitions. They resemble little charms and are made from bone, tin, wood, silver, and gold and shaped…
Thanks to Joan, wonderful friend and Ida’s Godmother, for sending this on to me: Lent is a season of repentance, which leads to life. Priests for Life urges…
The 2009 Virtual St. Joseph Altar is now open! Visit the Altar to make your virtual offering, add deceased loved ones to the prayer list, or for special…
Thanks to Esther for sending his my way: Act of Consecration to Our Lady of Guadalupe by HLI Founder, Rev. Paul Marx, OSB.
Thanks to Easter of A Tribute to Our Priests for this reminder: National Vocation Awareness Week January 11-17, 2009 “Young people will respond generously to a call to…
Confirmation January 13, 2009 Most Reverend Robert J. Hermann, St. Anselm Parish Confirmation Prayer O Holy spirit of God; Take me as Your disciple. Guide me, illuminate me,…
The whole purpose of these Advent pages has been to help us find intimacy with God in the midst of our everyday lives. So we have focused on…
Our week begins with “Gaudete Sunday.” Gaudete means “rejoice” in Latin. It comes from the first word of the Entrance antiphon on Sunday. The spirit of joy that…
— Opening Prayer for Each Day — Day 9 O God, You have been pleased To bestow upon us unceasing favors By having placed us Under the special…
— Opening Prayer for Each Day — Day 8 With my heart full Of the most sincere veneration, I prostrate myself before you, O Mother, To ask you…
— Opening Prayer for Each Day — Day 7 O Lady of Guadalupe, We beg you that parents live A holy life and educate their children In a…
— Opening Prayer for Each Day — Day 6 Mary, Mother of vocations, Multiply priestly vocations And fill the earth with religious houses Which will be light and…
— Opening Prayer for Each Day — Day 5 O most holy Mother, I beg you to obtain for me Pardon of all my sins, Abundant graces to…