Jesus
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The Holy Cross
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Prayer Before the Crucifix Behold, O kind and gentle Jesus, I kneel before you and pray that you would impress upon my heart the virtues of faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment. At the same time, with sorrow, I meditate on your five precious wounds,…
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You Are What You Eat
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in Reflections“Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es.” I took two years of French in high school, but I’d normally have no idea what this means. I know that “tu” is “you,” “je” is “I,” and “moi” is “me.” (Although I probably have Miss Piggy to thank for that last one.)…
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Nothing Ordinary About Ordinary Time
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in ReflectionsEaster is over. Lent is long gone. Here we are, back in Ordinary Time. I’ve been thinking about ordinariness lately.* In this age of blockbusters and viral sensations, we don’t hold being ordinary in high esteem. Even in our spiritual lives, it’s easy to think that seasons like Lent and Advent are where we make…
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Like This Child
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“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” –Jesus (Matt. 18: 3-5)
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Every Heavenly Blessing
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“May the Mother of Jesus and our Mother always smile on your spirit, obtaining for it, from her Most Holy Son, every heavenly blessing.” – St. Padre Pio
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Just For You?
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in ReflectionsI’d heard it time and time again. “Jesus would have died just for you.” I’ve always accepted it as true, because after all, who wouldn’t want to believe it? But on one particular day, it hit different, suddenly seeming more far-fetched than ever. It felt more like a feel-good trope some hippie made up than…
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Unimaginable Graces
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“I desire that the whole world know My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My Mercy.” – Our Lord to St. Faustina Kowalska, Diary Entry #687
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Take Courage, Friend
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Jesus, you knew what it meant to have friends,who risked their own lives to take your body from the cross.Walk with us.Show us how to be friends to those close to us and to those far away.Teach us to see you in everybody,to be kind, loving and strong.To be like you. Amen. (Prayer found on…
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That Time Jesus Got Canceled
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in ReflectionsAs he rode triumphantly into Jerusalem, his popularity was sky-high. He had the people’s hearts, hopes, and attention. They hung on his every word and waited eagerly for his next viral hit. How would he top raising Lazarus from the dead?! Jesus was the OG influencer, two thousand years before Youtube and TikTok. No one…
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Unselfish Humiliation
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“In your loving mind, dear Jesus, did You look up to the Father as You stood there on that windy hill, shivering from cold and shame and trembling from fear, and ask Him to have mercy on those who would violate their purity and make love a mockery? Did you ask forgiveness for those whose…