Brown Scapulars, Custom Rosaries, and Religious Gifts We are cloistered, contemplative Carmelite sisters. Our Carmelite life of prayer and sacrifice for God and neighbor depends on the charity of others. In addition to donations to the Monastery that may be given through the link below, you can...
but the woman’s voice I overheard in the crowd was unique. She didn’t speak loudly, but the force of her conviction was powerful. Usually I’d question—she was just an ordinary guest–but something mysterious compelled me to follow her words: “Do whatever he tells you.” What had ...
(ancestral photographs, sacramentals, Catholic cemeteries), to the intangible (connections with distant cousins, inspiration provided by the saints), we have a bountiful harvest of gifts before us. As you observe the Thanksgiving holiday this week, I hope you’ll join with me in celebrating the...
Cenacle Of Prayer For Priests As Catholics, we love our priests and are thankful for the many spiritual gifts and blessings they provide us. But, sometimes we do not recognize that they need our constant prayers for their spiritual welfare. The Cenacle of Prayer for Priests is a way in whic...
“And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith; “Or ministry, in ministering; or he that teacheth, in doctrine; “He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth, with...
In theological/apologetic literature I taught courses on Chesterton and Newman, thus re-attacking big classics likeThe Everlasting Man,The Essay on Development,The Grammar of Assent,andThe Apologia Pro Vita Sua. On the newer side (and excellent if you still have gifts to buy) are:Magnificat’s...
All of this has worn on me. I can’t precisely describe how. A bit ago, I promised a review ofOne Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp. I’d thought about it a lot, but couldn’t quite put everything together. One thing that I found difficult...
Saint Nicholas arrived to the singing of "O Kto kto" and imparted gifts to all the children. Saint Michael Church is served by Father J. Michael Venditti. The Cantor's Choir of Northeast PA, under the direction of Cantor Andrew Drozdik of Saint Mary Church in Scranton, PA recently ...
I knew from our first Christmas that Mike was a keeper because he showered me with so many special gifts. These were-well thought out gifts: a beautiful dress, a nice pair of block-heeled shoes and perfume. To this day Mike continues to give from his benevolent heart to all of us. He...
and we shall accompany them with our prayers and hymns at that solemn hour, when, leaving the defilements of sin in the life-giving waters of the font, they shall come forth pure and radiant with innocence, be enriched with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and be fed with the divine fles...