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The first of our prayers for a happy death was written by Blessed John Cardinal Henry Newman, the famous Catholic priest, theologian, and Anglican convert to our faith who was beatified by our Holy Father Benedict XVI in September, 2010. Note how he stresses the importance of receiving the ...
the dying child. Why do we not have more direct answers to prayer? God is anxious to help us as He was to help this boy. “The Savior longs to give us a greater blessing than we ask; and He delays the answer to our prayer request that He may show us the evil of our own hearts...
Another one bites the dust. (Thanks to Vess von Ruhtenberg for the alert) Holy Angels Catholic Church at 28th and MLK is the latest congregation to bulldoze and rebuild rather than repair. Not being part of the congregation, I don’t know all the intimate details (here’s one article fro...
But a quick look at the saints known for their ministry to the poor and outcast, the sick and dying, particularly during times of plagues, casts these men and women in a different light. The Catholic Church has numerous saints that fall under this category and a few particularly stand out...
What is dying? I am standing on the seashore. A ship sails to the morning breeze and starts for the ocean. She is an object of beauty and I stand watching her till at last she fades on the horizon, and someone at my side says, "She is gone." Gone where? Gone from my sight, ...
Protestant Christian prayers are known for being open-ended and free-form, while Catholic prayers are a bit more structured. Both, however, are great starting points for working through your feelings and what you're experiencing after the loss of a mother. ...
after his wife’s death from cancer, seeking a simpler, and easier life for them both. he’s also a muslim, which leads to distrust from the cloistered, mostly catholic inhabitants of the island, who mock him as “sharif” instead of “sheriff.” rahul kohli as sheriff hassan. eike ...
St. Joseph, “Spouse of the Mother of God,” is given due honor as the “Head of the Holy family,” the “Diligent protector of Christ,” and “patron of the dying” (one of the many titles of his patronage). Whether prayed publicly or privately, these prayers give us a wonderful ...
Wilson pointed out in his well-known book on confession entitled Pardon and Peace“If you meant so much to Jesus that He thought you worth dying for, how can the priest think little of you?” He also noted that “The priest has to go to Confession himself. He knows how one feels ...