I have heard people denigrate the Most Holy Rosary by stating that it is a bland repetition of prayers; implying by such statements that praying the Rosary is a waste of time. This objection is not new, and reveals that the objector does not understand the Rosary. Rev. Raymond P. Lawrence addressed such an objection in 1925 in the introductory…
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St. Anne, Valiant Mother and Grandmother
Today is the feast of St. Anne who had the supreme privilege of being the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the womb of St. Anne sprung the life of the Immaculate Conception; who, in turn, brought forth our life, Jesus Christ. St. Anne is the model of Catholic mother and grandmother. These two vocations, that of mother and grandmother,…
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The Basics
The Roman Catholic basics are detailed in The Baltimore Catechism; as in, this pertinent question and answer: Q. 150. Why did God make you? A. God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next. ~The Baltimore Catechism, source “…and to be happy with…
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The Visitation 2020
“Behold he comes, leaping upon the mountains, skipping over the hills. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart. Behold he stands behind our wall; looking through the windows, looking through the lattices. Behold my beloved speak to me, Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come. For winter is now past, the rain…
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Advice from Fr. Lasance
The following is a bit of advice from the Catholic priest-writer, Fr. Francis Xavier Lasance (b. 1860- d. 1946). This spiritual advice was written in 1908, but remains pertinent to our day. I can imagine you, or I, phoning him (if a phone existed whereby we might reach him in heaven) on a day where we are troubled by events…
