“Moreover, it was meet that the eternal Father should create her (Blessed Virgin Mary, added by SF) in his grace, since he destined her for the restorer of the lost world, and mediatrix of peace between man and God; and thus the holy Fathers name her, and especially St. John Damascene, who thus addresses her. Oh blessed Virgin, thou art…
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Babies and The Stork
~As there is currently much talk in the United States about the rights (or lack thereof) of unborn children, I am taking another break from our reading of St. Alphonsus to urge us to remember the beauty of first things; in particular, the beauty of children and the gift that they are from Almighty God. Perhaps we need to go…
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To Love the Cross
For today, I am posting the words of a saint and priest, St. John Vianney, on the love of the Cross. This “science of the Cross” is that of a Catholic priest who loved and cared for souls, bringing many to a love of Christ. We can trust his words which now follow: Whether we will or not, we must…
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Fr. Lawrence Explains the Rosary
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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Retaining a Catholic Worldview While Reading the News
Today’s entry is a revised post from December of 2019. It remains pertinent to this day. ~SCF “Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.” ~G.K. Chesterton Does the world news have you distressed and fearful? It has the potential to, that is for certain. I just scanned a bit of…