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REFLECTIONS FOR AN AUTHENTIC CATHOLIC LIFE

DAY 37: BECOME LIKE HIM

Jesus instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper, giving Himself to us in the appearance of ordinary bread and wine. The Eucharist is...

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DAY 36: SACRED SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION

Scripture and Tradition are necessary for the fullness of Truth. If we place our faith in Scripture alone, we are missing the living...

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DAY 35: RELICS

Yesterday, I mentioned a third class relic of Bl. Fr. Seelos and included a picture of a first class relic of the same saint. So what is...

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DAY 34: BLESSED FR. SEELOS

I was 20-years-old, freshly graduated from college, and had just moved to Cody, Wyoming, to work as a photojournalist at the Cody...

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DAY 33: PASSIONTIDE

Brothers and Sisters, we have entered into Passiontide, the last two weeks of Lent. The tone of the readings becomes more somber; the...

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DAY 32: THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET

Saint Faustina Kowalska was a Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary documenting the revelations God...

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DAY 31: FAITH

This morning I got up, exercised, fed the dogs, made coffee, showered, dressed, and walked out to the door to make groceries. (I'm from...

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DAY 30: BLESSINGS

The most common blessings you might recognize, the blessing before meals, the blessing of animals, the nuptial blessing. But there are...

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DAY 29: THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Today we celebrate Mary's "yes." When the angel, Gabriel, came to Mary and told...

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DAY 28: LOUISIANA

Louisiana is my home. I've moved around plenty and currently call Jackson, Wyoming, my place of residence. But Louisiana is my home....

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DAY 27: EUCHARISTIC PROCESSIONS

Scrolling through FB in the last few days, I have seen numerous posts of priests and bishops processing around their towns and city...

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DAY 26: LAETARE SUNDAY

Laetare is a Latin word that means "rejoice." Cris and I streamed live Mass from Lake Charles, Louisiana this morning. It was lovely to...

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DAY 25: THE ROSARY

When I was a little girl, I used to pray the rosary curled up with my Great-aunt Lida until I fell asleep. I can still see her hands...

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DAY 24: TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD

This Lent is the real deal, friends. The Lord is calling us to trust Him completely. None of us have any control over this unsettling...

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DAY 23: ST. JOSEPH

Happy St. Joseph Day! St. Joseph gives of himself as the husband to Mary, the Mother of God, foster father to Jesus. Where I come from,...

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DAY 22: ONE, HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH

This morning, I sat down at my computer to write my daily post. The tab was open to FB, and at the top of that feed was Fr. Chris was...

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DAY 21: THE HOLY TRINITY

On the feast of St. Patrick, it seems appropriate to talk about the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. St. Patrick was a...

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DAY 20: DIVINE PROVIDENCE

What is Divine Providence? Well, it goes like this, God is guiding history, although many are blind to it and often in doubt of it. When...

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DAY 19: THE MASS

This Sunday, when so many churches are empty, I can only think of writing about the Mass. Empty churches, does our Lord thirst for His...

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DAY 18: THE MISSAL (Part 3 of 3)

Many Catholics, including myself, like to use a missal to follow along during the Holy Mass. The missal is the book that contains the...

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