By Soul Staff (Compiled with writings from “Doorway to Heaven” by Catherine Moran, Ph.D.) “Joseph was the living image of his Virgin Spouse; they resembled each other like two pearls.” St. Bernadine St. Joseph in Sacred Scriptures is mentioned only by St. Luke and St.
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“War is a punishment from God for sins” – St. Jacinta Marto – From the beginning of the fall, mankind has been at war with one another. Adam blamed Eve for his sin. Eve blamed the serpent; both now viewed each other suspiciously. Cain became
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Fasting is limiting our intake of food in response to God’s call and for the building of His kingdom. Almost all the great men and women of God throughout history have known a secret, the secret of fasting. They have understood the power and the
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By Michaelyn Hein Any good parent knows that the more we love our children, the less we tolerate. My four-year-old is currently having trouble understanding this concept. “Oh,” she responded yesterday, after I chided her for speaking rudely to her brother. “I guess you don’t
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by Donal Anthony Foley – Next week will see Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent and the 40-day period of preparation for Easter and the Resurrection of Christ. Lent gets its name from the old English word lencten, which means Spring, the season in
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By Donal Anthony Foley St. Jacinta Marto died on February 20, 1920, just shy of her 10th birthday, after having endured tremendous sufferings over the last couple years of her young life. We tend to associate the sufferings of the saints with their physical martyrdom,
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By Michaelyn Hein – My husband and I were in the midst of a particularly bad disagreement and it was escalating quickly. I stood at the stove, preparing dinner when, in our bickering, he made some cutting remark and promptly went upstairs. I was livid.
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By Barb Ernster Sister Lucia of Fatima passed away on Feb. 13, 2005, after a long, drawn-out illness due to old age. She died just short of her 98th birthday, which would have been on March 28. Her charm and good humor lasted to the
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By Fr. Andrew Apostoli – One of the saints who foretold the great religious events of the 20th century was Saint John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco. He was very devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially under her title Mary
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In the July apparition, Our Lady predicted: “The war is going to end; but if people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the pontificate of Pius XI. When you see a night illumined by an unknown light, know that
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