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Source Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati Born in 1901, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati was a man living in the world and abided with God daily. He let this be shown through his interactions with his friends and the poor in Turin, Italy, where he was born. He grew up and came from a wealthy family and...

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Source Recently, I experienced the joy of joining eleven other young men from around the country for the Monastic Wisdom Seminar at New Melleray Abbey, a Trappist monastery in northeast Iowa. I got an impression on the first night that the week would be unlike any other when one particularly h...

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Source As I write this, I note with some fascination and slight dread that this period of summer is very nearly halfway done. How quickly these warm days have effortlessly slipped into one another, almost unnoticed! We usher our children out the door, into the backyard and the heat of the day to ...

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Source Why does the Church celebrate St. Mary Magdalene? The Church celebrates St. Mary Magdalene because of her example of virtue and loyalty to Christ. She was a devoted disciple and close friend of Jesus during the time of His ministry, and one of the few who remained with Him during His agony on...

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Source Why do we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel? While Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patron saint of the Carmelite Order, the basis for the universal Church honoring Mary under this title dates to her appearance to an English Carmelite St. Simon Stock in the 13th century. Sh...

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Source Who is Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati? Pier Giorgio Frassati was only 24 when he died, but even as a young man his deep love of Christ led him to question everything about the world around him. For example, the many hours he spent in a home for people with disabilities caused him to wonder w...

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Source The month of July (Overview - Calendar) is dedicated to the Precious Blood. The feast of the Precious Blood of our Lord was instituted in 1849 by Pius IX, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church was born from the pierced side of Christ, and that th...

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Source On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Bishop Gregory Kelly has issued his first pastoral letter to the people of the Diocese of Tyler, titled “…until Christ be Formed in You.” In this letter, Bishop Kelly reflects on his first 100 days as bishop and shares a vision for the Chur...

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Source I have had numerous conversations over the years with other Catholic dads about the challenges of raising kids in today’s world. The discussions usually center on the bad cultural influences affecting our children, our hectic schedules, and our well-intentioned desire to be better...

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Source What is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus? This is a moveable feast that honors the Sacred Heart. In 1675, Jesus told St. Margaret Mary that He wanted the Feast of the Sacred Heart to be celebrated on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave. In 1856, the Feast of the Sa...

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