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Tag Archives: Penance
Fasting: Denial of the Flesh and Joy of the Spirit
by Father Kevin M. Cusick “Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.” The suffering of physical privation in our Lent fasting and other means of self-denial has the purpose of securing for ourselves the higher spiritual goods. The grace … Continue reading
St Bernadette, Suffering, and the Message of Lourdes
Suffering is something which most people find very difficult to endure and understand. “What is the point of it?” “Why would a good God allow us to suffer?” In this article we explore the theme of suffering through the lens … Continue reading
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Marvels Mark Fatima’s September 13 Apparition
Our Lady highlights her instructions and heaven presents a miraculous preview show for October’s upcoming miracle By Joseph Pronechen The apparition of Our Lady in Fatima on September 13, 1917, held surprises for more than 20,000 people who flocked to … Continue reading
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The Heroic Virtues of Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto
From the Irish Society of Christian Civilisation: originally published in the Crusade Magazine Francisco and Jacinta Marto are the youngest non-martyred children ever to be beatified (and later, canonised). They were raised to the honour of the altars not simply … Continue reading
True confessions of a confessor: Everything you ever wanted to know about penances
By Michelle McDaniel at The Pillar: For Catholics who frequent the sacrament of penance, it might seem a familiar scenario – Saturday afternoon in the confession line. Multiple priests hearing confessions, but people in line are trying their best … Continue reading
Lent : Starting off with a Plan
So the pre-Lent time of Septuagésima, Sexagesima and, last Sunday, Quinquagesima, are over, and the forty days of Lent are upon us, starting on Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and abstinence. Have we thought about how we are going … Continue reading
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Think Lent is Tough? Take a Look at Medieval Lenten Practices
by Angelus Press * Today’s Latin Catholics would be well-served to review the norms of early Christians as they prepared for Easter. The Lenten fast for Latin Catholics living in the years of the third millennium of Christianity often means … Continue reading
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Practicing, but nowhere near perfect!
From time to time, I fall into the sin of the contented Pharisee – ‘Lord, I thank thee that I am not as others are… extortioners, unjust, adulterers.’ It is so easy to compare myself favourably with those in public … Continue reading
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