Jesus urges us to drink of His living water to quench the thirst of our souls
So true is it, that in order to appreciate the grace brought by our Redeemer, we must first know this Redeemer in his weakness and sufferings.
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Articles tagged Abstinence
Help Sr. Miriam save Kenyan children and teens from poverty
The slums of Nairobi, Kenya are being transformed into a wellspring of grace thanks to the efforts of Franciscan missionary Sr. Miriam Duggan and the support of LifeSiteNews viewers. Sr. Miriam is famous in Africa for her promotion of abstinence until marriage in the fight against AIDS and abortion. She has a special message of thanks for LifeSiteNews viewers, who have sponsored many of her students into technical training college in Nairobi. It costs $600 to pay for one student’s college fees, so please consider supporting her work and donating any amount today at www.lifefunder.com/srmiriam
God invites us to grow in the precious virtue of humility this Lent
The torch of faith has been removed from Israel, but it has not been extinguished. Let us live in its light, and merit by our humility that its rays ever shine upon us.
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God reminds us that fidelity to Him will assure our peace and prosperity
Of all the nations which have fallen, there is not one that has not brought the chastisements upon itself by its neglect of the law of God.
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God is always ready to pardon the penitent sinner
All are waiting for the favorable moment. Jesus will soon be with them, and will say to each of them: 'Wilt thou be made whole?' Let them answer this question with love and confidence, and they will be healed.
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Throw yourself at the merciful feet of Christ with the faith of the Canaanite woman this Lent
Jesus is in admiration at this woman’s faith; he praises her for it; he would have us imitate her. And yet she was a gentile; probably she had been an idolatress; but maternal love induces her to come to Jesus, and throw herself at his feet.
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‘Diabolical ambiguity’: Dutch bishop pleads for clarity from Francis regarding homosexual ‘blessings’
'Holy Father, please, be clear! You are not helping anyone with this! No one at all!' said Bishop Robert Mutsaerts, the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch.
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Bishop Strickland urges Catholics to pray and fast for peace in the Middle East
'I am urging all in the Diocese of Tyler and all other Catholics to join in this important call to prayer and fasting,' wrote Bishop Joseph Strickland.
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Bishop Strickland: Sexual activity outside of marriage is always gravely sinful
'This basic truth of morality – that human sexuality is ordered towards a lifelong, mutually exclusive union open to the gift of new life – must be recovered for the sake of humanity.'
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Abp. Viganò: We must do penance for our sins this Lent and beg God to protect His Church
From Passion Week until the Easter Vigil, the crosses and sacred images in the churches are veiled, to remind us of our unworthiness as sinners and the silence of God, a silence that Our Lord also experienced in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the Cross.
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