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Today's Readings
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Reading I Acts 4:13-21Responsorial Psalm 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21Gospel Mk 16:9-15
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News
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April 10We are rapidly saying farewell to the last generation in America that can remember what it was like to have musicians playing live, every weekend at a dance hall within walking distance or a short drive; or what it was like to be young, in love, doing all the fun things that your schoolmates were doing, plenty of them involving a lot of physical delight, but not requiring that you take off a stitch of clothing.Read More
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April 9I would argue that the proper response is counter-intuitive: become more explicitly “religious,” not less. Make Catholicism a clear alternative to the culture, not just another option among many. When religions try to ape the culture, they always lose, because the culture can always do it better. But the culture can’t do religion better. In fact, no one can do religion better than the one true religion, Catholicism. So instead of trying to be “relevant” and culturally hip, go the other direction. Zig when everyone else is zagging.Read More
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April 71. I wish to speak to you about the most important and central teaching of our faith. What I share is “not too high for you.” It is not theology that is only meant for theologians and priests. This concerns the most important reality of our lives – the saving presence of our Lord. This is not a teaching that can be dumbed down or over simplified. This is a truth that we need to be clear and certain about. Be bold, then! Take up and read, drink in the truth, discuss and share it with others and allow Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist, to conform you further to Himself and fulfill the deepest longings of your heart.Read More
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April 6We spend 40 days preparing for Easter. We choose something to fast from; we put thought and effort into our prayer lives; we look for ways to give back to others in need. Then Easter arrives, and so many of us, myself included, are content to celebrate for the day and then go right back to our regular life, as though we have returned to Ordinary Time on Monday. But like Lent, Easter is a season. And the Church, in her wisdom, has more for us. More joy, more feasting, more life. Fifty days of it to be precise. Eastertide, or the Easter season, lasts from Easter itself until the feast of Pentecost. So how can we, as Catholic families, experience Easter as a season instead of just a single day? Here are a few ideas from my own family.Read More
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April 5With Semitic hyperbole, Jesus says: “If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.” (Lk. 17:6) Our God-given faith, purified of error, is our most potent spiritual faculty. Fortified with God’s grace, it overcomes every obstacle to salvation. So, avoid spiritual poison. Confront faith difficulties. Hold fast to orthodox doctrinal definitions and external observances. Be attentive to liturgical seasons. A lifetime of disciplined practice makes perfect. Christ is risen in the flesh! Glorious Easter greetings.Read More
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Divine Mercy
The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us – all of us. And, He wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.
Divine Mercy Resources: Divine Mercy.org
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Power of Prayer
Continue the habits of Lent. Begin or interrupt your day with some guided reflections that will increase your faith and relationship with Christ.
Consider partciipating in regular Novenas.
Consider downloading the Hallow App
Join us the 13th of each month, at 8:30am, at the Fatima Shrine at St. Catharine's in Spring Lake for our monthly Rosary -
The Year of St. Joseph
Throughout the year we strive to honor
St. Joseph as the guardian and protector of the Church and her faithful with heartfelt prayer and devotion, encouraging all to take his virtuous life as our model for fulfilling our personal vocation to holiness.
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Hallow meditation
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Faith at home resources
A great start is the list of resources here. Explore the various offerings. Enjoy!
For the young ones, enjoy BLESSED a great animated offering from Dynamic Catholic
There is content for all ages in the Faith at Home section of Formed.org.
Puzzles and Activities here
Metanoia is a beautifully written and filmed faith journey created by Father Dave and Fransiscan University. They have more at Wildgoose.tv
For local flavor, Father Chris Dayton
More Local Flavor (with Rapping) Father Dave
How about some couple time? You would do well to enjoy Better Together at Dynamic Catholic. -
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Calendar of Events
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Saturday, April 10, 6:00 AM - 7:30 AMJoin the men of our area for fellowship, prayer, video-based teaching, and sharing. Contact Dennis Tonry for more information. dtonry@verizon.netRead More
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Sunday, April 11, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PMToday on Divine Mercy Sunday at St. Rose Parish We will have Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 3:00 p.m., the Hour of Great Mercy, followed by the Blessing of the Image of Divine Mercy and the SUNG Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Adoration will continue until 4:45 p.m. followed by the regular 5:00 p.m. Mass. Please join us and spend some quiet me with the Lord during Adoration, thanking the Lord Jesus for showering His Divine Mercy upon us and praying for our world so much in need of mercy in these troubling times. Let us implore the Divine Mercy of Jesus in praying for an end to the global pandemic and healing upon our world!Read More
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Tuesday, April 13, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AMJoin us for our monthly Rosary, rain, snow or shine!Read More
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Tuesday, April 13, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin our men's study and reflection group that meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday every month. Participants watch a video in preparation for the meeting, and we then pray, and discuss our reactions to the videos. We are currently watching "The Wild Goose" presented by Father Dave Pivonka. Contact John Kuchinski for more information. kuchjohn10@gmail.comRead More
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Saturday, April 17, 6:00 AM - 7:30 AMJoin the men of our area for fellowship, prayer, video-based teaching, and sharing. Contact Dennis Tonry for more information. dtonry@verizon.netRead More
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National Catholic Register
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New book offers a new perspective on a beloved Gospel. COMMENTARY: Message of new book that offers a rich, multilayered filter through which to read the Gospel of John: ‘Lectio divina’ beats...
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Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet is an important devotion. Inspiration for the Second Sunday of Easter
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Rob Croes Hans Küng speaks Jan. 29, 1973, at Amsterdam’s Dominicuskerk. Küng died on the fifth day of the Divine Mercy Novena, the day dedicated especially to “the souls of those who have...
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Genius of catholicism
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our broken and blessed Church