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Today's Readings
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Reading I Is 1:10, 16-20Responsorial Psalm 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23Gospel Mt 23:1-12
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Bp. Barron's Lent Reflections
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Friends, our Gospel for today focuses on the pitfalls and ideals of religious leadership. This is a week when priests, ministers, and preachers have to preach to themselves. Jesus turns his sharp eye...
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March 2Our physical presence at Mass is pivotal because Jesus acted in the flesh and continues to come to us in the flesh. Now, more than ever, it is both “necessary and urgent to return to the normality of Christian life…and especially the Eucharist,” as noted by Cardinal Sarah last September. This is not only wise advice from the former Prefect for the Congregation of Divine Worship, but a practical plea to all Catholics to return to the place of the utmost grace.Read More
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March 1"I urge you to trust in God, His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and to seek to know Him more deeply in your daily journey. Repent of your sins and seek Gospel virtues. Study scripture in order to have a better understanding of the Word of God, and through study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, deepen your knowledge of the Deposit of Faith which is the heritage of the Church. Receive the sacraments often, especially the Eucharist, with joy and reverence for it is Jesus who comes to you through His sacraments."Read More
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February 28Separation, communion, and witness. These elements of holiness set the trajectory for Lent. By our mortifications and acts of self-denial we separate ourselves and declare our independence from the world. We do so with a view to encounter and be one with Christ, especially in His passion and death. When we conclude at Easter, we hope to give witness along with the Apostles saying, “We cannot help but speak of what we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:20)Read More
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February 27I do not underestimate the real divisions in America and in what we once called the Western world. Both our editor and David Warren can testify to my Augustinian pessimism regarding the short-term prospects for the City of Man around us. If anything, I believe the divisions are more profound than most people realize, hinging as they do on incompatible and irreconcilable notions of what justice is and what the human person is. That kind of division makes political community impossible, and the best that can be hoped for is a less violent confrontation between the opposing understandings of reality.Read More
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February 25For the Christian, this female power can never be diminished. There’s a reason that mystics throughout the centuries have said we are all symbolically female in relation to God. He initiates with grace, and we choose. He lays down His life, and we follow Him. That’s why the highest example of a Christian will always be Mary. She was presented with a choice, and, on behalf of humanity, said “yes,” just like her symbolic predecessor Eve chose “no” by listening to the Serpent.Read More
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LENTEN JOURNEYS
Lent is a great opportunity to begin your day with some guided reflections on our faith and our Lenten journey.
Here are three worth joining:
Augustine Institute
Dynamic Catholic
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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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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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our broken and blessed Church
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Calendar of Events
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Wednesday, March 3, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PMWalking with Purpose begins its third year at the Jersey Shore with over 150 women participating. Come join the journey as you grow in faith and community. Our sessions will be in person on Tuesday nights or Wednesday afternoon, or via Zoom. In addition, virtual and in-person small groups will be forming for other days.Read More
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Wednesday, March 10, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PMWalking with Purpose begins its third year at the Jersey Shore with over 150 women participating. Come join the journey as you grow in faith and community. Our sessions will be in person on Tuesday nights or Wednesday afternoon, or via Zoom. In addition, virtual and in-person small groups will be forming for other days.Read More
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Saturday, March 13, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AMJoin us for our monthly Rosary, rain, snow or shine!Read More
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Wednesday, March 17, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PMWalking with Purpose begins its third year at the Jersey Shore with over 150 women participating. Come join the journey as you grow in faith and community. Our sessions will be in person on Tuesday nights or Wednesday afternoon, or via Zoom. In addition, virtual and in-person small groups will be forming for other days.Read More
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Wednesday, March 24, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PMWalking with Purpose begins its third year at the Jersey Shore with over 150 women participating. Come join the journey as you grow in faith and community. Our sessions will be in person on Tuesday nights or Wednesday afternoon, or via Zoom. In addition, virtual and in-person small groups will be forming for other days.Read More
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National Catholic Register
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Francisco de Zurbarán, “The Coronation of St. Joseph,” 1640 It’s time to honor St. Joseph in particular ways on the day dedicated to him.
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FAROOQ NAEEM Pakistani civil rights activists gather during a ceremony on the site of the attack on slain Pakistani minority affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti in Islamabad on March 3, 2011. Pakistan...
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Kzenon A Rosary is held during prayer. shutter A plenary indulgence can be obtained during Holy Week for oneself or for a deceased person if certain works established by the Church are performed.
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Genius of catholicism