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Felician Sisters attend Eucharistic Congress 2024

An enthusiastic group of Felician Sisters participated in the Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana from July 17-21. The events of the Congress took place in Lucas Oil Stadium, Indiana Convention Center, and surrounding buildings. Nearby St. John the Evangelist Church served as the Adoration chapel for the weekend. It was often so packed with adorers…

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Blessed Stanley Rother

Blessed Stanley Rother’s Story On May 25, 1963, Stanley Francis Rother, a farmer’s son from Okarche, Oklahoma, was ordained for his home diocese of Oklahoma City-Tulsa. Having flunked out of the area seminary due to his difficulty with Latin, Fr. Rother finally accepted an invitation to attend Mount St. Mary Seminary in Maryland, where he…

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Standing in Another’s Shoes

This is what Jesus does with each of us, each moment of each day. Jesus knows us better than we know ourselves. Jesus stands in our shoes. So, likewise, prayer helps us to stand in the shoes of another: the refugee of war, the new person to our country, the disabled, the struggling single mother,…

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 Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary recalls to us the following great truths and events: The visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation; the cleansing of John the Baptist from original sin in the womb of his mother at the words of Our Lady’s greeting; Elizabeth’s…

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Carlo Acutis to be declared a saint

http://www.carloacutis.com/en/association/mostra-miracoli-eucaristici An Italian teenager who was informally known as “God’s Influencer” for using his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith is set to become the first saint of the millennial generation, the Vatican announced Thursday. Carlo Acutis died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15. Born in London, he grew up in Milan where…