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Why I am Catholic — Nadége Kokoe Kreitzman

Like most Catholics, I was baptized into the Church as a little child. I therefore consider myself to be one of the very fortunate people on this earth to have been given this precious gift early on in life. The question that seems more fitting for me, then, is: “Why do I remain Catholic”?

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Patron of a happy death

There’s a fourth-century prayer to St. Joseph that concludes, “St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you with Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while he reposes near your heart. Press him close in my name and kiss his fine head for me, and ask him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for us.” It’s a tender image, and the ancient sentiment resonates today: Joseph as protector, even to death.

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How the Month of the Sacred Heart Leads Us to Contemplate the Human Nature of Christ

How the Month of the Sacred Heart Leads Us to Contemplate the Human Nature of ChristThe month of June, with liturgical feasts dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to His Body and Blood (in the Eucharist), is a fitting time to re-visit an age-old stumbling block—the very real human nature of Christ. Heretics throughout Church history struggled with that doctrine, and (in subtle ways) we still do today.  […]

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Let the Eucharist Lead You to the Sacred Heart

Let the Eucharist Lead You to the Sacred HeartDevotion to the Sacred Heart, as we now know it, began about the year 1672. On repeated occasions Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary, a Visitation nun in France, and during these apparitions He explained to her the devotion to His Sacred Heart as He wanted people to practice it. He asked to be honored […]

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The Encouraging Heart of Jesus: The Remedy for Fear

The Encouraging Heart of Jesus: The Remedy for FearIf those with Jesus take heart, their plight will change. If they recognize His presence and see how His Heart yearns for their well-being, they can face their fears, their sins, their sufferings, their concerns. If they take heart — take His Heart — they can have the courage to overcome their troubles, the courage to live in peace no matter what.

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Devotion to Sacred Heart increases in Mexico during pandemic

Father Andres Esteban Lopez recently brought hundreds of “detentes” — small emblems of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — to a Mexico City hospital, where he enters the intensive care units to pray the rosary and visit patients with COVID-19.

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