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Month: January 2021

Petit Brother André Bessette

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As the year of Saint Joseph just comes to a close, it is fitting that we honour one of Canada’s most beloved saints, who himself had a great devotion to the patriarch, André Bessette (1845-1937), a humble and obscure lay-brother who founded Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal. A sickly boy, brought up in a difficult childhood[…]

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US Catholic bishops demand peace replace violence after protesters disrupt Capitol

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Catholic bishops strongly condemned pro-Donald Trump protesters’ incursion that penetrated the Capitol Building Wednesday as Congress debated the certification of the presidential election results, leading to the evacuation of lawmakers and the deadly shooting of one protester by law enforcement.

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The Refining Fire of God’s Love

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On February 17, 2013, I experienced my third miscarriage. It was by far the most traumatic mentally, spiritually, and physically. The baby, who we named Marie-Therese, had been dead for weeks, but my body did not register this fact. The pregnancy was brutal and I was waiting for the miscarriage to begin. That evening, as […]

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On the Honor Found in Suffering for Christ

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On the Honor Found in Suffering for Christ“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribulation; that we also may be able to comfort them who are in all distress, by the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by God. For as the […]

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The Glory of the Hidden Stars

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The Glory of the Hidden StarsHe himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world (Jn 1:8-9). The cold keeps many from wondering at a January night sky where every star, a brilliant gem in the crisp air, gleams forth resplendent from the dark heavens. Even […]

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