On Reaching 75
“Seventy-five is just a number,” she said. “Yeah,” I nodded, “but it’s a big number.” You see, my father died…
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“Seventy-five is just a number,” she said. “Yeah,” I nodded, “but it’s a big number.” You see, my father died…
The post On Reaching 75 appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 21, 2021 | Best of Week, cancer, Faith & Spirituality, feast day, Featured, News, Pentecost | 0 |
At Pentecost, why do we ask the Holy Spirit to “kindle in us the fire” of God’s love? Because the alternative is to die of cancer—spiritual death from spiritual cancer. God is likened to fire in the Bible and the Liturgy countless times (Hebrews 12:29, for example). Additionally, whenever He and His Word are called […]
by bcadmin | Mar 24, 2021 | cancer, Chile, Church in the Americas, Faith, lead, miracles, News | 0 |
On March 15, Constanza Alva de Urmaneta got in the car behind the hearse for the funeral procession of her 15-year-old daughter, Pía Urmaneta. Typically, somber occasions, it was apparent from the second they drove off the church lot that this was instead a celebration of Pía’s life, just as she had wanted.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 31, 2020 | cancer, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Disney, lead, Lourdes, Movies, News | 0 |
The latest faith-inspired Disney movie Clouds tells the story of Zach Sobiech, a high school student who wrote a song that went viral during his senior year, after finding out his cancer was terminal.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 27, 2020 | Bishop George V. Murry, cancer, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Diocese of Youngstown, News | 0 |
The Diocese of Youngstown announced May 26 that Bishop George V. Murry has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis for reasons of ill health.
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Father John Hollowell asked God to let him bear the cross of his brain tumor on behalf of the victims of clergy sexual abuse.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 4, 2020 | cancer, Facing Cancer with Mary, Mary, News, Prayer, rosary, Sr. Catherine Stewart, The Presentation of the Lord | 0 |
As a cancer patient and survivor, I often choose to walk in the footsteps of Mary through the framework of the mysteries of the Rosary. These mysteries help us focus on Mary’s life. Mary was a strong and courageous woman; she lived in darkness at times…
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