August 2012
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Tomorrow I begin a pilgrimage to Lourdes; you may be assured that I will remember you and your intentions in my prayers there.
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The Story of Bernadette
Lourdes, in the middle of the last century, was a small garrison town of perhaps four or five thousand people. Nestling at an altitude of about 420 metres in the foothills of the Pyréneés, it was dominated by its fortress or castle, a symbol of its military connections. In fact, for two periods of over fifty years in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, Lourdes was occupied by English...
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St. Augustine and St. Monica
St Augustine was a man who never lived superficially; his thirst, his restless and constant thirst for the Truth is one of the basic characteristics of his existence; not however for “pseudo-truths”, incapable of giving the heart lasting peace, but of that Truth that gives meaning to life and is the “dwelling-place” in which the heart finds serenity and joy. As we know, his...
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“Spread love everywhere you go: First of all in your own house… let no one...”
– Blessed Mother Teresa
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Saint Clare of Assisi
One of the best loved Saints is without a doubt St Clare of Assisi who lived in the 13th century and was a contemporary of St Francis. Her testimony shows us how indebted the Church is to courageous women, full of faith like her, who can give a crucial impetus to the Church’s renewal.
So who was Clare of Assisi? To answer this question we possess reliable sources: not only the ancient...
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“Love is stronger than hatred. In the end there will be only the fullness of...”
– St. Edith Stein
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When night comes, and retrospect shows that everything was patchwork and much that one had planned left undone, when so many things rouse shame and regret, then take all as is, lay it in God’s hands, and offer it up to Him. In this way we will be able to rest in Him, actually to rest and to begin the new day like a new life.
St. Edith Stein
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“Whoever seeks the truth seeks God, whether he is conscious of it or not.”
– St. Edith Stein
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“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He...”
– Blessed Mother Teresa
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Saint Alphonsus Liguori
Belonging to a rich noble family of Naples, Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori [known in English as Alphonsus Liguori] was born in 1696. Endowed with outstanding intellectual qualities, when he was only 16 years old he obtained a degree in civil and canon law. He was the most brilliant lawyer in the tribunal of Naples: for eight years he won all the cases he defended. However, in his soul thirsting for God...
