Minute Meditations
God Designed Marriage to Be Joyful
Roy Petitfils
February 13, 2019
God designed marriage to be joyful. I once believed the words of a newlywed friend, that, “things will just work themselves out.” After seven years of marriage and working with couples as a therapist, I’ve learned that relationships succeed because we work things out. Marriages are not self-sustaining and do not survive on autopilot. They require constant attention and intentional effort. But it can be rewarding effort. It can be an adventure! And like any adventure it is not easy. There are unexpected detours, obstacles, and challenges.
God's Love Knows No Obstacles
Kerry Crawford
February 12, 2019
Touching the rock face, contemplating the grotto of more than 150 years ago and offering a prayer—these actions help visitors connect to that point in time when Bernadette hurried to this obscure cave. More importantly, they connect pilgrims to the ...
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Drink from the Spring of Holiness
Kerry Crawford
February 11, 2019
The Blessed Virgin taught Bernadette with what she could see, touch and experience. “Bernadette is invited to enter a grotto, to drink spring water, to wash from it and to carry the light,” says Father de La Teyssonnière. “Rock, water ...
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We Are Pilgrims in the Profoundest Sense
Kerry Crawford
February 10, 2019
Drawn by faith or curiosity, people from all parts of the world go on pilgrimage to Lourdes, the most visited Marian shrine in Europe. When all is said and done, many pilgrims will measure their experience not by how far ...
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Mary Cares for Our Souls
Marge Steinhage Fenelon
February 9, 2019
Mary cares for our souls in a way that no human mother ever could—even the most wonderful, loving one! It is that burning charity that motivates her to work tirelessly for our salvation. She wants our salvation so desperately that ...
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St. Josephine Bakhita, Pray for Us!
Camille Lewis Brown
February 8, 2019
The story of St. Josephine Bakhita remains a very moving testament to God’s providential hand on all who are called to do God’s great work. Although God’s work is often found in what some may call menial tasks, all work ...
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We Are Not Trapped by Our Past
Marge Steinhage Fenelon
February 5, 2019
The past can only hurt you if you let it. Sounds simple in principle, but it is complicated to apply. The counselor taught me something he called “mindfulness.” In a nutshell, it is a method of focusing on the here ...
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