This Immaculate Heart Saturday post is intended to suggest ways to practically apply one’s Marian Consecration; this is the fruit of my closer studies of the writings of St. Maximilian Kolbe and Militia of the Immaculata literature and lots of woolgathering. It will hopefully help make manifest my Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary in …
Hot off of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus last Friday is today’s Sacred Heart Friday post on resources to enrich your knowledge of the Sacred Heart! I just used ‘Sacred Heart’ three times in one sentence! That may not happen all that often, anywhere. The following are links and an incomplete bibliography …
Yesterday was the 100th Anniversary of Mother Angelica’s birth and so for this Sacred Heart Friday I thought I’d share this “Mother Angelica Live” classic TV episode (taken from the EWTN YouTube Channel.) Enjoy! I did! After her Scripture reading she picks up a black-covered book that she says contains writings from some saints as well …
Today marks the centennial anniversary of the birth of Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, better known to millions of admirers and fans as just “Mother Angelica,” the cute old nun who founded and ran the world’s largest Catholic media and publishing apostolate, EWTN. If you enjoy reading this blog, you can thank her because …
For this Sacred Heart Friday I am reviewing two great books on the Sacred Heart Devotion. Both of them are by Anne Costa, of Revive Hope and Healing Ministries. I wish Anne had written these years ago. Waybackwhen I’d always wanted to have a greater insight into the Sacred Heart Devotion, but for some reason just …
It’s Sacred Heart Friday! St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is known as the Apostle of the Sacred Heart Devotion. Her feast day is October 16 and I’ll probably write something more then, but this will provide an introduction. She was born at Lhautecour, France, 22 July, 1647; and died at Paray-le-Monial, 17 October, 1690. From her …
Today is Fat Tuesday, or Carnival. It is the day prior to Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent.) It is also the Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus. There is a Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. I discovered it a few years ago at a talk given after a Latin Mass I …
A long time ago during my reversion to the Catholic Faith I started seeking out books on the Sacred Heart Devotion since I had known little about it and my knowledge was superficial. In a bookstore in Utica or Syracuse, NY I chanced upon this book, which is billed as the original manual on the …
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Recently my wife got me an early birthday present, Publisher Rocket by Dave Chesson of Kindlepreneur. It’s a book marketing and research tool that comes highly recommended by pages and pages of Google and DuckDuckGo search results. I’ve only had it a couple of days and I am thinking I should have gotten it years ago. …
I received an email today from someone who thought I’d be interested in this bit of news: Welcome to the Big Book Fifth Edition story submission page! | Alcoholics Anonymous. I was! Apparently some of my wondering in this post: Hypothetical 5th Edition of the Big Book to have major changes? is coming true. There will …
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