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franciscanmedia.org > pausepray > moving-from-adoration-to-action

Moving From Adoration to Action

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (171+ words) Our eucharistic adoration should lead to eucharistic action—a life of service, surrender, and sacrifice. Follow time spent in eucharistic adoration with a commitment to doing a specific act of charity. Moving From Adoration to Action Every Wednesday morning at…...

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franciscanmedia.org > pausepray > lets-count-our-blessings

Let's Count Our Blessings

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (122+ words) God sends us blessings throughout the day, though we don’t always recognize them. To cultivate a grateful heart, first pray for openness. God sends us blessings throughout the day, though we don’t always recognize them. In order to cultivate a…...

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franciscanmedia.org > minute-meditations > call-upon-the-spirit

Call upon the Spirit

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (180+ words) “Virtue—even attempted virtue—brings light; indulgence brings fog.” Call upon the Spirit Ask the Spirit to help you cultivate your gifts and offer them (and yourself) to Christ with greater and greater freedom so as to make your acts…...

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franciscanmedia.org > ask-a-franciscan > what-is-excommunication

What Is Excommunication?

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (213+ words) What is excommunication and what are the grounds for it? All excommunications are meant to be medicinal. They are a kind of shock therapy intended to make sinners aware of the seriousness of their sin and their spiritual condition and…...

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franciscanmedia.org > pausepray > be-courteous

Be Courteous

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (166+ words) Reflect In 1 Peter 3:8, we are told to be “sympathetic, loving, compassionate, humble,” and in Titus 3:2, we are reminded to be “peaceable, considerate, and gracious to everyone.” Are we? Pray Dear God, you know I am not always peaceable, considerate, or…...

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franciscanmedia.org > ask-a-franciscan > wrong-dates-for-catholic-saints

Wrong Dates for Catholic Saints?

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (206+ words) Why does your online Saint of the Day feature have a different saint for that day compared to other books or websites? Our Saint of the Day online feature is based on the Roman (worldwide) calendar, but we cannot follow…...

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franciscanmedia.org > st-anthony-messenger > mysteries-of-the-rosary

Mysteries of the Rosary

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (347+ words) The Mysteries of the Rosary are key events in the life of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary that Catholics meditate on while praying the rosary. Mysteries of the Rosary The Mysteries of the Rosary are key events in the…...

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franciscanmedia.org > ask-a-franciscan > what-is-purgatory

What Is Purgatory?

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (167+ words) Who goes there? How can we help them? Purgatory is a state of cleansing so that people don’t enter heaven ready to “set straight” everyone who disagrees with them. It enables people not to complain who they sit next to…...

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franciscanmedia.org > ask-a-franciscan > why-is-jerusalem-called-a-woman

Why Is Jerusalem Called a Woman?

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (240+ words) In Isaiah 40:2, God tells the prophet: “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated. Indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins....

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franciscanmedia.org > pausepray > when-you-say-hello-its-a-prayer

When You Say Hello, It’s a Prayer

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (167+ words) Every encounter you have can be an opportunity for healing and supporting the growth of both those whom you meet and yourself. When You Say Hello, It’s a Prayer Pelagius, the Celtic saint, asserted that every newborn child bears the…...