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2016-07-30T10:04:19-05:00

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St. John Vianney Novena Day 4

Last updated on: July 30, 2016 at 10:04 am By Monique Ocampo

Saint John Mary Baptist Vianney, you were so adamant against sin, yet so sympathetic and so ready to welcome the sinner. I come to you today as if you were still alive, as if I were kneeling at your feet and you could hear me. Bend towards me, listen to the repentant confidence for the weaknesses and miserable deeds of mine. Priest of the Lord, inexhaustible Confessor, obtain for me the horror for sin. You wanted us First to avoid... Read more

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2016-07-29T10:19:20-05:00

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St. John Vianney Novena Day 3

Last updated on: July 29, 2016 at 10:19 am By Monique Ocampo

Saint John Marie Baptist Vianney because of your love of God you showed great charity towards your neighbor. You could not preach on the Love of God without burning tears of love. During your last years, it seemed as though you could not talk about any thing else or live for anything else. Thus you sacrificed yourself to your neighbor by consoling, absolving and sanctifying them to the limits of your strength. Your charity inspires me to greater love of... Read more

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2016-07-28T08:59:56-05:00

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Saint John Vianney Novena Day 2

Last updated on: July 28, 2016 at 8:59 am By Monique Ocampo

Saint John Marie Baptist Vianney, what confidence the people had in your prayers! You could not leave your old rectory or your humble church without being surrounded by imploring souls, who appealed to you as they would have appealed to Jesus Himself during His earthly life. And you, O good Saint, gave them hope by your words, which were full of love for God. You, who had always counted entirely on the heart of God, obtain for me a deep... Read more

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2016-07-27T10:10:25-05:00

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St. John Vianney Novena Day 1

Last updated on: July 27, 2016 at 10:10 am By Monique Ocampo

Saint John Marie Baptist Vianney you were born of a deeply religious mother; from her you received the Holy Faith; you learned to love God and to pray. At a young age, you were seen kneeling in the front of the statue of Mary. Your soul was supernaturally carried towards the things on High. Despite the high cost, you answered your vocation! Against many obstacles and contradictions, you had to fight and suffer to become the perfect priest which you... Read more

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2016-07-18T11:37:33-05:00

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The Sense and Sensibility of Martha and Mary

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 11:37 am By Monique Ocampo

Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only... Read more

2016-07-18T09:55:44-05:00

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Introduction: Ephesians Bible Study

Last updated on: July 18, 2016 at 9:55 am By Monique Ocampo

From Heart of Mary Women’s Fellowship: I think one of the biggest lies we can ever believe is that the universe is indifferent and that there is no purpose or meaning to life. There’s an entire philosophy that revolves around this called “existentialism” and the appeal of this particular way of thinking is that the only way to create meaning in life is through our choices. Life literally becomes what you make of it. The Letter to the Ephesians is... Read more

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2016-07-08T10:44:55-05:00

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Learn How To Love

Last updated on: July 8, 2016 at 10:44 am By Monique Ocampo

This post will be part blog and part spoken-word poem. I just want to process everything I’ve been hearing from the news and try to speak about what’s on my mind. People are dying. I wish it could stop. There is so much anger and hate in this world. Why can’t we learn to love? Do we even know what love is? We say that love is love, but what is love? I know that a lot’s been going on... Read more

2016-06-28T14:10:41-05:00

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Catholic Brotherhood Then and Now

Last updated on: June 28, 2016 at 2:10 pm By Monique Ocampo

From Batman and Robin to Abbot and Costello, dynamic duos have been an essential part of history. Friendships such as Jackie Robinson and Peewee Reese faced against all manner of hatred and bigotry. It’s no surprise, then, that the Catholic Church has its own share of dynamic duos. We have David and Jonathan, Moses and Jonah, Elijah and Elisha…But the duo whose feast we celebrate today is that of Saints Peter and Paul. Being a cradle Catholic, I had a soft... Read more

2016-06-21T15:04:39-05:00

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A New Way To Walk

Last updated on: June 21, 2016 at 3:04 pm By Monique Ocampo

I want to write about happier things this week. So not only am I taking Catholic Conspiracy’s Positivity Pledge, I’m doing the #100HappyDays tag on Instagram. I’ve been doing the tag for a little over a week now, but you can definitely start today because as the Phineas and Ferb theme song said: “There’s 104 days of summer vacation…” With all the stuff that’s been going on, I need a lot more positivity in my life. So aside from coloring, I’ve... Read more

2016-06-15T14:17:20-05:00

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Little Sins Mean A Lot: A Book Review

Last updated on: June 15, 2016 at 2:17 pm By Monique Ocampo

Little Sins Mean A Lot is a book about the bad habits we have, our venial sins, which can add up to a lot of damage if we’re not careful. I read through this book in one day, finding bits of myself in most of the chapters. Each chapter starts off with a story or several stories that relate to the topic of the chapter. There are quotes from the saints, the Catechism, and Bible verses to show what Catholicism... Read more

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