St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663).

St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663). Joseph’s father was a poor carpenter who died prior to his birth. His mother, Francesca Panara, was unable to pay the debts, so the creditors evicted her from her home. She gave birth to Joseph …
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The Cross

The Cross When my pain seems unending and my burdens hard to bear, I hold Your cross before my eyes, remembering why You were there. Then my pain becomes as nothing, and my burden seems so small, It’s then Your …
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On The Most Holy Eucharist

The Most Holy Eucharist The doctrine of the Real Presence asserts that in the Holy Eucharist, Jesus is literally and wholly present — body, blood, soul and divinity — under the appearances of bread and wine. (cf. 1 Cor. 10:16–17, …
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On The Most Blessed Virgin Mary

The Blessed Virgin Mary has been loved and honoured by Christians from the foundation of the church, from the time that our Lord gave us His Mother from the cross: “Behold your Mother!” (John 19:27) If Mary had other children …
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On the Primacy of Peter and his Successor the Bishops of Rome

The Gospels tell us that Jesus has been given all authority in heaven and on earth, (Mt 28:18) and that everything has been placed into His hands by the Father. (Jn 3:35 & Lk 10:22) Jesus imparted His divine authority …
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The Divine Lover

The following piece was written by me after 3 years of being bedbound with illness, I had, unknown to me at the time, another 10 years in bed before a cure was found. Throughout those years God’s grace was always …
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Poetry Selection 1

I Love You Lord O Lord of Life, I love to pray, To call upon Your name. I love to hold You in my heart, And know you feel the same. I love to sing a song to You, And …
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Miracles of God’s Multiplication

In the days when St Francis of Assisi suffered a chronic malady of the eyes, Cardinal Ugolino invited him to come to Rieti to see the best physician for the eyes. Having received the letter, St Francis set out. His …
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Miracle of the Vanishing Relic

Miracle of the Vanishing Relic Julio 13 years old woke in the night with severe head pain, he was rushed to hospital where doctors operated to find that two blood vessels burst in his brain. After the operation his parents …
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Let Him Who Is Without Sin

Let him who is without sin During the time of St Francis, living close to Assisi, there was a Priest who was living an immoral life. The Priest had a mistress, and everyone in the village knew of his sin. …
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