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DO ALL IN THE NAME OF JESUS
In apostolic times, St Paul erected two pillars of truth concerning the Holy Name of Jesus upon which the faith of Christian civilization was built. Firstly, he told of the absolute power of the Name,...
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MY FAVORITE PHOTO OF PADRE PIO
My favorite photo is of Padre Alessio dabbing Padre Pio's face with a cloth: there is something akin to the way Veronica wiped the face of Our Lord. Padre Alessio was Pio's devoted assistant in the...
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"IN THE NAME OF JESUS OF NAZARETH, ARISE, AND WALK"
After St Peter dropped his net, and answered Christ's call to become a fisher of men, the lure he used to catch souls was the Holy Name of Jesus. Peter could be found in the streets, in the synagogues...
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THE HOLY NAME WAS THE MIRACULOUS ANTIDOTE TO A TOXIC PLAGUE
A most toxic plague broke out in Lisbon in 1432. Many people ran out of the city into the far reaches of the country, in the hope of out-running the contagious disease, but they only served to transmit...
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OF YOUR LOVE, PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SOUL OF DOUG KENNEY
Had he lived, he would have celebrated his 73rd birthday today, December 10th. But the comedy genius died tragically at the age of 33. He fell to his death at the bottom of a ravine in Hawaii. Doug was...
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THE DOMINICANS AND THEIR HALLOWED HISTORY OF HONORING THE HOLY NAME
Blessed Jordan was a legendary preacher. His words were magnets for souls, especially the souls of young men who, after they heard Jordan preach the Gospel, would decide to trudge after the train of...
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THE DEVIL IN THE CITY OF ANGELS: MY ENCOUNTERS WITH THE DIABOLICAL
...is a book by Jesse Romero available from the Spirit Daily Store that I got my friend Natalie for Christmas.I think Natalie (pictured with me below) will find it riveting. The lettering behind us is...
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ST FRANCES OF ROME'S GUARDIAN ANGEL BEAMED WITH HAPPINESS WHEN HE HEARD HER...
St Frances of Rome had the remarkable honor of being able to see her Guardian Angel in bodily form and talk freely with him as she would to a human person. The Angel was with her at all times. When...
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OUR BLESSED MOTHER REVEALED TO LUISA PICCARRETA THE WONDERS OF THE HOLY NAME
Our Blessed Mother told Luisa Piccarreta of the moment she and St Joseph bestowed the Holy Name on Jesus when He was a Babe, "As He was circumcised, we gave Him the Most Holy Name of Jesus...In...
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A HAPPY FEAST OF ST CHRISTIANA TO YOU, THE SLAVE GIRL WHO LED ROYALS TO...
Saint Christiana was a salve girl in Kurdistan during the 300s. She was a young Christian and her owners were contemptuous of her faith. Christiana and her fellow Christians were in a tiny, oppressed...
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ST ALEXANDER OF CONSTANTINOPLE, THE PAGAN SAVANT AND THE POWER OF THE HOLY NAME
In the time of Emperor Constantine the pagans saw their numbers dwindle and their way of life disintegrate as more and more of their people became Christian. The pagan philosophers felt very...
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ST FRANCIS DE SALES AND THE NAME OF HIS BELOVED
When I first heard that St Francis de Sales slept in trees when he was traversing the countryside of Switzerland, I thought he did this for penance. But he did it out of dire necessity. He had followed...
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BLESSED GILES LEVITATED IN ECSTASY...
...when he said the Holy Name of Jesus.Giles was a Dominican priest of the 13th Century who was seen rise in the air when he offered the Name, "Jesus". When the Holy Name was on his lips he became...
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THE DYNAMISM OF DUAL DEVOTION TO THE HOLY NAME AND TO ST MICHAEL
Cambodia, 1979. The barbarous Marxist regime left the cities awash with blood. Ordinary people thought to be a threat to the Communist revolution were savagely put to death by poison, shovels and...
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ST LEONARD OF PORT MAURICE'S INSPIRED ADVICE MIRACULOUSLY SAVED A MAN'S HOUSE...
Had he lived, St Leonard would have celebrated his 343rd birthday today, December 20th. Instead the Italian Franciscan died in 1751 in Rome, after he had led the life of a dynamic preacher. He was...
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NOT YOUR FATHER'S SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN...
...is the title of this most recent review of Drunks & Monks: "Not sure why I purchased this book. It showed up on a list of recommended titles and I read one review which called it a modern day...
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TO BURN THE NAME OF JESUS ON ONE'S BREAST
To think St Jane Frances de Chantal loved the Holy Name so much that she took a blazing hot iron and wrote the name "Jesus" on her breast, til It was there in burnt red skin, a series of letters...
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ST EDMUND MET THE CHRIST CHILD IN THE RIVER MEADOWS NEAR OXFORD
England, the High Middle Ages. A young boy named Edmund was out for a stroll with his childhood friends in the river meadows near Oxford. He got separated from his companions and wandered alone until...
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS
I will pray for all my readers and their loved ones on Christmas Day. I will attend a Traditional Latin Mass where I will offer the intentions of everyone who reads my work which will include you -...
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I WILL BUILD A GREAT DOG PARK...
...and the cats will pay for it. I received this fun gift from my friend, Sir Bruce of Wisconsin and share it so you may get a chuckle from it.
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