Catholic Exchange

Image: Passion and Compassion

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• Friday, February 8th, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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Oh Jerusalem!

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• Thursday, February 7th, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often have I longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you refused!… Read More

A Model for Repentance: St. Mary Magdalene

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• Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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SAINT MARY MAGDALEN
 A meditation from St. Peter Julian Eymard
 
Jesus loved .. Mary. (Jn.11:5)
SAINT MARY MAGDALEN was the privileged friend of Jesus. She served Him with her wealth and accompanied Him everywhere. She honored His humanity… Read More

The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple

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• Friday, February 1st, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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First Sorrow of Mary – The prophecy of Simeon

(Luke 2:22-35) When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord. Now there… Read More

Blessed José: teen martyr of the 20th century

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• Thursday, January 31st, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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Blessed José: teen martyr of the 20th century The 80th anniversary of the death of one of my heroes is coming up on Feb. 10. Blessed José Sanchez del Rio was martyred during the persecution of Catholics that… Read More

Message of His Holiness Benedict XVI for Lent

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• Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVIFOR LENT 2008

"Christ made Himself poor for you" (2 Cor 8,9)
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
1. Each year, Lent offers us a providential opportunity to deepen the meaning and value of our… Read More

Adoro Te Devote

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• Sunday, January 27th, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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O loving Pelican! O Jesu Lord! Unclean I am but cleanse me in Thy Blood; Of which a single drop, for sinners spilt, Can purge the entire world from all its guilt . (St. Thomas Aquinas)

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Firstborn of Many

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• Saturday, January 26th, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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The Son of God is the first-born of many brothers. Although by nature He is the only-begotten, by grace He has joined many to Himself and made them one with Him. For to those who receive Him He… Read More

I Have Loved You with an Everlasting Love

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• Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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Dearest Jesus: You loved me from all eternity, therefore you created me.
You loved me after You created me, therefore You became Man for me.
You loved me after You became man for me, therefore you lived… Read More

I Came That They Might Have Life. (Jn. 10:10)

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• Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
• Linda O'Brien, FTI

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There has been somewhere around 46 MILLION abortions in the United States in the past 35 years. Such a figure is hard to fathom. And so it follows that millions of women and others have been affected by… Read More