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Day 1- Gary Zimak

Posted on May 20, 2013

Exciting to read Gary’s great review (and the comments too) as we begin our 10 day tour to encourage Eucharistic Adoration! Hope many of you will join us and invite others by liking, commenting, and sharing on Facebook. http://www.followingthetruth.com/confused-about-eucharistic-adoration-vinny-flynn-can-help/  Read More →

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May Blog Tour!

Posted on May 17, 2013

10 awesome Catholic bloggers … 10 reviews and giveaways of my latest book 21 Ways to Worship … 10 great days to — as JPII said – “rekindle Eucharistic amazement.” Be a part of the excitement! Win a free book, discover inspiring... Read More

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A Thought of God

Posted on May 15, 2013

Not just random, but Chosen. Not merely created, but Fathered. Not mindlessly formed, but Gifted. Willed, loved, and called into Life.  Read More →

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Divinely and Eternally Loved

Posted on October 16, 2009

During Adoration this morning, the words of a song kept popping into my mind — “divinely and eternally loved” — the final words of one of the songs on my daughter Erin’s CD “Through the Darkness.” I can never listen to this song without... Read More

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Photo Prayer

Posted on October 16, 2009

Several years ago I happened upon a method of praying that has become a daily practice. It began with the Divine Mercy image, the now well-known picture of Christ with red and pale rays streaming from His Heart. I had become accustomed to praying before... Read More

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He “fathers-forth”

Posted on October 16, 2009

“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator …” (Apostles Creed) Ever notice that in this prayer God is referred to first of all as “Father” and only then as “creator”? There’s a whole teaching here. Pope John Paul II, in Rich in Mercy,... Read More

Hands Empty

Posted on October 16, 2009

Whenever I feel anxious about something, or start something new, or catch myself writing scripts for God, I hold my hands out in front of me (at least mentally) and let this phrase run thru my mind over and over: “hands empty and cupped to receive”... Read More

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Become What You Behold

Posted on October 16, 2009

Remember the Gospel story of the Transfiguration — that great event when Christ’s glory was revealed to three of His disciples as He was transformed in front of their eyes on Mt. Tabor? I’ve often wondered who was really transformed that day. The... Read More

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From Fiat to Amen

Posted on October 16, 2009

Two of the things for which Catholics are most known are devotion to Christ in the Eucharist and devotion to Mary. And in the last few years of his Pontificate, Pope John Paul II made it clear that the two devotions are inseparable. In the midst of the... Read More

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The Ultimate Place of Mercy

Posted on October 16, 2009

Purgatory should be viewed not as a form of punishment, but as the ultimate act of God’s mercy, purifying us so that we can enter his presence forever. Here’s what Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) wrote about it. in “God is Near Us”: “Ultimately,... Read More

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