Hey there, What do you think of when you hear the names Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael? The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The latest boy band? 2019’s most popular baby boy names? Actually, these are the three Archangels. You’ll recall Saint Gabriel is the messenger who tells Mary that she's going to give birth to God’s son. And Saint Michael is well known as the warrior who …
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Hey there, What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; This of course is the famous line by Juliet in Act II Scene II of William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is explaining to her love that it matters not what things are called … the name doesn’t change its essence. And so I ask, what’s with all these different Saint names? Some are …
Hey there, Every day I read through the latest Catholic news and am astounded. Brothers battling in court over whether to pull the plug on their mother according to her DNR, despite her pleas now that she wants to live. A divorced mother suing to proceed with gender reassignment on her young son despite the father’s insistence that he wants to remain a boy. The country that forced an …
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Hey there, For those of us going about our busy lives, trying our best to live according to the teachings of the Catholic Church, and trying to get to heaven, perhaps nothing is more encouraging than seeing new saints canonized by the church. It’s a reminder that (1) it is possible to get to heaven and (2) miracles are still being performed, even in the 21st century! Of course, we know that …
Hey there, In honor of St. Valentine’s Day tomorrow, this week’s issue of Genuflect is all about … Love. Love God. Love yourself. Love your neighbor as yourself. Love your parents. Love your husband. Love your wife. Love your children. Love one another. Love your enemies. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not …
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