Today was the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. She is the Protectress of the Unborn and the Mother of the Americas. Our Lady of Guadalupe, we turn to you who are the protectress of unborn children and ask that you intercede for us, so that we may more firmly resolve to join you in protecting all human life. Let … Read More
Come Holy Spirit
Fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth. We had an excellent turnout for Mass this evening, including some pretty impressive teenagers. Now the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed and adored until 7 p.m. tomorrow … Read More
Praying for Elections
Last night there was a Prayer Rally to Defeat Amendment 2 in Fulton Missouri. It was a wonderful time of praise and worship calling on God to help us defeat Amendment 2 tomorrow. I gave a little pep talk during the rally. I had to write out what I was going to say of course (there is a link to … Read More
Marriage is a Vocation
So, I’m going to shift gears a little bit on this post to talk about something else I am very concerned about. The “other” vocations crisis in the Church. The reading at Mass today was from Ephesians 5:21-33. This reading contains what I consider one of the most beautiful Bible verses, “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church, … Read More
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Novenas!
The election will be in nine days, starting tomorrow – a perfect opportunity to start saying a Novena for the election. There are many good novenas out there. I will be praying to St. Philomena. A friend of mine sent me her prayer card specifically for this election and said: “Let this little girl take on Goliath and he’ll be … Read More