March 2011
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“Always strive to choose not which is easiest, but what is hardest; not that...”
– St. John of the Cross
February 2011
114 posts
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“May we never risk the life of our souls by being resentful or by bearing...”
– St Gregory of Nyssa
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“A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command...”
– St Dominic
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“If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from...”
– St Gregory of Nyssa
Anonymous asked: how did you get so many followers?
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“May all Christians be found worthy of either the pure white crown of a holy life...”
– St Cyprian
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“If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.”
– Johann von Goethe
I just want to let you all know that I have started a different tumblr for my language stuff. It is Learning Language One Step at a Time. Please, take a look and let me know what you think.
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“There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and...”
– Pope Saint Gregory the Great
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“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where...”
– St Francis of Assisi
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“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you do not like, it...”
– St. Thomas Aquinas
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my...”
– Canticle of Mary (Luke 1:46b-55)
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“Be humble in this life, that God may raise you up in the next. Be truly moderate...”
– St Stephen of Hungary
fathershane asked: Thanks so much for your message, Amanda! I'm going to recommend your Tumblr right now to a young man I met on Tumblr last night who really needs a lot of help and support in living his faith. Keep up the good work for Jesus! God bless you.
- Father Shane
- Father Shane
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“The Blessed Virgin, by becoming the Mother of God, received a kind of infinite...”
– Saint Thomas Aquinas
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“Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one...”
– St Jerome
This is such a Great Message
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“Remember that when you leave this earth you can take nothing of what you have...”
– St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, I give it all to you, for it is all yours anyways.
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“Mother dear, lend me your heart. I look for it every day to pour my troubles...”
– Saint Gemma Galgani
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“Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.”
– Blessed Mother Teresa
Prayers for my Grandmother please!!
We are taking her to the ER and we’re not sure exactly what’s up.
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“He loves, He hopes, He waits. If He came down on our altars on certain days...”
– St Peter Julian Eymard
My Grandmother is Fine
It turns out she just bruised her face pretty bad when she fell. Praise God!
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“What does the poor man do at the rich man’s door, the sick man in the presence...”
– St Francis of Assisi
“There is only one thing to do, then, and that is to invest our affection, our...”
– St. Catherine of Siena
I have decided that I want to keep this Tumblr focused on God and how amazing He is. He is greater that I and that line gets blurred when I am posting about my personal life in the same place I am posting about His awesomeness. My personal life will be moving to my Facebook profile. I want to keep this for more of my faith and less of my personal stuff. If you like reading the more personal...
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“To make the sign of the Cross is to pronounce a visible and public yes to Him...”
– Pope Benedict XVI
Watchbecket:
A Message for My Tumblr Followers!
Watch. Pray. Reblog.
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“Every decision we make, all the work we do, every relationship we enter into,...”
– Fr. Mike Scanlan
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“Christ’s good is communicated to all Christians, even as the power in the...”
– St Thomas Aquinas
Wow.... I am not a fan of this... not at all! →
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“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who,...”
– St Augustine
friends!
iamclaimed:
i just found Father Shane’s tumblr, and it is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
go follow him. :)
I second this!
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“Why persist in walking difficult and toilsome paths? There is no repose where...”
– St Augustine
homelesspirate-deactivated20110 asked: I think this might help define the abortion..issue. This was issued by the Diocese of Phoenix after they revoked the catholic status of St. Joseph's Hospital after they performed an abortion to save the mother's life. She was excommunicated for allowing it. Caused quite an uproar.
http://www.catholicsun.org/2010/phxdio-stjoes/Q-AND-A-ST-JOSEPH-HOSPITAL-FINAL.pdf
http://www.catholicsun.org/2010/phxdio-stjoes/Q-AND-A-ST-JOSEPH-HOSPITAL-FINAL.pdf
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“To fall in love with God is the greatest of all romances; to seek Him, the...”
– St. Augustine
Anonymous asked: Wait; the church allows for abortions in cases where the mother's life is in danger?
I know it would still be wrong, but...just wondering.
I know it would still be wrong, but...just wondering.
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“The Blessed Virgin is sometimes pictured as if she were unapproachable. We...”
– Saint Therese of Lisieux
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“Lord, if your people need me, I will not refuse the work. Your will be done.”
– St Martin de Tours
“Have nothing to do with the world; forget all things; reserve yourself for the...”
– St. Bernard of Clairvaux
“My mother is very strange; if I bring her flowers, she says she does not want...”
– Saint Joseph of Cupertino, on the Blessed Virgin
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“Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement,...”
– Pope Benedict XVI 