On July 3, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI signed the decree allowing for the beatification of Cardinal Newman later this year. The healing miracle of Deacon John Sullivan of Massachusetts has been recognized as the result of praying for intercession of the beloved Cardinal. (Sullivan was cured of a debilitating back injury.) There is one more [...]
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John Henry Cardinal Newman: The man who would be saint.
Posted in Catholics of Note, Saints, Uncategorized, tagged Apologia, beatification, Birmingham Oratory, canonization, Cardinal Newman, Ireland, John Henry Cardinal Newman, miracle, Newman, Roman Catholicism on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My Father’s Prayer
Posted in Catholic books, Catholic prayers, Catholics of Note, Christian values, Music and Poetry of faith, My Faith history, My faith practices, Saints, Some fun stuff on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My father was a very devout Catholic. He prayed, on his knees by his bedside every morning and every night. He encouraged me to do the same. Growing up in the Sixties and Seventies, I was not as prayerful as he would have liked. I had other things on my mind: school, boys, dances, music [...]
Another Favourite Night-time Prayer
Posted in blessings, Catholic prayers, Music and Poetry of faith, My Faith history, My faith practices, Saints, tagged die, duvet, God, goodnight, guard, Lancelot Andrewes, links, night-time, peace, prayer, rest, sleep, slumber, St. Francis of Assissi, The Little Flower, toil on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Even in our tiredest moments, we end our day, huddled together, under the duvet and we say a prayer to thank our Lord for the day and His blessings. One of our favourites is a version of this prayer/hymn from the 1800s. (Scroll down to see our version taken from a small paper prayer book [...]
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