Lourdes France

Flight for Paris leaves soon. Will be in Lourdes, France for few weeks to offer priestly ministry, the celebration of Mass and Penance, for those visiting the Shrine.


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Tip for our Marriage:

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. Great! Treat your own mother if she is still alive. For husbands: Help your children decide how to honor their mother, but don’t do it for them. Your wife is your best friend, not your mother.

 
 
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May he rest in Peace:

Father Scott Carroll, who was ordained last Wednesday, died early this morning, Friday, May 10, 2013.


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Tip for YOur Marriage:

Christ ascended into heaven of his own power; the rest of us need a little help from our friends. What lifts your beloved up – a sunny day? a warm bath? a massage? an offer to do one of his/her chores? Jump up and lift up your beloved today.

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Seminarian battling cancer ordained to priesthood

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Late in the morning, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, Bishop Leonard Blair ordained Deacon Scott Carroll to the priesthood at a Mass celebrated at Father Carroll’s home in Maumee, Ohio.

Concelebrating the Ritual Mass of Ordination were the Reverends Keith Stripe and Kishore Kottana, Pastor and Associate Pastor respectively of Father Carroll’s home parish of Saint Joseph, and the Reverend Monsignor Charles Singler, Vocations Director for the Diocese of Toledo.

Father Carroll’s family were present for the concelebrated Mass.

At the end of the Mass, Bishop Blair announced to those gathered that Father Carroll is assigned Associate Pastor of his home parish, Saint Joseph Parish, Maumee.


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Tip for Your Marriage:

Your spouse is not your competitor. Too often couples keep score on who cleaned more, took care of the kids last, or has the hardest job. You’re both on the same team. If somebody wins an argument, that means the other lost. The marriage loses.

Tip for Your Marriage:

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Sometimes couples get lucky and their personalities and families of origin mesh seamlessly. That’s rare. The blessing of having difficulties is that it forces the virtues of conflict resolution skills and dying to self. It can hurt but it’s a spiritual purification.

10 yr old Teaches college guys how to be polite:

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Caution: She says some called her the World's Ugliest Woman

(About 20 minutes. Worth every one)

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Recognize this guy? (right of center)

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He became Pope John Paul II

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Tip for your Marriage:

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Love the whole person, especially their weaknesses.

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New Swiss Guards sworn in....

Personal protectors of the Pope:
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Speaking to 35 new members of the Swiss Guards, Pope Francis encouraged them to live “the time you spend in the 'Eternal City' in a spirit of genuine brotherhood, helping one another to live a good Christian life.”

The Swiss Guards traditionally enroll new members on May 6, the date when 147 members of the force died in a successful defense of the Pope during the sack of Rome in 1527. Speaking to the new recruits and their families before their swearing-in ceremony, the Pope said: “Today you are not called to this heroic gesture but to another form of sacrifice, which is also challenging: to put your youthful energies at the service of the Church and the Pope.” He encouraged them to carry out their new responsibilities with joy and courtesy.


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Bishop's Purpose: to get people to pray for Vocations

Nebraska's Bishop Conley completed the 26.2 mile Lincoln Marathon over the weekend, offering his prayers and sacrifices for vocations. Thank you Bishop! May God answer your prayers.
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