"Take My Hand not my Life."
Each January, I take to the streets in peaceful protest along with thousands around the USA. Why do I march? Because I believe love is stronger than violence. That hope is stronger than fear. That life is a beautiful gift regardless of form or function.
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You have to understand that I'm alive and other kids aren't. Despite some members of the medical community's objections to my fetal life, I was born. My parents chose life. And you know what? My earthly presence is creating ripples in the tapestry of human history. Even the medical community is learning and better treating kids with my renal condition because my parents chose life. But life's worth doesn't come from utility but presence. And that is one of the many reasons I march. .
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May God heal the heart of our Culture and may we take the hand of mothers, fathers, and babies endangered by abortion and walk with them to find hope, healing, love, & life.
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#whywemarch #respectlife #prolife #bissisterhood #prolifefeminist #catholiclife #chronicallycatholic
“Today the Magi gaze in deep wonder at what they see: heaven on earth, earth in heaven, man in God, God in man, one whom the whole universe cannot contain, now enclosed in a tiny body. As they look, they believe and do not question, as their symbolic gifts bear witness: incense for God, gold for a king, myrrh for one who is to die.”
-St. Peter Chrysologus, Father & Doctor of the Curch-
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Happy Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord! May we experience the wonder of the Magi today and offer ourselves as gifts to the newborn King.
Photo Taken: Chiesa del Gesu, Rome, Fall 2018.
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"Mary, Mother of God, we salute you. Precious vessel, worthy of the whole world’s reverence, you are an ever-shining light, the crown of virginity, the symbol of orthodoxy, an indestructible temple, the place that held him whom no place can contain, mother and virgin. Because of you the holy Gospels could say: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord."
-St. Cyril of Alexandria, Catechetical Lectures- .
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Happy Solemnity the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God! May you and your lived ones have a blessed and Happy 2019!
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#marymotherofgod #ourlady #rome #roma
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
-C.S. Lewis-
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One of my dreams was traveling to Italy. My parents cultivated our ability to dream and pursue dreams with deliberate and virtuous passion which I'm forever grateful for. Thankfully they also taught us patience, perseverance, and openness to God's will and timing. It took 5 years of hard work to restore my health and wellness enough to make our 2018 Italy trip. And the trip was a physical and mental stretch with dicey details day-to-day. Reflecting I know a plethora of grace and providence was involved and loads of intercessory prayers from friends and loved ones.
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Over the past 5 years, I've place my dreams and goals into God's loving hands and within the mantle of Our Lady allowing them the creative genius of how, when and what. Together we dream, hope, and discover. #bissisterhood #projectblessed #chronicallycatholic #dream #hope
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him
in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever. (Lk 1:46-55) The Magnificat
Photo Taken: Fall 2018, Vatican Museum. Room of Mysteries of the Faith.
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"Know my son, my much beloved, that I am the ever Virgin Mary, Mother of the True God who is the Author of life, the Creator of all things, the Lord of heaven and earth, present everywhere. . ."
-Our Lady of Guadalupe to Saint Juan Diego December 9, 1531-
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Happy Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas & the Unborn!
My close friend visited the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico years back. The next time I saw her, she suprised me with this prayer card, a holy medal, and Mass Offering slip. This gift resides at my bedside as a reminder to pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe to transform the hearts and minds of the peoples of the Americas (including you and I.) And may we respect life in all it's forms and functions from conception to natural death.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
In honor of Our Lady's Feast, #chronicallycatholic monthly devotion is a consecration to Our Lady of Guadalupe Image.
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