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Look Heavenward!

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Joseph Horan

This was a comment I placed on a blog called Paying Attention To The Sky some years ago. I was reading through some old files and I came upon the below poem, which is written along the same lines as … Continue reading →

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Of Your Heartbeats, Jesus, And Eternity

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Joseph Horan

I was resting in the doctor’s office room at the urgent care I went to for a physical. The waxy protective paper covered the pillow as well as the bed I was laying on. Rest doesn’t exactly come easy in … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Minute: Religious People Are In Grave Danger

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Joseph Horan

Are you a cradle Catholic, born into a Christian family? Has God warmed your heart with spiritual experiences on many occasions? Has he dealt generously with you in this way? If your answer is yes you are in very grave … Continue reading →

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Christmas Winks And Assumption Smiles

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Joseph Horan

A couple of days ago I was getting a strong spiritual message from the Blessed Mother, a message of comfort and assurance in the midst of uncertainty. I was sitting at the kitchen table looking out the windows as a … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Minute: Do We Treat The Suffering With Kindness?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Joseph Horan

Do we treat the suffering with kindness? Imagine Christ, bloody, beaten, with some of his flesh falling off of his holy body. When we see him what is our reaction? Do we embrace him or do we throw up first … Continue reading →

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Repent!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Joseph Horan

  While we still have the chance, repent! I love this song, so wonderful. It will be a beautiful day indeed for those who love God, turn back to him and to one another, for those who make things right. … Continue reading →

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A Prayer For Papal Victory

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Joseph Horan

Lets not forget that Francis is embattled, as any reform Pope is expected to be. As the Israelite people prayed for King David let us pray for Pope Francis. The LORD answer you in time of distress; the name of … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Minute: Mary Our Little Daughter!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Joseph Horan

Today at McDonald’s I met a wonderful boy named Diego and I quickly ascertained from his mother that Diego had been born on the feast day of Saint Juan Diego, the saint who received the apparitions surrounding the manifestation of … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Minute: A Petition In Christ Through Mary

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Joseph Horan

That just as Mary was made into Jesus through the Incarnation, by the infusion of her body with his Divine and human life, we might be made one with him through the Eucharist even as she is one with, and … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Minute: The Half Hearted Hero

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Joseph Horan

We need to see the half-hearted hero in each and every one of us. We claim we love God, we make a big show of our love, but in the end so often we fail in doing what God demands … Continue reading →

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