January 2012
30 posts
And the reason you recoil when we call abortion a...
“The journey after conversion is still a journey of conversion.”
– Pope Benedict XVI (via fathershane)
“I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter...”
– Mother Teresa (via melloknee)
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At the dinner table...
Mom: Peter is going to a basketball game tomorrow... it's teachers verses... uhh...?
Peter: Teachers vs. Students.
Victoria: Well, it's not teachers verses janitors..
Mom: That's disgusting!
Victoria: Janitors are people too, mom.
Mom: No, that's not what I meant!
Me: *ROFL*
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“As by your will you first strayed away from God, so now turn back and search for...”
– Baruch 4:28-29 (via fathershane)
“Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be—and...”
– St. Therese of Lisieux, the little flower
Happy birthday, St. Therese!
(via heartallonfire)
“Because I was little and feeble, Our Lord stooped down to me and lovingly...”
– St. Therese of Lisieux
Happy Birthday, my Little Saint! January 2, 1873
(via rainyautumntwilight)
lifestwistandturns:
Pope Benedict’s new year homily included what he called the most pressing pastoral need in Rome and throughout the world: “Catholics must reawaken in themselves and in others the longing for God and the joy of living him and bearing witness to him, on the basis of what is always a deeply personal question: why do I believe?” I love this thought and question.
Listen
December 2011
49 posts
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The Silence
Why am I scolded for being too loud Though I am too silent for my own good? I, a part of the Church in this world, told to be silent.. Let me ask you, who is louder? The scolder, I think. So don’t tell me to be silent when you’re the one talking.
Let me propose this. Why don’t we both shut up and listen instead? Listen to the silence. What you will find in the silence will be...
Misconceptions about Catholics. →
sweetandlovelygirl7:
I feel like a lot of people assume things about us that aren’t true. It’s not fair for people to stereotype us without even looking into anything. If you know nothing about Catholicism other than what you’ve heard in the media, you probably have a LOT of misconceptions….
guess what?
bethmeetsworld:
I am 100% devoutly Catholic. Yep, I am against the legalization of gay marriage. I am also unequivocally against abortion. BUT CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, none of this means that I am homophobic. Or that I want to force women to raise children against their will.
These things are not mutually exclusive. And anyone who thinks that they are mutually exclusive is showing off their...
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“I love waking up in the morning not knowing what’s gonna happen or, who I’m...”
– Jack Dawson, Titanic. (via xitsyouagainstme)
Things that are hard to accept
potofpetunias:
Jack Dawson will never be my boyfriend…
iamscottciccone:
Another unreleased Titanic...
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