Fr. Martin Leopold answered your questions on the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession), penance, forgiveness and God’s mercy in this episode of Catholicism Live!
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Fr. Ed Hauf, OMI, hosts this week’s episode of Catholicism Live! on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit: what it is and how it can impact your life.
Catholicism Live! was a weekly program produced by Pilgrim Center of Hope from the early 2000s until 2019.
Come along with Robert Rodriguez & Angela Sealana to a holy site on the Mount of Olives where Jesus taught his disciples how to pray. During this program:
Join Deacon Tom & Mary Jane Fox as they guide you on a spiritual pilgrimage to the Upper Room, the holy place where early Christians received the Holy Spirit. This is also the site where the Universal Church was born on Pentecost. During this program you will:
Jewel for the Journey:
He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength. He gives us light, that we may see; rouses us, that we may will; strengthens us that we may bring about the good which we desire. From His richness our tears spring, through it our minds know compunction, our sins are confessed. As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls.— St. Peter Damian
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Join Deacon Tom & Mary Jane Fox for a virtual journey to to the National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, located in New Orleans. The shrine is housed at the St. Mary of Assumption Church, which is also where the remains of this Bavarian priest are buried in a sanctuary crypt. During this program you will also learn about:
Jewel for the Journey:
No one was ever lost because his sin was too great, but because his trust was too small!— Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
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Prayer – Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R.
Divine Physician, you infused Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with the gift of your healing. By the help of his prayers, sustain in me the grace to know your will and the strength to overcome my afflictions. For love of you, make me whole. May I learn from the example of Father Seelos and gain comfort from his patient endurance. Amen. (Here mention your special intention).
Join Mary Jane Fox for a spiritual journey to the town of Cascia in the Umbrian region of Italy. Discover why so many of the faithful are drawn here as they make their pilgrimages from Rome to Assisi. During this program you will learn about the:
Jewel for the Journey:
When you wonder about the mystery of yourself, look to Christ who gives you the meaning of life. — St. Pope John Paul II
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Prayer to St. Rita of Cascia
Dear Rita, model wife and widow, you yourself suffered in a long illness showing patience out of love for God. Teach us to pray as you did. Many invoke you for help, full of confidence in your intercession. Deign to come now to our aid for the relief and cure of (name). To God all things are possible; may this healing give glory to the Lord. Amen. Holy Patroness of those in need, Saint Rita, you were humble, pure and patient. Your pleadings with your divine Spouse are irresistible, so please obtain for me from our risen Jesus the request I make of you: (mention your petition). Saint Rita, you miraculously participated in the sorrowful passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Obtain for me now the grace to suffer with resignation the troubles of this life, and protect me in all my needs. Amen
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Internationally-renowned biblical teacher, Fr. George Montague, SM, joins Fr. Ed Hauf, OMI, as we dive into the Holy Spirit’s power!
During today’s pilgrimage, we are going to spiritually travel alongside one of the most influential women in history – a Doctor of the Church, St. Catherine of Siena! We will:
Jewel for the Journey:
Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring. – St. Catherine of Siena
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Photo by Debra Garza – Statue of St. Catherine mentioned during our program
Travel with Deacon Tom & Mary Jane Fox to the home of the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Ephesus, Turkey. Find out how the remains of the house were discovered towards the end of the 19th century and why over 1 million people visit every year. It is believed that St. John the Disciple brought Mary here after leaving Jerusalem to avoid persecution.
Learn from St. John the Evangelist, Blessed Catherine Anne Emmerich, and the last several popes about the importance of spending more time with Mary.
Jewel for the Journey:
Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence. – St. Francis de Sales
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Mary’s House in Ephesus
Statue of Mary by her home in Ephesus
Ancient ruins at Ephesus
This week on Journeys of Hope, we’re journeying to the Sea of Galilee’s shoreline where Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love me?” and charged him with the care of the early Church. Join Deacon Tom & Mary Jane Fox for this special spiritual pilgrimage to a place of mercy and healing.
During this hour – we will:
Jewel for the Journey:
There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know him and to speak to others of our friendship with him. – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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