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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal: Love Unending, Favors without Limit

Interior of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Rue du Bac, Paris (Wikicommons)

November 27th each year commemorates the manifestation of Our Lady’s Miraculous Medal. This sacramental, known and beloved worldwide, arose from the humblest of origins, in keeping with those of the Virgin whose image it bears.

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Parish Mourns Heroic Woman Slain in Catholic Supply Store

Jamie Schmidt (courtesy of the family's GoFundMe page)

A 53-year-old mother of three, who flatly refused to be sexually assaulted by an armed assailant in a Catholic Supply store near St. Louis, Missouri, is being mourned by those who knew her and celebrated for the heroism she showed in the face of death.

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Shop Your Values This Christmas

As the busiest shopping season of the year kicks off, many discerning Christians are opting to give their cash to upright retailers rather than places like Amazon, Walmart, and Target, who donate heavily to abortion and the LGBTQ agenda.

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With Grateful Hearts: The Prayer of Thanksgiving

One of the most important spiritual maxims we’ll ever learn is that nothing happens in this world without the order of God, and that He turns all things to good if we submit to His will. Although we usually apply this to rough times, Thanksgiving reminds us that there’s an important “flip-side” to this adage – all the good times that He has willed for us in the past year.

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This Thanksgiving, I’ll Bring the Thanks

In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Who is bringing a thankful heart to their Thanksgiving table? This holiday season consider bringing an attitude of gratitude to your feast, along with the pumpkin pie, the sweet potatoes and turkey. I promise you every one at the table will beg for a second helping.

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Whistleblower: Pupils Being Groomed into Transgenderism

An explosive revelation by a whistleblower teacher in a UK school says that vulnerable and autistic students are being “groomed” into believing they are transgender with 17 pupils “transitioning” in one school alone.

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In Spite of Risks, Cohabitation Rates Continue to Climb

In spite of the well-documented risks associated with cohabitation, the Census Bureau is reporting that cohabitation rates among young people now exceed marriage rates for couples age 18-24.

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Holy Eucharist: True Food for Thanksgiving

Food always has been one of our basic necessities, but during these days approaching Thanksgiving, food takes on an even greater, more meaningful significance than usual. Shopping for and readying all the elements of the traditional holiday menu become matters of prime importance as we prepare to celebrate with family and friends.

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New Laity Group Offers Good Advice on Abuse Scandal

No More Victims, a laity group with the likes of theologian Mary Healey, Ph.D. and broadcaster Al Kresta on its board, has issued a “reader” for both the bishops and the laity detailing what can be done to counter sex abuse of adults and minors in the Church and how the laity should become involved in the solution to these problems.

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