I was babysitting for this Catholic family for a side job (parents works from home so they need extra help looking after their 2 toddlers) and the mom just casually said that their eldest is an IVF baby. I was shocked but I didn’t express my disapproval. For the rest of the day I was there, I was thinking about how am I gonna charitably tell her that IVF is sinful AND say that her daughter is still made in the image and likeness of God so they won’t receive the Eucharist unworthily. But it didn’t seem right to talk about it in front of the kids even though they’re too young to understand so I didn’t say anything. That maybe there’s really no easy way to say it without them getting offended so maybe God was telling me not to. So I just decided to add them to my rosary intentions (that they’ll eventually realize that they’re wrong for doing that and repent).

Because it’s such a delicate matter that just stating the Church’s teaching would feel harsh and might actually backfire.

So please pray.

Original sin has left us blinded by concupiscence. Evil tends to blind us to reality, Jesus acknowledges this on the Cross in His exhortation, “Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do.”

In the manner of Jesus’ healing of the blind man, He mirrors the Creation account and prefigures the sacraments. The man did not shy away from proclaiming his newfound sight and faith in Jesus.

We must be prepared to give our own account of our newfound sight and re-creation in Christ, even in the face of objections and insults.

- From this morning’s homily on Jesus’ healing of the blind man.

“Disorder in society is the result of disorder in the family.”

-St. Angela Merici

Eventually, Mom got information to piece together the history of Dad’s mental illness. His parents had always lied about it, but his Aunt P was a wealth of honest information. She told Mom how they kept dad locked in a basement. She told Mom about psych ward stays, and Dad’s ex-wife. #survivor

45) Oh Canada

Journal de Carême - 26/40

Pas de photos aujourd'hui

Repos : Nuit de 7h11

Vidéos/streaming : Quelques vidéos

Repas : MIDI : pomme de terre+steack haché+haricots verts - yaourt+2 compotes - 1 part marbré

EN CAS : 1 cookie chocolat beurre de cacahuète

SOIR : 3 tartines pain céréales+St Moret & thon+sauce aigre-doux + 1 orange & chocolat noir

Activité : 3h de couture - Vote élection municipale - Cuisine - Court ménage & rangement

Prières : Messe dominicale (2ème scrutin)

Commentaire : De nouveau une journée très chargée mais incroyable. En fait je n'ai pas le temps de m'ennuyer mais je m'occupe sans stress, c'est très agréable. Aujourd'hui c'était notre deuxième scrutin mais le premier auquel j'assistai et ce fut vraiment beau et émouvant. Qu'est-ce que j'aime ma famille chrétienne ! J'ai tellement été occupée que j'en ai oublié de prendre une seule photo pour mon post Tumblr. Nous avons bien avancé sur la tenue du baptême, la jupe est presque terminée. Il nous reste encore le haut à faire et cela ne va pas être facile mais on s'accroche !

Que le Seigneur soit avec vous en ce temps de carême !

Being Catholic is funny sometimes cause why are we watching a movie and eating popcorn rn😭

St. Michael’s church and Grotto

Recently I traveled to the beautiful River Parishes of Louisiana. In St. James Parish, the group of travelers that was part of the Southern Travelers Explore (STELAR). We were out on a day trip. We explored St. Michael’s the Archangel Church, and grotto that was near the Poche Plantation. Theron Oubre, a local historian and descendant whose family has been in the area for generations led the…

St. Michael’s church and Grotto

“I am trying as hard as ever I can to keep my splendor and dignity [as a Cardinal] as modest as can be. Indeed within the limits of decorum and dignity, I am just not shabby.”

-St. Robert Bellarmine

WHATEVER I DONT THINK I HAVE IS PROVIDED BY THE LOVE OF GOD WHICH MAKES IT ENOUGH!!!

verse of the day, 3/15/26

Romans 5:8

“But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.”
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AVE CRUX SPES UNICA!

By thy Immaculate Conception O Mary, make my body pure and my soul holy

“Blessed be the Lord my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle—

My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.”

Psalm 144: 1-2

When Grace Finally Made Sense to Me — And Why the Pharisees Show Us What Not to Do

lukewarm take

Ik tumblr won’t receive this well but yall r way too comfortable with sexualizing nuns and priests. All the priest! Character x reader fanfics and drawing/dressing up as ‘sexy nuns’ are a slap in the face to a group of people who have made it very clear that they wish to NOT be sexualized (to be clear I’m talking not referring to clergypeople that are permitted to have intimate relations within marriage). And the ‘sky daddy’ thing is weird too. Not everything has to be sexualized. Like I’m a huge perv but some of yall js don’t know when to chill tf out

A pleasant surprise today: I was invited to become a sacristan at my parish :)

4th Sunday of Lent: We call upon the Lord to see clearly in our lives. Catholic Inspiration

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Both physical and spiritual sight are revealed in the Mass readings as Jesus heals a man born blind and Samuel is directed by God to look past outward appearances and gaze into the heart.

Mass Readings – 4th Sunday of Lent (#31)

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