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7 Sundays of St. Joseph: 6th Sunday
The Seven Sundays of St. Joseph is a devotion to the patron of the universal Church. On the seven Sundays preceding his feast, March 19, the faithful have traditionally contemplated a series of circumstances — seven sorrows and joys — in his life so that they might confront the joys and sorrows of their own lives as he did. This is the 6th Sunday of St. Joseph brought to you by scepter publishers.
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9 Ways St. Joseph is like the Angels
Joseph surpassed all the orders of heaven in his excellence. He was nearer to God and served him more closely and constantly than even the angels. For this reason, Joseph received such close attention from the angels. In heaven he was already seen as a prince.
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7 Sundays of St. Joseph: 5th Sunday
The Seven Sundays of St. Joseph is a devotion to the patron of the universal Church. On the seven Sundays preceding his feast, March 19, the faithful have traditionally contemplated a series of circumstances — seven sorrows and joys — in his life so that they might confront the joys and sorrows of their own lives as he did.
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7 Sundays of St. Joseph: 4th Sunday
The Seven Sundays of St. Joseph is a devotion to the patron of the universal Church. On the seven Sundays preceding his feast, March 19, the faithful have traditionally contemplated a series of circumstances — seven sorrows and joys — in his life so that they might confront the joys and sorrows of their own lives as he did.
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7 Sundays of St. Joseph: 3rd Sunday
The Seven Sundays of St. Joseph is a devotion to the patron of the universal Church. On the seven Sundays preceding his feast, March 19, the faithful have traditionally contemplated a series of circumstances — seven sorrows and joys — in his life so that they might confront the joys and sorrows of their own lives as he did.
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7 Sundays of St. Joseph: 2nd Sunday
The Seven Sundays of St. Joseph is a devotion to the patron of the universal Church. On the seven Sundays preceding his feast, March 19, the faithful have traditionally contemplated a series of circum- stances—seven sorrows and joys—in his life so that they might confront the joys and sorrows of their own lives as he did.
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7 Sundays of St. Joseph: 1st Sunday
The Seven Sundays of St. Joseph is a devotion to the patron of the universal Church. On the seven Sundays preceding his feast, March 19, the faithful have traditionally contemplated a series of circum- stances—seven sorrows and joys—in his life so that they might confront the joys and sorrows of their own lives as he did.
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The Importance of a Free Heart
A good heart is full of good intentions. A great heart is full of good intentions and does good deeds. A free heart is something different. It is a heart endowed with an extraordinary power: the power to consistently perceive the highest realities of life, even if invisible (sensibility), and respond straight away to those realities (responsiveness).
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Charles Carroll: The Revolutionary Becket?

By Scott McDermott

If I didn’t make you do a double-take with that title – well, I’m disappointed. Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, seems to have little in common with King Henry II’s 12th-century Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury, St. Thomas Becket. Obviously, Becket was a priest, while Carroll, a married layman, earned vast wealth through his plantations and business ventures. Carroll died in his bed at age 95, while Becket was murdered at the altar in his prime.

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The Cycle of Fatherhood
What follows is a piece I wrote as a small tribute to my own father for Father’s day 2015. The impact a father has on his child is immeasurable. A child’s entire development hinges on both parents, but on the father in a very special and particular way. The complete and entire self of the father is the base upon which a child forges and develops his own personality. It is as deep and as real as that.
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