Catholic Fire

Day 1: St. Jude, Patron of​ Impossible ​C​auses, ​​we thank you for your intercession with our elections. Day 2: St. Frances Cabrini, you who tirelessly built the Kingdom of God in America,​ thank you for your intercession with our elections. Day 3: St. Thomas More, martyred for your uncompromising faith, ​thank you for your intercession with our elections. ​Day 4: St. Jose Sanchez del Rio, martyred for your child-like, yet fearless faith in Christ the King, ​thank you for your intercession for our elections. Day 5: St. Kateri Tekakwitha, who fled to Canada in order to freely practice your faith, ​thank you for your intercession with our elections. Day 6: St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, selfless servant of the lepers of Hawaii, ​thank you for your intercession for our elections. Day 7: St. John Neumann, Founder of the ​D​iocesan Catholic ​S​chool system in America, ​thank you for your intercession with our elections. Day 8: St. Rita, Patroness of ​H​opeless...

Today, I am praying for the following special intentions: For the Holy Father's intentions for May. For Bob, who has bone cancer and is starting a very aggressive treatment at Loyola Medical Center. For peace and strength for his wife Nancy and his family, too. For John, who was recently diagnosed with cancer with Stage 4 lung cancer and is also starting on chemotherapy. I am also praying for peace and strength for his wife Joan and for his family. For the four seminarians who will be ordained in our diocese this weekend. That all people will show by their actions that they have a deep reverence and respect for human life. For Phill Kline, who is battling with Planned Parenthood in KS. For the conversion of all abortionists. For the conversion all Catholics - in - name only politicians, especially California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D). For world peace and an end to terrorism. For the 2008 Presidential elections. For the poor, the ...

Today I am thanking God for my many blessings: 1. My Catholic Faith - for Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop Michael, all the holy Priests and Sisters I have known in my life, for my Community, and for my Spiritual Father. 2. My wonderful, loving husband who shares my love for the faith. 3. My family - Although the miles separate us, you're always in my daily prayers and in my heart. 4. My friends - those of you near and far -- those I see and touch and pray with and also those whom I chat with online - you're all precious to me. 5. My parish family - which is so large, but whom I am getting to know one person at a time - those I see and pray with at daily Mass and those I see only on Sundays. 6. My readers - You're important to me and please know that I keep you all in my prayers. This Thanksgiving Day, I will be thanking God for the blessing each one of you has been to me. You are precious gifts to me from God. I have much more to thank God for today, but there is much cooking le...

My deepest thanks and gratitude go out to all who have been praying for my special intentions: the job for Bill and the success of our garage sale. After 8 months of searching for a full-time position, he was able to obtain a sales position, which he starts later this week. This means we will not have to sell our house or our car and will not need to relocate, as we had anticpated. Thank you also for the prayers for the success of our garage sale -it went well. We had many visitors and I discovered that the most popular items at our garage sale were: clothing, costume jewelry, and household cleaning products. May God bless you abundantly for your kindness! Image Source

Only in God is my soul at rest; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed at all. Only in God be at rest, my soul, for from Him comes my hope. He only is my rock and salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed at all. Only in God is my soul at rest, my soul, for from Him comes my hope. He only is my rock and salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed. Trust in Him at all times, O my people! Pour out Your hearts before Him; God is our refuge! Thanksgiving: A prayer of thanksgiving for the beautiful and grace-filled retreat that the retreatants and team members experienced at the Rachel's Vineyard Retreat this past weekend. Intercessions: We pray for world peace beginning in our hearts and spreading to our homes, our workplaces, and our communities. For Bill, who has two job interviews today, that the Holy Spirit will guide Him in His words and actions, and that the Lord will open the doors to a new a job...