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Come Learn to Make Palm Crosses and Bouquets at The Catholic Corner

Posted by Kim May on

Palm Weaving Class at The Catholic Corner for Lent We are pleased to announce that Tanya Goulding is coming to the Catholic Corner on 2 Saturdays in March to teach palm weaving.  She learned many years ago as part of her Altar Care Ministry and has graciously offered to teach others.  Class space is limited to 6 ppl per session.  There will be a small fee to cover the cost of materials.  Beginner class -  palm crosses and leaf design for Saturday, March 4th  10am - 12noon Advanced class -  a palm bouquet,  March 18th  10am – 12 noon Call...

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Students leaving for College

Posted by Kim May on

It's that time of year when we pack up our sons and daughters for college.  The moment that we have been hoping they would be ready for and would embrace.  The opportunity to grow and become the person God created them to be.  So much anticipation and hope is riding on this next big moment for them and for us.  Let us join in prayer.  We pray the St Michael's novena at The Catholic Corner 2x a week.  Monday afternoons at 4:00 pm and Saturday mornings at 7:45 am.  Let us know if you can join us. Check out this...

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Love Isn’t a Choice?

Posted by Elizabeth Russell on

“I never really believed in magical love,” my friend said, “until I fell into it.”

My friend was speaking of this total self-effacing love. It makes one want to live forever with the person, if they can, or else die to prove their love. It is the celebrated love of Romeo and Juliet, of Victoria and Albert, of Christ and the Church. It happens in a moment - in one instant of existence - and it changes the trajectory of one’s entire life. One instant, we are our regular self, trying to figure out who we are and what we’re meant for in this life, and the next: everything else is...

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Could He Have Known?

Posted by Elizabeth Russell on

No, he could have no idea at all the nature of the looming threat to the 20th century - by no human intuition could he have fathomed the immense and radical need for a cry to a long neglected saint. And so, it was by supernatural means that God informed his servant of the impending danger.

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Prayer Against a Spirit of Confusion

Posted by Elizabeth Russell on

I've been thinking lately about the spirit of confusion that seems to inundate our world. It feels nearly impossible sometimes to decipher what is right and what is wrong: not only about morals, but about things like what to eat, how to discipline your children, how to run a business, when to pray...

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