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Written by Sr. Rosemary, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/111219.cfm For all the vision, power, creativity and technological inventions that are credited to Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple who died in 2011, it is interesting to note that he himself admitted that there was one thing he couldn’t control, he had no power over, and that…

Written by Sr. Rosemary, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/110519.cfm If we had a civics lesson quiz right now, how many of us would know what the motto of our United States is? Honestly, I had to recall it myself: it’s “E Pluribus Unum” which is Latin for ‘Out of many, one.’ It was adopted as our…

Written by Sr. Rosemary, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102919.cfm If you were asked to complete this sentence: “HOPE IS…” what would you answer? If you answered “Hope is finally winning the lottery”, or “Hope is wishing your favorite team will win the Super Bowl”, you may want to rethink what the virtue of hope really is.…

Written by Sr. Rosemary Finegan, O.P. Readings from: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102219.cfm In our first reading, St. Paul wants us to picture Adam and picture Christ. One is the beginning of time, the other the end time. Paul continues to contrast both these prominent figures of our salvation history because the world was changed forever by these individuals.…

Promises given to St. Margaret Mary

As we continue to examine the 12 promises Jesus gave to Saint Margaret Mary, this week we look at the sixth promise:

Promise 6: Sinners shall find in My Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy

Reflection: We are all sinners and depend totally on God’s unending mercy. This promise is comforting for all, but especially those who have sinned mortally and are seeking forgiveness. As a quick summary, for a person to be guilty of mortal sin, three conditions must be met:

Grave Matter – It must be a sin of grave matter (in other words, it must be very serious), Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) 1858.

Full Knowledge – It presupposes that the person committing the sin has knowledge of the seriously sinful character of the act, cf. CCC 1859. Note: Full knowledge does not mean encyclopedic knowledge.

Deliberate Consent of the Will – Implies a consent sufficiently deliberate to be a personal choice, cf. CCC 1859

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