I Love You Jesus
Carol Monaco
April 30, AD2024
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Saying “I love you Jesus” has never been easy for me. I questioned whether I really meant it, especially with all my heart. Sometimes I
From the Heart
Carol Monaco
March 31, AD2024
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Has the Lenten Season helped you to grow in your relationship with God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? I wish I could
Sound of Silence
Carol Monaco
February 29, AD2024
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The 24-hour news cycle, the multitude of TV and movie channels, music, smartphones, plus traffic congestion and all the other noises, fill our days and
Sign from God?
Carol Monaco
January 30, AD2024
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During Christmas Eve Mass, an unexpected visitor was in the church. A cardinal flew in earlier in the day and spent most of its time
A Mother’s Love
Carol Monaco
December 31, AD2023
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This year, I celebrate Christmas for the first time in my life without my mother. Mom passed away in November. While many Christmas gifts come
Safely Home
Carol Monaco
November 30, AD2023
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On November 10th at 6:30 a.m. God called my Mother safely home. A woman of deep faith with a heart of gold, I have no
Fullness of Love
Carol Monaco
October 30, AD2023
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In Story of a Soul, Thérèse of Lisieux exclaimed: “O Jesus, my Love, my vocation, at last I have found it. My vocation is Love!”
Display the Ten Commandments
Carol Monaco
September 30, AD2023
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Recently my mother sent a letter to the pastors in her local diocese—that’s 127 Catholic churches. The purpose: Display the Ten Commandments. As my mother
Take Notice
Carol Monaco
August 30, AD2023
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A while back I saw a man standing on a subway platform with his guide dog. He appeared to need some assistance, so I asked
Stop the Demand!
Carol Monaco
July 30, AD2023
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Recently I saw the movie Sound of Freedom, which spotlights the cruelties of child sex trafficking. Like illicit drug trafficking, human trafficking is a multibillion-dollar
Martyrs of the Church
Carol Monaco
July 2, AD2023
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History tells us that in July of the year 64, Italy’s city of Rome burned. The fire destroyed two-thirds of the city and the Emperor
The Upper Room
Carol Monaco
May 30, AD2023
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Imagine being in the Upper Room with the apostles at Pentecost. “And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind,
Eye of Faith
Carol Monaco
April 30, AD2023
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Between the time of Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, our Lord appeared on numerous occasions to his disciples. Imagine being among them. Would you
Light of Hope
Carol Monaco
March 30, AD2023
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With all the confusion and uncertainties of today, how do we keep the light of hope burning bright for all to see? When hope dims,
Life and Love
Carol Monaco
March 2, AD2023
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Picture yourself receiving Holy Communion or gazing upon the Eucharist in adoration. What goes through your mind? Do you think about life and love? Frankly
Resolve
Carol Monaco
January 30, AD2023
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A month into the New Year and I have not kept my New Year’s resolution. That’s because I did not actually make one. I thought
Ifs and Buts
Carol Monaco
December 30, AD2022
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There’s a saying: “If ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ were candy and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas.” Well, I don’t know about that—candy and nuts
Reason to Rejoice
Carol Monaco
November 30, AD2022
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I don’t mean to be a curmudgeon, but oftentimes, I don’t feel like rejoicing when I enter the House of the Lord. God knows we
This World
Carol Monaco
October 30, AD2022
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With rising costs of food and just about everything else, makes sense to cut back, right? Too much of anything of this world is not
Anxiety and Anger
Carol Monaco
September 29, AD2022
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The other day I read an excerpt of a psalm that annoyed me. It said: “Do not fret at the man who prospers; a man
Refresh and Renew
Carol Monaco
August 29, AD2022
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Lately I’ve been on a cleaning spree! Door knobs, window sills, nooks, crannies, and everything in between have gotten a major scrubbing. Soap, water, and
Peacemakers
Carol Monaco
July 30, AD2022
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The daily news depresses me. With the news comes that horrible feeling of helplessness. I’ve tried tuning it out, but it doesn’t work. So what