I find sanity in all the commotion of my day to day life
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I come from a family that is in constant turmoil. My father died when I was ten and my mother and step-father were both abusive and struggled with addiction. I am the oldest of five and was raised by my grandparents. At 22 I am married with no kids at the moment, however, my husband [...]
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Letters to Priests on the radio
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Show went great, thanks to everyone that listened. We have an archive of it here, just press Anne Hughes on the blue link above:
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Anne Hughes 5-11-10 EDIT
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Memorial: A letter in memory of Father Solanus.
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September 29, 2009 Memorial: A letter in memory of Father Solanus. Dear Father Solanus, In March of 1941, I had an attack of iritis in my left eye. The discomfort was intense and stubborn. I was seen by a number of ophthalmologists as well as M.D.s at Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago. Clinical work revealed a [...]
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Just Routine, Nothing Special
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Just Routine, Nothing Special Quite a lot has happened, since Father James Statz came to the Our Lady of the Angels parish here in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Some of it hasn’t been routine, like when the Christmas tree – over a dozen feet tall – fell over behind him. Or when he returned to duty [...]
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You slipped into my hand a holy card
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A Gift of Love from God and His Priest The following is a letter I wrote to Fr. Angelo Caserta dated September 29, 2009. Dear Fr. Caserta, I grew up in St. Lawrence parish and was a parishioner when you were pastor there. You baptized my children, and gave them their First Holy Communion. You [...]
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OK, God you have ONE MONTH to convince me to become a priest.”
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Fr John McCartney Dear Fr McCartney, It seemed from the story you told us one day, the amazing story of your late vocation, that you were destined for greatness. A Park Avenue Lawyer, who would soon inherit the Firm and become the Director, a good looking single professional man in New York City, you [...]
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The poor were always treated with respect and never sent away empty handed.
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Msgr. Graham For thirty years Msgr. George P. Graham has served the members of St. Bernard’s Church in Levittown . A few things were evident to those of us privileged to work with him. His great ambition in life was to serve the people of God as a good priest. He took his duties very [...]
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Archbishop Francis M. Zayek
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Archbishop Francis M. Zayek Your Excellency: It is with great pleasure and gratitude that I write you this letter. My journey to now has been long, and at times challenging. I wanted to write to you and share a most recent milestone, thank you and ask that you pray that I will continue to receive [...]
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Tribute to a Great Man and an Amazing Priest
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Dear Anne, Thank you, for promoting and encouraging this type of great praise to those who Most deserve our praise and gratitude. This letter has been a long process as I wanted to find the right words to express my sincere appreciation for a priest that impacted my life in a great way from my [...]
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