Articles For Heart Mind Soul

Dear Friends, The Gospel of Luke tells us that "an Angel of the Lord stood by them and the brightness of God shown round about them" and "suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will…" Luke 2:14 As we prepare to receive the Christ Child again this Christmas let us remember that this newborn baby will one day judge the world. Let us remember while it is necessary to accept this Christ Child as Savior it is not sufficient. No, we must accept Him as Lord of our life as well.     We encourage you to take time often to raise your eyes to our hoped-for final destination, Heaven. And we pray that you may find something that will change your life and the lives of those you love for all eternity. May God bless you and the Angels guide you, Robert M. Gallagher, Publisher Saint Benedict Press & TAN Books

(Received in email) Hail, Mary! Full of Grace!! The Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy womb, Jesus! Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. Holy Mother of Jesus intercede for us . We ask God to send you many blessings through His Son, Jesus Christ. AMEN!

+ JMJ + My Dear Friends in Christ, As we enter the final days of Advent and begin our journey into the season of Christmas, we joyfully anticipate the great gift of the Christ Child and all that His birth has meant to humanity. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for this unfathomable gift.   We wish all of our friends the peace, joy and love of Jesus Christ and pray that the He will fill your hearts with His Love and Peace! May the coming New Year bring you "every spiritual blessing in the heaven!" (Ephesians 1:3) May you and your families have an even greater experience of the presence of the Child Jesus and His Holy Mother, Mary in the deepest recesses of your soul this Christmas and always! God bless you! With gratitude, Johnnette S. Benkovic and Staff Merry Christmas from Women of Grace and Living His Life Abundantly International !

Please pray for the renewal of Catholic colleges and universities. Access: The Cardinal Newman Society - Pray for Catholic Colleges

On Monday, December 12, 2012 on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Wyoming Catholic College released its new promotional film, “ Wisdom In God’s Country.” It’s a pretty amazing 7-minute piece, which was produced by the award winning team at Grassroots Films (Brooklyn, NY). Wyoming Catholic College certainly offers a unique educational model as this video shows with stunning mountain vistas, stirring music, and student interviews. Check it out: Access: Wyoming Catholic College

(Received in email) Access: Saint Padre Pio’s Christmas Meditation

The Claretians of the United States are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first settlement of priests in this country.    In the early 1900s, the first Claretians came to the United States from Spain through Mexico. They started out in San Antonio, Texas, at the invitation of the bishop. A team of three Claretian priests came to San Antonio in 1902 to fulfill the bishop’s request. Within two years the Claretians built and took charge of their own Mother House for the United States. By 1912, they had also built their own parish, the now historic Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. “Very early on, the Claretians set out from the San Antonio Mother House to California, Arkansas, Arizona, Oklahoma, throughout Texas—and then all the way up to Chicago—to preach and establish the congregation,” says Fr. Rosendo Urrabazo, the Provincial Superior of the U.S.A. The coming New Year marks the 100-year anniversary celebration of the completion of the Immaculate H...