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D. P. A. Campbell
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[Campbell @dpacampbell]

“Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.” ~ Saint Augustine of Hippo (Graphic via @WikiCommons)

[U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops @USCCB]

God of justice, Father of truth, who guide creation in wisdom and goodness to fulfillment in Christ your Son, open our hearts to the truth of his Gospel, that your peace may rule in our hearts and your justice guide our lives. - Collect Prayer from the Mass for Independence Day

[Ascension @AscensionPress]

Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

[Joshua Charles🇻🇦 @JoshuaTCharles]

I have witnessed and experienced countless examples where those who have the Day of Judgment before their eyes act very differently—in matters large and small—from those who don’t.

“In all you do, remember the end of your life, and then you will never sin” (Sirach 7:36).

[Thomas a Kempis @TomKempis]

The old serpent will sting and trouble you, but prayer will put him to flight and by steadfast, useful toil the way will be closed to him.

[Ascension @AscensionPress]

Happy feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle!

[Bishop Fulton Sheen @Bishop_Sheen]

Peace is not the absence of war; it is the presence of justice

[Knights of Columbus @KofC]

Today we celebrate the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, forerunner of our Lord whose famous words have enriched the Church for millennia: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand", "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world”, and "He must increase; I must decrease". He is also the patron saint of Québec.

St. John the Baptist, pray for us!
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Aujourd’hui, nous célébrons la Nativité de saint Jean-Baptiste, le précurseur du Seigneur, dont les paroles célèbres nourrissent l’Église depuis des millénaires : « Convertissez-vous, car le Royaume des cieux est tout proche », « Voici l’Agneau de Dieu, qui enlève le péché du monde » et « Il faut qu’il grandisse et que moi, je diminue ». Il est aussi le saint patron du Québec.

Saint Jean-Baptiste, priez pour nous !

[Pascal @KnowsPascal]

Recognize everywhere the wisdom of God; never cease to wonder, and, through every creature, to glorify the Creator.

-St. Basil

[Knights of Columbus @KofC]

“Do not be afraid… you are worth more than many sparrows.” — Matthew 10:31

In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks directly to our fears. He reminds us that we are known, loved, and held in the care of the Father, all the way down to the smallest detail of our lives.

Because of this, we can live with courage, speaking truth and being a witness to our faith without fear.

🙏 Lord, quiet our fears, strengthen our trust in Your care, and give us courage to stand for You each day.

[Catholic Diocese of Arlington @arlingtonchurch]

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven." (Mt 5) #DailyGospels

[Joshua Charles🇻🇦 @JoshuaTCharles]

Many people pray, but do not fast.

Fewer fast, but do not give alms.

We must do all three to be fit athletes (root of “ascetic”) of Christ:

Pray + Fast + Give Alms

The Church’s entire tradition and history teach that these are non-negotiable weapons of the spiritual life.

[Archbishop Sheen @FultonSheen]

"If you don’t worship God, you’ll worship something — and nine times out of ten, it’ll be yourself." Archbishop Fulton Sheen

[Pascal @KnowsPascal]

O eternal Trinity, You are a deep sea in which the more I seek the more I find, and the more I find, the more I seek to know You. 

-St. Catherine of Siena

[Ascension @AscensionPress]

Happy Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity!

[U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops @USCCB]

Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us!

[National Shrine @MarysShrine]

“Keep in your mercy those men and women who have died in the cause of freedom and bring them safely into your kingdom of justice and peace.”

#nationalshrine #MemorialDay

[Ascension @AscensionPress]

“When efficiency becomes the ultimate measure of value, human beings are tempted to see themselves as a project to be optimized rather than as persons called to relationship and communion.” —Pope Leo XIV

[Encyclopaedia Britannica @Britannica]

Memorial Day began as Decoration Day, a day to honor soldiers who died in the American Civil War, typically by placing flowers on their graves.

The date is thought to have been chosen because flowers would be in bloom across the U.S.

[Ascension @AscensionPress]

“We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace.” —Pope Leo XIV

[Joshua Charles🇻🇦 @JoshuaTCharles]

ST. AUGUSTINE’S PENTECOST WARNING AND EXHORTATION

“Christian men and women are Catholics while they are alive in the Body [of the Church]. Cut off, they have become heretics. The Spirit doesn’t follow the amputated part.

So if you wish to be alive with the Holy Spirit, hold on to loving-kindness, love truthfulness, long for oneness, that you may attain to everlastingness.

Amen.”

St. Augustine, Sermon 267: On the Day of Pentecost (§4) (AD 412)