Luche57

Mother, wife, friend and life-long Catholic. Educator and learner. Faith is my rock. Believe we are here on earth to do God's work.

[Catholic Guy Show @catholicguyshow]

"I see people who in spite of (all of their problems and worries) pray, who in spite of it all go to church, who in spite of it all try to be something like a faithful follower of Jesus. That may strengthen me more than anything else." - Lino Rulli

[Luche57 @luche57]

Watch the Journey Home on EWTN or look up this story. Terry was in Hospice. His wife, Renee, planned his funeral. Here they are now. Never underestimate the power of prayer🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️

[Luche57 @luche57]

@jenfulwiler Pray unceasingly is what we were taught and with so many prayer warriors, We pray although not easy a treatment will be successful🙏🏻💕

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@jenfulwiler 🙏🏻🙏🏻💕

[Luche57 @luche57]

Remembering dad, Sam Piazza on his birthday September 3, 1914 - November 22, 2001. He is with the love of his life, our mom, Rose Caiola Piazza who lived from October 12, 1918 - March 19, 2005. Happy Heavenly Birthday 💕

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Baby Refuses Nap Just to Talk to Big Sister 😍 https://t.co/feQwEJJQ4T via @YouTube

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@catholicguyshow Oh, please make this into a Let’s Teach Our Children about Jesus

[Catholic News Agency @cnalive]

Despite the Catholic Church’s requirement that Catholics go to confession at least once a year — with more frequent confession highly encouraged, and required if a Catholic is conscious of mortal sin and wishes to receive Communion — Catholics in the U.S. don’t go to confession very often.

Polling from EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research (EWTN is CNA’s parent company) has consistently shown that over half of U.S. Catholics go to confession either less than once a year or not at all.

Yet within this year’s nationally representative EWTN poll results was one rather surprising detail: The number of Catholics who reported going to confession regularly is going up.

Although 18% of the Catholics surveyed this year said they never go to confession and 24% go less than once a year, this actually represents an increase over poll numbers from 2022. That year, 28% of respondents said they went to confession less than annually and 35% said they never went at all.

Fully 42% of the Catholics surveyed in 2024 said they go to confession at least once a year — in line with the Church’s requirements — while 16% go to confession at least once a month.

In the 2022 survey, just 10% of respondents that year said they went to confession monthly.

In some corners of the country — in dioceses that have consciously sought to promote the sacrament of confession in recent years — the statistics were a welcome sign that their efforts are working.

The Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia — both of which share the bulk of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area — jointly created an initiative more than a decade ago designed to promote the sacrament of confession called “The Light Is On for You.”

The idea, which has since been copied by more than a half-dozen other dioceses nationwide, is a simple one: During the penitential seasons of Lent and Advent, every parish in the diocese opens its doors for several hours each Wednesday evening to allow people the opportunity to seek God’s mercy. https://t.co/LmuBLIM1Q3

[Luche57 @luche57]

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A Chicago Tradition since 1972!

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@twinklresources Yes!

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@catholicguyshow LOL!!

[Luche57 @luche57]

@catholicguyshow No worries for a few more years! Little children see through to your soul. No judgment!

[The Pillar @PillarCatholic]

In canonically rare step, Pope Francis has removed Bishop Joseph Strickland as Bishop of Tyler, Texas.

https://t.co/JnJbTbPXG2

[Luche57 @luche57]

@catholicguyshow Our second baby was coming suddenly a week early and when I woke up my husband his first words were: ‘What shall I wear?’ Lino, glad you are ready!!

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

It was formally announced today by the Vatican that I will be among the more than four hundred delegates to the Synod on Synodality, which will take place this coming October in Rome.

[Luche57 @luche57]

@BishopBarron That’s good news!

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

"I just went to buy a Samsung washer and dryer from a guy, and he was asking $500.

I told him I just had a kid and if he could take $400, I’d be really grateful.

I got home, hooked everything up, and everything worked great.

I opened up the dryer to check the lint filter and I was shocked my $400 was sitting in there.

I got a message from him saying, “Check the dryer. A gift for the new baby.”

Man, words can't describe how grateful I am right now.

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I feel so blessed; I felt I had to share. Big shout out to David! Thank you so much!"

Credit: Chris Blaze.

[Luche57 @luche57]

@catholicguyshow Mary was a good name tag for you at your college reunion!