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Eight reasons God’s mercy helps us forgive ourselves – How do I surrender my natural desire for revenge? How do I ask for and receive God’s mercy to forgive myself for my failings? Stormy day at the beach? – Featured on NewEvangelizers.com – Nancy Ward compares a stormy day at the beach to consolations and desolations...
St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone – featured on ContemplativeHomeschool.com – “St. Thomas is the greatest doctor of the Church,” author Dave Palmer said, “ Young children can be taught his basic philosophy, as I do my 11- and 7-year olds.” How God’s mercy gave me a second chance – featured on CatholicMom.com – Nancy Ward...
Featured on CatholicMom.com A phone call abruptly brought Walter, the Englishman, into our home. He was a contract employee under my husband’s supervision that was injured while off-duty. My husband needed to find a place for Walter to live until the insurance arrangements could be sorted out. It turned out that both Walter and his...
St. Thomas Aquinas for Everyone – featured on SpiritualDirection.com – “St. Thomas is the greatest doctor of the Church,” author Dave Palmer said, “Young children can be taught his basic philosophy, as I do with my 11- and 7-year olds.” Feet Washing: How God gave his mercy through me – Nancy Ward recalls a holy...
2 Samuel 12:7-10,13; Ps 32:1-2, 5,7,11; Galatians 2:16, 19-21; Luke 7:36-50 The first and gospel stories today are expressions of God’s mercy and forgiveness for the humans he created. This mercy is completely unmerited. God’s love or mercy is a theme throughout the Bible. The Hebrew word is hesed. It is translated mercy except in...
How God’s mercy gave me a second chance – Nancy Ward shares how God showed his mercy and gave her a second chance to pass the charity test after 25 years. Learning to Love with the Saints, featured on CatholicMom.com – Jean Heimann’s Learning to Love with the Saints recounts three romances and one happy...
Answered: Five questions on how to share your faith – Nancy Ward answered 5 questions on how to share your faith and gives three ways she can help you. Find true mercy and justice in the confessional – Pope Francis: In the confessional, the Father does justice with his mercy, Two funerals show me how...