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Novena to St. Joseph: For Those on the Path of Adoption

Posted on March 11, 2021 in: Reflections

Novena to St. Joseph: For Those on the Path of Adoption

Invoking the intercession of St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, we pray that the Lord will bless all who travel upon the path of adoption. And, recalling the mercy which God our Father has shown to us, we also ask that, through our words and actions, they may encounter the outstretched hands of his mercy. May all know the care of the Father, whose love for each person "gushes forth from the depths naturally, full of tenderness and compassion, indulgence and mercy" (Misericordiae vultus, 6).

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A Sanctuary for the Smallest Souls- How the Little Angels Shrine Brings Peace to Parents Who Mourn

Posted on January 14, 2026 in: Reflections, ProLife

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There are moments in life when loss arrives quietly and seems to dissolve into the folds of ordinary days, leaving behind a hollow ache and the sense that something precious slipped through your hands before the world ever had the chance to know it. Grief like this settles in the hidden places of the heart, searching for somewhere to land, somewhere to breathe, somewhere to be held with the gentleness it deserves. For our family, one of those moments came in July of 2023. We experienced a traumatic miscarriage, a sorrow we carried mostly in silence because that is so oft...

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