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Here. At the Foot of the Cross.
Reflections on Faith, Hope & Love.
Love letters to the King...
Sarah Raad
Freelance Writer
When my little niece was born with a rare and severe congenital heart defect, we had no hope other than to prostrate ourselves at the Foot of the Cross and beg for prayers. Somehow, in the days and weeks and months that followed, by Grace and the Infinite Goodness of God, my faith, the size of a mustard seed grew into a tree. Now I pray that this faith, which is such a new and glorious gift for me, will shelter others and give them hope in the Goodness and Love of God.
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3 hours ago3 min read
Confession
“Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” (Luke 5:12).
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1 day ago2 min read
Now
“And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.” (Mark 1:18).
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2 days ago3 min read
Authority
There God stood, in the dust of Caper′na-um, speaking with Authority to change eternity, as though it was just another day.
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3 days ago3 min read
Touched
“Moved with pity, He stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I will; be clean.’” (Mark 1:40).
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5 days ago3 min read
Vadis
“…Nearly all that we call human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.
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6 days ago3 min read
Tears
Saint Lucia (and her young cousins) would escape to a well on Lucia’s family’s property, and they would cry and cry as they offered the sacr
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Sarah Raad
Feb 143 min read
Francesco
Saint Francesco was the contemplative soul in the group.
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Feb 133 min read
Specific
“God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my missi
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Sarah Raad
Feb 113 min read
Give
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28).
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Feb 103 min read
Rescue
It seems to me that my life is one continual act rescue by my Beloved…
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Feb 93 min read
First
BEFORE the Magi set out to find the KING, FIRST, the KING needed to find them.
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Feb 83 min read
Man
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3
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Feb 73 min read
Tears
“Jesus said, ‘I say to you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will [utterly] deny three times that you know Me.’” (Luke 22:34).
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Feb 63 min read
Dogs
Saint Simon Peter did not worry that he might have looked silly or weak or that Christ might be upset with him for deserting Him during his
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Feb 52 min read
Eventually
God is waiting for me to turn to Him – eventually…
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Feb 42 min read
Succession
“And Peter answered, ‘The Christ of God.’” (Luke 9:18-22).
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Feb 32 min read
Accident
“In our blindness and ignorance we say that this is accident or luck, but to our Lord God it is not so.” (Saint Juliana of Norwich).
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Feb 23 min read
Pride
How easy it is for a proud soul to think… what need do I have for God if I can handle everything myself?
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Sarah Raad
Jan 312 min read
Candle
I should be looking to shield their flame and protect their burning candle.
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Jan 302 min read
Cut
“And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.” (Mark 9:43).
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Jan 292 min read
Deficiency
God does not choose the qualified, he qualifies the chosen.
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Jan 283 min read
Properly
“Sanctity is made up of heroic acts.” (Saint Josemaria, “Furrow” at page 529).
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Jan 272 min read
Demands
“Let Him (God) make demands on you.” (Saint Josemaria).
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Jan 253 min read
Looking
I have lost what is right in front of my eyes, and that is the Holy Spirit, who is in my Soul, no matter where I am looking…
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Jan 242 min read
Ordinary
In the mire of ordinariness I am simply forgetting how extraordinary is my God…
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Jan 232 min read
Faith
The Apostles prayed to Christ asking Him to increase their faith… “Increase our faith!” (Luke 17:5).
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Jan 223 min read
Next
“The word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness; and he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism
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Jan 213 min read
Vinegar
I am going to reach over and place my hand right on the sore and do it for the whole world to see, confident that not only will I not become
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Jan 202 min read
Fitted
Saint Jacinta, who was the youngest of the children at only eight years old (and according to Saint Lucia, the MOST holy of the three) said,
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Jan 193 min read
Immediate
“We have found the Messiah (which interpreted means Christ). And he led him to Jesus.” (John 1:41-42).
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Jan 182 min read
Slow
“‘The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.’”
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Jan 172 min read
Humility
“We need humility if we are to obey” (Saint Josemaria).
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Jan 162 min read
Choice
“‘Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!...’” (Luke 1:26).
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Jan 153 min read
Freedom
Freedom – true freedom is not the choice to disregard the rules, but rather the choice to obey them.
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Jan 143 min read
Waste
Not even a single second of His love was denied to them – for God’s forgiveness is perfect and immediate.
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Sarah Raad
Jan 133 min read
Education
Sometimes we really need to see the GOOD to understand just how much further we have to go to be at an acceptable standard…
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Sarah Raad
Jan 123 min read
Turn
“But I say to you, do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (Matthew 5:39
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Jan 112 min read
Immaculate
The strength of the Immaculate is the greatest miracle known to humankind…
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Jan 103 min read
Win
There is nothing that the Evil One fears worse than the Blessed Virgin, that young, thirteen or fourteen year old girl…
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Sarah Raad
Jan 93 min read
Spare
The greatest temptation for me is to wait for perfection and to save something just in case, so that I only end up giving my Beloved what I
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Sarah Raad
Jan 82 min read
Foundations
“God's almighty grace helps us overcome obstacles ...love doubles our strength, makes us inventive, makes us feel content and inwardly free.
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Jan 72 min read
Example
“We cannot preach what we do not practice.” (Saint Josemaria).
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Jan 43 min read
Forgotten
“Keep awake, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” (Matthew 25:13).
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Jan 32 min read
Frustration
The world was built for perfection, and it is only because of sin that it begins to malfunction…
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Jan 1, 20253 min read
Transform
Well, simply, we offer Bread and Wine because these are (to use the words uttered by the Priest during Holy Mass) the “WORK OF HUMAN HANDS”.
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Dec 31, 20242 min read
Waiting
I should be acting NOW – and not waiting until tomorrow.
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