Pat Gohn

Our Lady of Lourdes, I love thee! Some links of interest…

My archived Among Women podcast of my trip to Lourdes in June 2012. Photos from my trip, on my old blog. My Among Women conversation with Joanne McPortland about her trip to Lourdes and other shrines in Europe. A link to add your petitions to Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Blogger Billy Newton suggests…

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This makes me think… about mercy

‘Blessed are the merciful, for God shall have mercy on them [Mt 5:7].’ Remember, Christian, the surpassing worth of the wisdom that is yours. Bear in mind the kind of school in which you are to learn your skills, the rewards to which you are called. Mercy itself wishes you to be merciful, righteousness itself…

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It’s World Marriage Sunday – Watch this free video: “The Rich Gift of Love”

Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, OP presents a good lesson on The Rich Gift of Love.  Watch the video here.  

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The F.U.N. Quotient… amazing photo edition

Fabulous, well-timed, surprises.  Gorgeous northern lights from around the world. And yes, maybe not so amazing, cuz we’re used to winter cold in these parts… so here are locals posting their dogs-in-snow on Boston.com.

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Saving Mothers

“The Pro Life Movement has to be about saving mothers.  We need to focus on the women to try to understand what they are suffering.” -Cardinal Sean O’Malley- Homily, Vigil for Life, Washington DC, January 21, 2014 It’s an easy equation: save the mother and you’ll save the child in the womb. You might even…

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This makes me think… about reading the Bible every day in order to know Jesus better

Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him: “If you continue in my word, you will be my disciples, and you will know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8: 31-32   O my soul, if you want to be enlightened and instructed, you must not read the Book…

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The F.U.N. Quotient… the giddy joy that God made this for you.

Sometimes the best fun is the kind of giddy joy that comes from knowing the world, as God intended it, is still a very beautiful place… God made this for you… Huelux from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.   H/T: @CatholicWebs or  Catholic Web Services

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Among Women 172: Good grief, God!

Has a recent death or loss left you grieving? In this latest episode of Among Women I interview Cheryl Amari of GriefTeach.com who helps us learn about why we need to grieve well — and how our faith helps us to do that. Also hear the words and wisdom of one of the newest Church Doctors, St Hildegard of…

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Among Women — 2013 in review

Top 5 “Most Downloaded” Episodes of 2013:  159 Faith-filled Women at Work (With Mary Wallace, PhD) Mary Wallace, whose dissertation looked at faith in the workplace, shares her findings and her faith. I also share some of Edith Stein’s writings before she entered the convent. We know her today at St Teresa Benedicta of the…

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This makes me think… about the particular love God has for each us…

Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. And God made one version of you… We exist to exhibit God, to display His glory. We serve as canvases for His brushstroke, papers for His pen, soil for His seeds, glimpses of His image. –Max Lucado, Cure for the Common Life I write…

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