Category: Catholic
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Woven by Christ: The Flame That Kept Returning
Something unthinkable happened. Not through one extraordinary event, but through a series of quiet encounters that only made sense when I looked back. What once seemed like unrelated moments became one beautiful tapestry. Christ had been weaving them together all along. Many years ago, I unexpectedly walked into a chapel at Saint Catherine of Siena.…
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Anita: Eighteen Minutes Away
Sebastopol, August 2, 2026 ◆ ◆ ◆ Years ago, I worked as a caregiver in a care home facility, and one of the residents in my care was a woman named Anita. I took care of her the way I would take care of my own mother. I fed her, I sat with her, I…
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“An Unexplainable Encounter on Saint Anthony’s Feast Day: June 13, 2019, at Saint Dominic Adoration Chapel”
After work that night, I went to the Adoration Chapel at Saint Dominic Church in Benicia. While praying inside the chapel, I found myself reflecting deeply and asking: How can I truly celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Anthony of Padua when, in truth, I barely know him? I recalled attending school at Saint Anthony…
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