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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Military chaplain being considered for medal of honor and sainthood
Military chaplain being considered for medal of honor and sainthood
The following excerpt is from RomeReports.com:
From the wheat fields of Kansas to a prisoner of war during the Korean Conflict in 1951, this is the story of military chaplain Father Emil Kapaun.
He is currently being considered to receive the Medal of Honor as well as a being candidate for sainthood by the Catholic Church.
He is the subject of a documentary called “The Miracle of Father Kapaun”. It follows the life of this Catholic martyr, with interviews from many of the men who served alongside the chaplain in the war. They tell how he refused to leave injured soldiers which led to his capture and eventual death in a prison camp.
Through many personal letters written to his family, one is given an idea of what it was like to serve as a clergyman on the battlefield. In the last letter he is believed to ever have written he notes that “we do have a few laughs in spite of the evils of war”.
The Vatican is now looking at possibly beatifying Kapaun, while the Pentagon may award him the country's highest military honor: the medal of honor.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Miracles of Faith: Fr. Richard Tartaglia Validates Sign of Cross Appearing in Mine Hill, NJ
Miracles of Faith: Sign of Cross Appears in Mine Hill, NJ - YouTube
With respect to miracles, Jesus said, "Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe." John 4:48
By Loci B. Lenar
Since 2005 a cross with an outline of a shield has appeared annually on my property in Mine Hill, New Jersey.
Similar phenomena with cross of lights have appeared elsewhere and are noted in the video.
I contacted my spiritual advisor and parish priest, Fr. Richard Tartaglia on Holy Thursday, April 5, 2012, regarding the cross appearing on the backyard fence.
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| Fr. Richard Tartaglia Validates Cross of Light Appearing in Mine Hill, New Jersey |
In order to provide an assessment of the matter, Fr. Tartaglia came to my residence and examined the cross of light and photographed the image on Good Friday, April 6, 2012.
I left for work at 7:00 AM, so I didn't see or speak to Fr. Richard until Tuesday, April 17th after dropping off two large stacks of prayer requests for Thursday's prayer service held at St. Mary's Catholic Church on April 19th. With prudence Fr. Tartaglia validated the image as a visible sign.
This image first appeared in 2005 while my family was encountering some adversity. I must emphasize that with prayer the issues were resolved.
Through prayerful discernment, the image of the cross is a reminder from Our Lord Jesus of his spiritual presence in my family. The image appeared while praying for God's assistance as well as for help from St. Michael the Archangel. This sign is also meant to encourage others to return to their faith and to pray for God's help and mercy during times of need. Please do share this video with others.
To read my testimony on the matter, please visit the following links: Signs of Angels and A Miracle Cross
During the Thursday prayer service held on April 19th, Fr. Tartaglia discussed these signs as related to scripture in his Homily at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Myers Avenue, Denville, New Jersey, USA.
For more information and news updates, please visit the following link: http://www.christian-miracles.com
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Peace of Divine Mercy
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| Peace of Divine Mercy by Stephen B Whatley |
Peace of Divine Mercy 2012 by Stephen B Whatley | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
By Stephen B. Whatley
Today, Sunday April 15, 2012, is the Feast Day of The Divine Mercy. After attending a beautiful Mass celebrating this special Sunday and Catholic devotion at the Roman Catholic Church of St Ignatius in North London, I felt what I call a 'divine push' to pay tribute to the Divine Mercy; with this drawing created today in prayer. I have felt compelled to paint several expressions of this devotion since 2002 ( all to be viewed in my "Christian Set" with a detailed history beneath the images) - which originates from miraculous instructions in the 1930s from Christ to a Polish nun, Sister Faustina (1905-1938); canonised in 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
Peace to all Christians and agnostics alike.
Pastel on paper
23.4 x 16.5in x 59 x 42cm
Buddhist attributes cancer healing to Jesus
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| Allan Huang with husband |
Buddhist attributes cancer healing to Jesus | UCAN India
No trace of cancer was found in Allan Huang after her visit to Marian shrine at Vellankanni in Tamil Nadu.
The photograph and following excerpt can be read on UCNA India:
Kolkata: A Chinese Buddhist woman has attributed miraculous healing from cancer to her devotion to Divine Mercy.
Giving witness, Allan Huang said this at the feast of the Divine Mercy at Auxilium Church in Kolkata yesterday.
“In December 2007, I was diagnosed for Lymphoma and after prolonged treatment I was well again. But in October last year when I had a relapse my daughter Juliana gave me a picture of the Divine Mercy to pray,” said Huang standing before a large picture of Jesus the Divine Mercy venerated in the church.
Revealing the secret of her courage, Huang said that she did not loose hope during the four cycles of chemotherapy in Apollo Hospital, Kolkata.
“It was the love, care and prayers of my family, priests and so many good people that brought the healing,” she said after placing a bouquet of 50 red roses in thanksgiving.
She was accompanied by her husband Patrick, three sisters, children, five grand children.
Seven priests and some 500 faithful participated at the solemn afternoon Eucharist marking the Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations and also thanksgiving for the miraculous cure.
Narrating the incident of her miraculous cure during the prayer, parish priest Fr. K.K. Sebastian said, “when doctors refused Allan permission to travel with her son Dominic to Seoul (South Korea) to meet his in-laws, she went with her another son Stephen to the historic Marian shrine at Vellankanni in Tamilnadu last month.”
During a routine test after her pilgrimage to Vellankanni, the doctors who treated her at Apollo were amazed to see the test results which showed no trace of cancer, he said.
The Divine Mercy image is a depiction of Jesus based on the devotion initiated by Polish saint Sister Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy.
Read more: Divine Mercy
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Did prayer to wartime priest lead to East Bay man’s cancer recovery?
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| Father Franz Stock, center, is pictured with Archbishop Angelo Roncalli the future Pope John XXIII – at a German prisoner of war camp, Sept. 18, 1945. |
Report on case sent to Rome in sainthood investigation of German Father Franz Stock
The photograph and following excerpt is from the website of Catholic San Francisco:
By Valerie Schmalz
If the Vatican authenticates the 1997 healing of an East Bay man diagnosed with incurable gastric cancer days before his wedding, then the Catholic Church will beatify Father Franz Stock, a German Army chaplain to Paris prisoners of the Nazis.
Father Stock was “the last human face” hundreds, perhaps thousands, saw before their execution.
He is a symbol of reconciliation in France and Germany, where streets and schools are named for him and national leaders have honored him. A French postage stamp commemorating Father Stock was issued in 1998 for the 50th anniversary of his death from pulmonary edema on Feb. 24, 1948, at age 43.
The Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of San Francisco investigated the 1997 medical case and sent its report to the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints on March 16. If the Vatican authenticates the miracle, Father Stock would be declared blessed. He would be canonized if a second miracle is verified.
Three months after doctors said a 33-year-old East Bay resident had at most three months to live, he was declared cancer-free in October 1997. Medical tests continue to show no traces of cancer.
“The doctors were flabbergasted because he was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer and they sent him home to get his affairs in order and die,” said Robert Graffio, canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of San Francisco and notary for the investigation.
The man married his fiance a couple of weeks later than they had planned. The couple has two children, 7 and 9.
“This is yet another assurance that the Lord is with us still, to this day, working miracles in our midst,” said Msgr. Michael Padazinski, chancellor and judicial vicar in the Archdiocese of San Francisco who oversaw the investigation as episcopal delegate.
The man who recovered unexpectedly became the object of prayers to Father Stock through family members who knew of the priest’s story.
A Franciscan priest who wrote the only English-language biography of Father Stock was pastor of a New Jersey parish where the stricken bridegroom’s older brother, his wife and children attended Mass. When Mary G. – her full name is withheld by request – called to place her brother-in-law on the parish prayer list in 1997, Franciscan Father Boniface Hanley said, “Pray, pray to Father Franz Stock,” she said, and made up a holy card for them to use.
“We kept praying the whole time. He had his whole stomach removed. He had lymph nodes that were positive,” said Mary G., who as a nurse cared for her brother-in-law as he recovered instead of dying. “It’s 15 years later and he is still cancer free.”
Read more: Father Franz Stock
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Are Cross of Lights a Miracle from God?
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| Cross Appears on Holy Thursday 2012, Mine Hill, NJ - Photo by Loci B. Lenar |
Signs and Wonders of Christianity
Regarding miracles Jesus said, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe." John 4:48
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| Brooke Kayal Examining Cross that Appeared on March 27, 2011 in Mine Hill, NJ Photo by Loci B. Lenar |
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| Cross of Light - Photo by Megan Elliott |
Everyday for seven years I have thought of that miraculous image I saw and now here is someone else (Loci B. Lenar) with such an experience!!! I just cannot fathom such things! Actually, it is so providential, as of today (I am now in teacher's college at University of Toronto) I had to do a presentation on a possible resource that religion teachers could use in the classroom. I really wanted to present on the Spirit Daily website, but I was afraid of the reaction I would get by less 'orthodox' or liberal individuals. But this morning I said I would not shy away from my spirituality and my beliefs. So I presented the Spirit Daily website to my class and also showed your website (www.Christian-Miracles.com) as well. I was almost in tears!
I took the picture in 2005 in Ottawa, Ontario, (coincidentally during this summer I had a 'conversion of heart'). It is also the day before my birthday. I have only seen it that day and the day after for maybe 30 minutes each. This morning I praised God and as I did so, two bright flashes quickly illuminated (my already brightly lit) bedroom.
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| Cross Appears on Easter Sunday in 2008, Pitman, NJ March 25, 2008 Front Page Story of Gloucester County Times, Woodbury, NJ |
Incidentally, in 2008, by coincidence or perhaps I should say by providence, the Gloucester County Times, Woodbury, NJ, reported a story of a cross photographed by 9 year old Gwynna Crawford on Easter Sunday in Pitman, New Jersey. The cross appeared on a neighbor's house. The article indicated that Gwyanna's mother and the neighbor were unable to find the source of the sun reflection. To read the story, please visit the following link: NJ.com.
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