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  • Millions of people wear the brown scapular thanks to this English mystic (Catholic Caucus)

    05/08/2015 2:13:30 PM PDT · by NYer · 15 replies
    Catholic Herald ^ | May 8, 2015 | Fr Damian Cassidy
    This year marks the 750th anniversary of the death of St Simon Stock I wonder what you were thinking when you dressed this morning. Had you already laid out your clothes for the day? Did certain expectations dictate your choices? The simple fact is that how we dress can say a lot about who we are, what we do, how seriously we take life and its tasks. I have clear memories of one Christmas, when a child, having received a soldier’s outfit as a present and I can remember to this day the sense of pride and purpose that...
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

    07/16/2004 2:40:32 PM PDT · by AskStPhilomena · 9 replies · 566+ views
    Tradition in Action ^ | July 16, 2004 | Prof Plinio Correa de Oliviera
    What is the link between Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of the Mount Carmel, since she appeared wearing the Carmelite habit in one of the apparitions? You know that at the Fatima apparitions Our Lady normally wore a white habit with a gold trim and a blue belt at her waist. But during an apparition to the children when the miracle of the sun occurred, she appeared wearing the Carmelite habit representing the glorious mysteries of the Rosary. Our Lady does not do anything by chance, so the first question leads to another: What is the relation among...