The Landmarks

"The Lord is with thee" 

As we all know Jesus is the only known Way that can, and undoubtedly will, lead each and every true believer to the Father's arms.

After giving  full acknowledgment to this fact, one must admit that no one in the entire universe knows this Way better than the Blessed Mother – the first human being who had chosen to take It with the best  fiat attitude  – expressed by Her next to the two most important salvation's landmarks:  Jesus' crib and His Holy Cross.
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Everlasting Prayer, Everlasting Hope

Mary offers her prayer to God

Some do not understand why the Catholics believe in the Communion of interceding Saints, seeming to see Holy men & women in heaven as some unnecessary figures, who can do nothing for the living.

They, however, overlook the fact that God draws us to His Person with the help of people and that the said human beings share Creator's graces with theirs neighbors by means of  both good deeds and prayer. This starts in this word but may as well be continued in the other.
    
From the Catholic perspective it is logical that, if human prayerful and immortal soul is granted with the heavenly reward, after man’s death (s)he still can pray that their relatives may be saved . If it was otherwise it would mean that God distances himself from wishes of individuals who are closest to Him, namely His faithful and blessed family.

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You will Never be Alone(in His Family)

Members of the Church, children – as well as brothers and sisters – of God, temples of the Holy Spirit...We, privileged so much to be parts of the Catholic family, may be described in many beautiful, communal ways.
Taking this into consideration, we all must admit that Catholics would never be alone and that Mary, along with all the other saints, is needed in our Church so that Jesus' Body, His relatives and worshipers, may grow and be adequately cared for.

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Tomasz, Racibórz +

Christ is Risen...

Truly He is risen!

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Ad Jesum per Mariam

Some people undervalue the role of Mary, some other insult Her on the regular basis. Let's consider their positions and examine whether they are right or not. It is true that one can be saved without Her intercession. Moreover, God Himself did not necessarily need the Blessed Virgin in order to manifest His Holy Will to people. He could have excluded the simplest human being, Miriam, from His divine plan. Still it has been chosen otherwise and –  whatever we may think of this –  our religion would be a kind of oxymoron without Immaculata; it is so, for as you cannot have Christianity without Christ, you cannot imagine Christ without His Mother.
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Tomasz, Racibórz +

P.S. Blessed Paschal Triduum to you all!

Fiat is Enough

People do not want to hear about God for several reasons.
Some of them are indifferent, some, on the contrary, are active opponents of Christian's/monotheistic/ view of the world.
Regardless of their motivations, and - what is important as well - without some noisy attitude, there is always a chance to present God to almost each and every of them.
In order to accomplish the said goal, please do not talk so much about your faith: Instead, let the one tell something about you*.
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Tomasz, Racibórz +

* Mary's faith, condensed in Her single fiat, is among the finest examples of just-presented attitude.

Two Ways, One Love

Why we all have to suffer? This question, to which many people cannot give a satisfactory answer, seems to constitute some challenge to God's Love, Mercy and Justice. In fact, and this can be well proven, it is not the challenge to Creator's Goodness, but rather Its affirmation. People will always suffer because of their sins; that's the part of God's Justice - some theologians would tell you.  That is true but still incomplete answer to the presented issue. Do not forget about God's twofold Mercy, the One that can cleanse us either on earth or in purgatory; both ways lead sufferers to the infinite, divine Love.            
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Tomasz, Racibórz +

P.S. Let's pray for our newly elected pope, Francis.