Bearing witness to Christ is a mission that all Christians are called to do. Yet, in today's world, young people often feel pressured to keep their faith hidden. The truth is, overt and pushy attempts at conversion can often do more harm than good.
That's why we believe there should be better ways for young people of faith to express their beliefs without feeling like they're imposing on others. At Quiet Witness, our mission is to provide high-quality clothing adorned with beautiful symbols from the rich history of the Church. This lets young Christians stay stylish and contemporary while while bearing a “quiet witness” through the clothes they wear.
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Marsha shares so vulnerably her story of growing up in the backwaters of Ireland to finally settling in the sprkling shores of Sydney. She shares her life journey of loss of innocence, heart ache, pain, love, longing, searching and restoration.
It is a story that you see so clearly the hand of God- We are never too much for Him. Our sin, our failures, our insecurties and our desires are never too much.
God uses all things to capture our heart and bring it back into cimmunion with Him- even abortion.
Unplanned pregancy or seeking help from abortion contact
Diamond Women
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Some Resources to help you heal.Dr Gerry Crete's Book: Litanies of the Heart - Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress and Calming Anxiety through Healing our Parts.https://www.booktopia.com.au/litanies-of-the-heart-gerry-crete/book/9798889110606.html?srsltid=AfmBOooS_1KZToVdc__r2XPAS1glCF_1PlPcl5L2nHWk0ErFq9lOSenhLitanies of the Heart by Gerry Crete | 9798889110606 - BooktopiaDr. Gerry Crete takes you on a journey to encounter all the parts of your inner world and allow them to be seen, heard, known, and loved. As you get to know these parts, you'll discover your inmost self, your spiritual center, and learn how to love yourself in a healthy and enriching way.www.booktopia.com.au
Restore the Glory Podcast - a podcast - Dr. Bob Schuchts & Jake Khym, MA are Catholic therapists with over 50 years combined experience teaching and accompanying people into fuller life and freedom.Specifically Episodes on Father/Mother Wounds: https://www.restoretheglorypodcast.com/episodes/23?rq=father%20woundEpisode 23: Family Wounds | Part 1 (Fathers) — Restore the GloryDr. Bob and Jake discuss the power of a father’s love and his capacity to wound. Fathers plant deep seeds in their children’s hearts with what they said or didn’t say and what they did or didn’t do. The restoration of wounds from our fathers is life-changing.www.restoretheglorypodcast.com
Book on Attachment Theory: Attached by Dr Amir Levine and Rachel Hellerhttps://www.booktopia.com.au/attached-amir-levine/book/9781529032178.html?source=pla&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21618365681&gbraid=0AAAAA-Ia9hOU0ii-q8srnudAdcBWpLn7u&gclid=CjwKCAjwruXBBhArEiwACBRtHYXNxgoHbzFp0G9Wf9k8wuqZt4LGBrezuw0-w7c51CA_hurTxVnA2RoCscIQAvD_BwE
The Immanuel Approachhttps://www.immanuelapproach.com/about-us/https://www.immanuelapproach.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IAIntroductionSuperShort.pdf
Red Bird Ministries https://www.redbird.love/
Resources for grief from suicide.
https://www.redbird.love/support-suicide-loss
https://marian.org/articles/after-suicide-bookmark-brief-ewtn
AFTER SUICIDE - Fr. Chris Alar
https://secure.stpauls.com.au/strathfield/after-suicide-there-s-hope-for-them-and-for-you.html
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Laura Doyle was a perfect wife until she actually got married. When she told her husband how to be tidier, more romantic and more ambitious he avoided her so she dragged him to marriage counselling and nearly divorced him.
In desperation she asked happily married women for their secrets and that's when she got her miracle: the man who had wooed her returned.
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https://connect.lauradoyle.org/sisterhood
EDEN Women's RETREAT
EDEN Women's Retreat- May 31st St Finbars Glenbrook
Register Here: https://www.trybooking.com/CZBJZFor Betrayed Partners or women who find themselves in need of help or support
For Men looking to address their unhealthy sexual behaviourMarriage Enrichment Opportunities - W: https://smartloving.org/theology/
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Marriage Encounter W: https://www.wwme.org.au/
Family Enrichment AustraliaW: https://www.fea.org.au/programs
Love & Truth - EmmanuelCommunityW:
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"The Written Seed’s mission is to plant seeds of faith in the hearts of those that read any of my articles, read the calligraphy and brush-lettered art and also keep a journal of their prayers so that they too can see what God wants to show them about their own lives." Says Antonia Lisica the founder and owner of The Written Seed.
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Bridget Sakr is no stranger to grief as she lost her 11 year old daughter along with three cousins to a drunk driver five years ago. Due to her experience, she realised that grief with an amazing support network is hard enough, so she wanted to create a place for those who don't have the support.
You can join the heartfelt community here:
https://heartfelt.community/get-in-touch-with-bridget/
Quatre Cafe Strathfeild:
https://www.facebook.com/quatrecafestrathfield/
Listen here to my episode with Leila Abdallah a few years ago.
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/brPGIBY6eRb
It is no secret that marriage rates are plummeting. Faith in Jesus Christ has also taken a nosedive. Are the two related? What can we do to fix it?
It has been suggested that the large decrease in faith and Church attendance can be linked to the decline of marriage. Data suggests that the health of a person’s faith is connected with the health of that person’s family. With fewer lasting marriages and fewer children with married parents, a decline in faith seems to follow.
Francine Pirola along with her husband Byron run Smart Loving. The mission of SmartLoving is to empower couples with skills and insights so that they become effective agents of evangelisation to which they are called. All their resources are grounded in the wisdom of the Church, particularly the Theology of the Body, and focuses on teaching practical skills and theological insights to provide a comprehensive formation experience.Check it out here https://smartloving.org/
In this episode I kick off the year with Leonie Nahhas.Leonie is an award-winning psychologist with expertise in educational and developmental psychology, research, and consultancy. In 2022, she co-founded The Raphael Network, an association of Catholic mental health practitioners dedicated to holistic restoration. Leonie also serves on the Sydney committee for Australia's peak psychology body, APS. Recently, she launched ThriveWise Psychology and Consulting, her private practice offering diverse psychological and community-based services.
Find Leonie here:
https://www.halaxy.com/profile/leonie-nahhas/psychologist/1553791
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION TO MARY “O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church!, who from this place reveal your clemency and your pity to all those who ask for your protection, hear the prayer that I address to you with filial trust, and present it to your Son Jesus, our sole Redeemer. Mother of Mercy, teacher of hidden and silent sacrifice, to you, who come to meet us sinners, I consecrate on this day all my being and all my love. I also consecrate to you my life, my work, my joys, my infirmities, and my sorrows. Grant peace, justice and prosperity to our people; for I entrust to your care all that I have and all that I am, my Lady and Mother. I wish to be entirely yours and to walk with you along the way of complete faithfulness to Jesus Christ in His Church. Hold me always with your loving hand. Virgin of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, I pray to you for all the bishops, that they may lead the faithful along paths of intense Christian life, of love and humble service of God and souls. Contemplate this immense harvest, and intercede with the Lord that He may instill a hunger for holiness in the whole people of God, and grant abundant vocations of priests and religious, strong in the faith and zealous dispensers of God’s mysteries. Grant to my home the grace of loving and respecting life in its beginnings, with the same love with which you conceived in your womb the life of the Son of God. Blessed Virgin Mary, protect my family, so that they may always be united, and bless the upbringing of the children. Our hope, look upon me with compassion, teach me to go continually to Jesus and, if I fall, help me to rise again, to return to Him, by means of the confession of my faults and sins in the Sacrament of Penance, which gives peace to the soul. I beg you to grant me a great love for all the holy Sacraments, which are, as it were, the signs that your Son left us on earth. Thus, Most Holy Mother, with the peace of God in my conscience, with my heart free from evil and hatred, I will be able to bring to all true joy and true peace, which come to me from your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who with God the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.”
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION TO MARY “O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church!, who from this place reveal your clemency and your pity to all those who ask for your protection, hear the prayer that I address to you with filial trust, and present it to your Son Jesus, our sole Redeemer. Mother of Mercy, teacher of hidden and silent sacrifice, to you, who come to meet us sinners, I consecrate on this day all my being and all my love. I also consecrate to you my life, my work, my joys, my infirmities, and my sorrows. Grant peace, justice and prosperity to our people; for I entrust to your care all that I have and all that I am, my Lady and Mother. I wish to be entirely yours and to walk with you along the way of complete faithfulness to Jesus Christ in His Church. Hold me always with your loving hand. Virgin of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, I pray to you for all the bishops, that they may lead the faithful along paths of intense Christian life, of love and humble service of God and souls. Contemplate this immense harvest, and intercede with the Lord that He may instill a hunger for holiness in the whole people of God, and grant abundant vocations of priests and religious, strong in the faith and zealous dispensers of God’s mysteries. Grant to my home the grace of loving and respecting life in its beginnings, with the same love with which you conceived in your womb the life of the Son of God. Blessed Virgin Mary, protect my family, so that they may always be united, and bless the upbringing of the children. Our hope, look upon me with compassion, teach me to go continually to Jesus and, if I fall, help me to rise again, to return to Him, by means of the confession of my faults and sins in the Sacrament of Penance, which gives peace to the soul. I beg you to grant me a great love for all the holy Sacraments, which are, as it were, the signs that your Son left us on earth. Thus, Most Holy Mother, with the peace of God in my conscience, with my heart free from evil and hatred, I will be able to bring to all true joy and true peace, which come to me from your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who with God the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.”
FASTING
Today- Helena
Tomorrow- CONSECRATION Day
Fasting
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Fasting Schedule
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Fasting Schedule
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Fasting Schedule
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Fating Schedule
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Star 39- Peace
