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Saint Joseph Moscati

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Dr. Moscati was both a researcher and a doctor. He was in charge of the local Institute of Anatomical Pathology, where he had a particular way to keep the right perspective on his mission. In the autopsy room, he placed a Crucifix on the wall. Inscribed on it was Chapter 13, verse 14 of the Book of Hosea: Ero mors tua, o mors (O death, I will be thy death).

Dr. Moscati remained loyal and true to his faith his entire life. He attended Mass most every morning, receiving Holy Communion and uniting himself with Jesus for the day. Then it was on to the hospital. The remainder of his day was spent treating patients.

Many who knew him called him a miracle worker because he was so good at diagnosing symptoms just by hearing about them.

But after his death, he was still considered a miracle-worker: He was credited with amazing cures, and people said that prayers for his intercession after he died helped them get well.

Reports of these continued good works eventually reached Rome. Miracles attributed to his intercession were recognized, and on October 25, 1987, Dr. Joseph Moscati was canonized a saint by Pope St. John Paul II. He was the first 20th-century physician to be canonized.
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“When he had left, Jesus said, 'Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. You will look for me, and as I told the Jews, "Where I go you cannot come," so now I say it to you.' Simon Peter said to him, 'Master, where are you going?' Jesus answered him, 'Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, though you will follow later.'”
– Jn 13:31-33, 36

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Keeping It In The Family

Erin Thielman Catholic Author and National Speaker

As St. John Paul II said, "As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live."  Family is the backbone of society.  My husband and I are raising a child with Down syndrome in a town where we don't have any extended family.  We rely greatly on our 10 year old, Alexander and our 7 year old, Abby.  This has made Alexander and Abby stronger in character- a strength that will carry them through their lives.  When I watch Alexander and Abby care for little Andrew, I am reminded of another family where a young mother and father were taking care of a newborn baby.  In this family, the mother was about 13 and pregnant before she married her husband, who became the baby's adoptive father.  Of course, I am talking about the Holy Family - Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus.  

The Holy Family set the example for families to follow in future generations.  From them we learn to defend and protect our family.  We also learn of forgiveness and fortitude.  We learn to teach and to have patience and love for our families who are knit together by God's design. The actions that we take today and the decisions that we make will teach our children how to cope with life's blessings and disappointments.  We must be intentional in loving and instructing our family, just as the Holy Family showed us.
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Raising Future Priests

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Father Edwin, vocations director for the diocese of Dallas, shares about his own faith formation as a child, his journey to the priesthood, and also his experience accompanying young men who are discerning the priesthood for the Catholic Church.
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