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Medium writer, Secular Carmelite, Novice chess player, and Yarn Crafter with a variety of other interests.
After explaining how truth works , I provide 7 premises supporting Purgatory, 8 Protestant objections,  8 reasons why Purgatory is merciful though painful, and 10 ways we can avoid requiring it.
https://tinyurl.com/Logic-Mercy-of-Purgatory
#Purgatory #CatholicDoctrine #Judgement #Mercy
The Logic and Mercy of Purgatory
Disbelief in Purgatory doesn’t dissolve or demolish it.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I used to play many simultaneous Daily Games (correspondence games) online, making moves in Puzzle Rush style. Here's what happened when I started playing my 51 games-in-progress the way they're supposed to be played, using the available tools. -- is.gd/play_daily_c...
Playing Daily (Correspondence Chess) Games the Right Way
I increased my rating by 120+ points
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October 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It's too easy to let go of healthy, holy habits. If you've stopped praying the rosary, here's inspiration to take it up again.

 https://tinyurl.com/5-reasons-to-pray-rosary

#Catholic #Rosary #MarianDevotion #SpiritualWarfare
5 Reasons to Pray the Rosary
Grant Our Lady’s heart’s desire — give her rosaries
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October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I was received into the community in 2009 and made my final promises in 2014 on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

https://tinyurl.com/my-life-as-carmelite-secular

#Catholic #Carmelite #Vocation
My Life in the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites
The Call to Carmel
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September 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Busting myths about the rosary for Protestant Christians who feel attracted yet fearful of exploring it.

#Catholic #Rosary #MarianDevotion

The Rosary for Protestant Christians
Help for those who are attracted yet uncertain
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September 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The rosary is the most familiar Marian devotion. These are less well-known chaplets. 

https://tinyurl.com/five-marian-chaplets

#Catholic #MarianDevotion #Chaplets
5 Marian Chaplets
Lesser known chaplet prayers to refresh your devotion to Mary in her special month
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August 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The rosary is the most familiar Marian devotion. These are less well-known chaplets. 

https://tinyurl.com/five-marian-chaplets

#Catholic #MarianDevotion #Chaplets
5 Marian Chaplets
Lesser known chaplet prayers to refresh your devotion to Mary in her special month
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August 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Has your practice of praying the rosary declined or disappeared altogether? Explore these resources and tips to refresh your interest and motivation.

https://tinyurl.com/revive-rosary-habit

#Catholic #Carmelite #Prayer #Rosary #SpiritualWarfare
Revive Your Rosary Habit
Be a prayer warrior!
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August 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Today we celebrate Corpus Christi. Pray the Litany of Reparation for blasphemy toward Jesus in the Eucharist. Scroll down and little to find it.
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#Catholic #Prayer #Eucharist #Reparation
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June 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I realized how much being with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament meant to me when COVID lockdown stole this from me.

https://catholicismcoffee.org/5-ways-to-increase-eucharistic-devotion-70bafb81af16

#Catholic #Eucharist  #EucharisticDevotion #BlessedSacrament #Jesus #Prayer
5 Ways To Increase Devotion to Our Eucharistic Jesus
Restoring what COVID lockdown stole
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June 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, my favourite Carmelote saint, urges us to seek our Beloved in the silence of our soul. Discover her in these 2011 Carmelite Conversations episodes.:
Part 1 -- is.gd/carmconv_201...
Part 2 -- is.gd/carmconv_201...
Part 3 -- is.gd/carmconv_201...
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity II - Carmelite Conversations
“This program offers a brief biographical sketch of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity. Blessed Elizabeth was a Carmelite nun who lived in France and died in her early twenties, in 1906. Her remarkable ...
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June 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Playing blindfold chess is WORK! Memorizing the sequence of moves isn't enough. Aiden Rayner of Don't Move Until You See It encourages understanding each move.
#chess
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In Chess, You Need to KNOW What Each Move Does
5 ways to practice the 5-sentence exercise
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May 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
As we mourn Pope Francis and pray for the repose of his soul, we consider the future of the Church. What do you hope the new Pope will do? Who would you like to see elected and why?
Tags #Catholic #Pope #PapalElection
What I hope and pray for in our new Pope
What do you hope he will change in the Church?
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April 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Do you miss praying the Stations of the Cross (Via Crucis) after Easter?  Meditate on the events following Jesus' burial up to Pentecost with the Stations of Light (Via Lucis).

#Easter #CatholicDevotion #Resurrection
Stations of the Resurrection
The Easter alternative to Stations of the Cross
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April 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Jesus Didn't Come to Take Away Suffering

As the Bride of Christ, we have the privilege of sharing His redemptive work by offering our suffering to the Heavenly Father in union with Jesus' Passion.

https://tinyurl.com/jesus-redeems-suffering
#RedemptiveSuffering #Catholic#Carmelite #DivineMercy
Jesus Did NOT Come to Take Away Suffering.
He came to transform it — and invites us to be co-redeemers with Him
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April 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Born in the late 1950s, I'll soon be 70. I wrote 7 articles about 7 Decades of Change.

Parts 6 and 7
Part 6 What’s Amazing -- https://tinyurl.com/7-Decades-Part-6-of-7
Part 7 What’s Distressing --
7 Decades of Change — What’s Distressing
Part 7 of 7
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January 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Born in the late 1950s, I'll soon be 70. I wrote 7 articles about 7 Decades of Change.

Parts 4 and 5

Part 4 What We See More Of -- https://tinyurl.com/7-Decades-Part-4-of-7
Part 5 What We See Less Of --
7 Decades of Change — What’s Distressing
Part 7 of 7
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January 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I'll soon be 70. I wrote 7 articles about 7 Decades of Change.

Parts 1 to 3
Part 1  What I Miss -- https://tinyurl.com/7-Decades-Part-1-of-7
Part 2  What’s Better or Easier -- https://tinyurl.com/7-Decades-Part-2-of-7
Part 3  What’s Worse or Harder --
7 Decades of Change — What’s Worse or Harder
Part 3 of 7
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January 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
**A Friend of God**

There existed between Jesus and John the particular tenderness which comes from preference. Jesus had a special tenderness for John. And John knew himself to be preferred. (1/6)
December 31, 2024 at 3:19 PM
The "Birthday" of Saint Stephen

The Lord’s birthday we celebrated was the one on which he received the garment of our flesh; his servant’s birthday (St. Stephen) we are celebrating is the one on which he threw aside the garment of his flesh. (1/6)
December 30, 2024 at 1:55 AM