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Children of God, Heirs of Heaven

Jesus Christ in such a way that we share in his very own life. In baptism we receive the sanctifying grace that gives us a heavenly life.
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Dying to Self

Padre Pio’s letter to Raffaelina Cerase, 1914: Baptism is said to be a copy of the death of Jesus. St. Paul says we are baptized “into his death” [Romans 6:3], in imitation of the death of our Redeemer. What the ...
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Suffering in Service to God

Take comfort because your suffering is in God’s will. If human nature is resentful of suffering and resists it.
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For Love of the Cross

When Jesus wants me to know he loves me, he lets me experience his wounds, his thorns, his agonies.
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Divine Assistance

We are all fragile, we are earth, and not every plot of land produces the fruit intended by the farmer.
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Shia LaBeouf stars in the 2023 film "Padre Pio." LaBeouf entered into full communion with the Catholic Church after receiving the sacrament of confirmation on Dec. 31, 2023. (OSV News photo/Gravitas Ventures)

‘Padre Pio’ actor Shia LaBeouf fully enters the Catholic Church New Year’s Eve

An actor who recently portrayed a beloved saint on screen has now fully come into the Catholic Church in real life.
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