What purifies us is that God approaches us in Jesus. The purification we need comes through the encounter with Christ, coming so close that he can heal, purify, and transform us. Jesus always wants to go to the very place that is imperfect, our heart, and bring His healing love.

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Matt Wasinski came to St. Basil after a friend invited him to Life Teen. Now a seminarian in his third year at Borromeo Seminary, Matt shares how a personal invitation brought him to XLTs at the seminary, and later to discern entering the seminary. Each of us can learn from Matt how a personal invitation can be a catalyst for sharing Jesus with someone.

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When a man gets down on one knee to ask for a woman's hand in marriage, he takes a humble posture, waiting patiently for her response. The Lord does the same for us in each Mass, offering Himself, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity to us in the Eucharist, and like the woman being proposed to, we respond to that love, that comes humbly and patiently, with a resounding "Yes" and "Amen!"

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"Beauty stirs that hidden nostalgia for God." - Pope St. John Paul II

Join Tommy and Cari as they discuss a new initiative at St. Basil and lead us through reflecting on beauty in our own lives. Beauty stops us, pleases us, calls us, reveals, vanishes, and moves us to share. Share with us the beauties that have touched your life!

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Many of us attend Mass on the weekends "because we have to" and do not fully understand what the Church is asking of us in the Sunday Obligation. The Catechism says "Sunday is to be observed as the foremost Holy Day of Obligation" (CCC 2192). As we better understand the Sunday Obligation, we can come to Mass with open hearts ready to receive our Lord, and be nourished for the week ahead.

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Reading helps us and our children to develop empathy and imagination, and can lead us deeper into prayer. Katie and Cari sit down for a conversation about their favorite books, spiritual reading, reading with children, and offer recommendations for your next read!

Books mentioned:

The Great Divorce by CS Lewis https://www.cslewis.com/us/ Pray for Us by Meg Hunter Kilmer https://www.avemariapress.com/products/pray-for-us Jesus is Here by Mary E. Wingfield, Ed.D. https://www.leafletonline.com/jesus-is-here-by-mary-e-wingfielod-ed-d-36072 The Berenstain Bears Book Series https://berenstainbears.com/shop/ God’s Glorious Girl or God’s Brave Boy by Emily Wilson Hussem https://emilywilsonministries.com/my-book Tiny Saints Board Books (I am Little Too, You Do Not Need to Worry) https://www.tinysaints.com/collections/board-books Shining Light Dolls Books (Saints on the Go) https://shininglightdolls.com/collections/books Word on Fire (Bless the Lord) https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/bless-the-lord The Night the Saints Saved Christmas by Gracie Jagla https://osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/the-night-the-saints-saved-christmas?ga_ref_list_id=undefinedga_ref_list_name=Search%20Results The Action Bible https://www.theactionbible.com/ My Heart Will Triumph by Mirjana Soldo https://myheartwilltriumph.com/

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The Danger of Hurried Child Syndrome: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/decision-principles/202408/the-danger-of-hurried-child-syndrome?amp

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The familiar can often become so normal to us that we don't realize its awesomeness. When we come to Mass, we wear beautiful vestments, have beautiful music, and are in a beautiful space because it points to something more. God wants to draw near to us, so that we might know Him as our Father, a good dad.

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