Reflections
Short essays on the daily walk.
On surrender, sin, grace, and the daily mechanics of following Christ.
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Stopping the Fight Against Being Loved
This is a meditation. Not a lesson. Not a theology. An invitation to sit inside a single image that appears three times in Scripture, each time showing us the same two things held together — and in that holding, showing us the entire destination of the human soul. The image is always the same. Something small. Something humble. And God, covering it, holding it, blessing it. This is not one theme among many in the Bible. It is the bullseye. The place everything is pointing toward. A life small...
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Love One Another
John the Apostle was the last one left. One by one the apostles had died — most of them violently. Peter crucified upside down. Paul beheaded. James by the sword. John alone remained, an old man in Ephesus, too frail to walk. His disciples carried him into the assembly on a stretcher. The assembly was a house church — a small group of believers gathered in someone’s home, as Christians did in those first centuries. No grand buildings, no public ceremony. Just the faithful, crowded into a...
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A Chaplet for Pentecost
No one has enough Holy Spirit in their lives. And clearly we need the Holy Spirit in the world badly. Did you know that Pope Leo XIII asked the entire Catholic Church to pray to the Holy Spirit for nine days every year before Pentecost — and that almost nobody does it? He issued the call in 1895. He even named the specific prayer he wanted on every Catholic’s lips — a single line from Psalm 104: “Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth.” He...
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Why I’m Catholic
If you ask me why I’m Catholic, the real answer is my wife invited me to Mass once, I felt the Holy Spirit strongly, and never turned back. But if I was going to try to explain it with my intellect I might say that there are 26 reasons I love being Catholic 😉 Catholicism is the fullest version of Christianity, and even reality, on I’ve found. The cosmos is alive, heaven is present, and you can take God into your body every Sunday. The Living Cosmos 1) Full cosmos — The Catholic vision holds...
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WHO RUNS THE WORLD
A Map of Global Power Blocs Power does not announce itself. It does not hold press conferences or issue manifestos. It operates through networks, institutions, and relationships that are rarely visible to those they govern. The map below is an attempt to name what is actually operating in the world — not the theater of electoral politics, but the underlying architecture of influence that persists regardless of who wins elections. This is not a conspiracy theory. It is pattern recognition...
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Abbot Isaac Rule
Abbot Isaac was a 5th century monk who knew how to find God. This is what he taught. 1) Joy and Union This is where we are headed. Action Pray this daily (adapted from Abbot Isaac): Jesus, my King, You prayed to our Father for me, my family, and the entire world; “That the love that You [,Father,] loved Me may be in them and they in Us;” And, “that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in us” Let Your perfect love, with which “[You] first loved...
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A Simple Ancient Path to Union with God
Most Christians want to be closer to God. The early Christians had the same hunger. In the Egyptian desert, a monk named Germanus asked an elderly father named Isaac the same question you might ask: how does a person actually live close to God, not just believe in Him from a distance? Isaac’s answer was recorded by John Cassian in Conference 10. It is four steps. And anyone can begin today. The Goal Every human being wants joy that lasts. Not a moment of happiness that fades. Not comfort that...
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Poem 3-14-2026
Like a baby My prayer is help A soft cry Or loud wail: Help me Father Help me Jesus Help me Holy Spirit Help me Mary Help me Joseph Help me Michael Help me Angel who guards me Help me all you radiant saints. Love me Help me Thank You I love You I am Yours
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Become Like Children
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 18:3 What Jesus Actually Said He didn’t say become childlike in sentiment. He didn’t say recover a sense of wonder, though that may come. He said become like children. Present tense. A change. A becoming. It is worth sitting with that before we rush past it. What a Child Actually Is Think about what a small child actually is, in the most concrete terms. Without their...
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Prayer 2-22-2026
Jesus, You rule the world perfectly. All is exactly as it should be. I’m safe to play my tiny part.
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The Chaplet of Being Held
(A chaplet of surrender and trust in Jesus Christ, King of the Universe) 1. On the Crucifix Anima Christi Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within Your wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from You. 2. On the Big Bead Our Father Our Father, who art in heaven… 3. On the 10 Small Beads (alternate each bead) Bead 1 Jesus, King of the...
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Poem Jan 28 2026
God, You are my king, And my father, And the deepest essence of my existence. Amen.
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Catholics be like…
Catholics be like 👆 St Ambrose, hold me in your loving arms St Hildegard, hold me in your loving arms St Philip Neri, hold me in your loving arms St Margret Bosco, hold me in your loving arms St John Basco, hold me in your loving arms St Bernadette, hold me in your loving arms St John 23rd, hold me in your loving arms St Padre Pio, hold me in your loving arms All the saints in Heaven, hold me in your loving arms Guardian Angel, hold me in your loving arms St Michael, hold me in your loving...
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Our Families Night Time Prayer
We Pray for All In Purgatory Mary, Queen of Heaven, hold them in your loving heart. Jesus, king of the universe, hold them in your loving heart. We Pray for All the Living Mary, Queen of Heaven, hold them in your loving heart. Jesus, king of the universe, hold them in your loving heart. Saints St Padre Pio, pray for us. St Ambrose, pray for us. St Bernadette, pray for us. St John the 23rd, pray for us. St Hildegard, pray for us. St Margret Basco, pray for us. St John Basco, pray for us. St...
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Saints Known for Joy
The saints below are historically and popularly known for joy. Joy was not a side note in their lives — it was their most visible and remembered characteristic. People experienced them as happy, cheerful, warm, and life-giving. Their joy was obvious enough that it became part of how they are remembered by the Church. What follows looks simply at the joyful things they did, the ordinary human actions through which their joy was shared. Joy in Action: What These Saints Did St. Philip Neri Told...
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The Hidden Christian Heart of Howl’s Moving Castle
At first glance, Howl’s Moving Castle seems to wear its themes openly. Love. Family. Demons. War. Good and evil. But beneath the obvious symbols is something quieter and far more Christian—so quiet it is easy to miss. The key is self-giving love. Sophie’s love is not romantic. It is not driven by desire, admiration, or infatuation. It is a love already poured out before the story even begins. She has given her life to keep alive a hat shop her dead father loved. She works without recognition,...
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God’s Simple Plan for a Human Life
Many people today feel overwhelmed not because life lacks meaning, but because it feels scattered. We juggle faith, family, work, responsibility, and rest, often carrying a quiet sense that we are failing somewhere. Even good things can start to feel heavy. From the beginning, God did not give us a complicated system to manage. He gave us a simple way of life — an order that brings peace when we live inside it. When life feels confusing or too full, returning to this order helps us come home....
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Chaplet in the loving arms of Mary and Jesus
This chaplet is a prayer of surrender. Its meaning is simple: the one praying steps out of the center and places himself entirely in the care of Jesus Christ, with Mary beside Him. The chaplet expresses a single movement—decrease of the self and trustful abandonment into divine love. It is not a prayer for insight, instruction, or achievement. It is a prayer of consent: consent to be small, consent to be loved, consent to belong. The chaplet unites three elements: the faith of the Church, the...
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A Christmastide Reflection on the Spirituality of an Incarnated Life
There is a quiet lie that creeps into serious spiritual lives. It tells us that holiness lives somewhere else—in prayer alone, in silence alone, in ascetic effort alone. It whispers that ordinary life is, at best, neutral, and at worst, a distraction. Over time, this lie trains the conscience to look suspiciously at joy, rest, laughter, and ease. Eventually, even something as simple as sitting on the couch watching The Muppets with children can begin to feel vaguely wrong—like time stolen...
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Catholic Cosmos Prayer - For kids
Saint Padre Pio, thank you for loving me. Saint Ambrose, thank you for loving me. Saint Bernadette, thank you for loving me. Saint John XXIII, thank you for loving me. Saint Hildegard, thank you for loving me. (Replace above saints with your family or favorite saints—as many as you’d like) All Saints in heaven, thank you for loving me. Guardian Angel, thank you for loving me. St Michael the Archangel, thank you for loving me. All angels and Archangels watching over me, thank you for loving...
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Poem - December 2025
If I could only explain to you How the world glows with Gods love How nothing can really hurt you Except for you own sin
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The 13 Nexuses of Power and Wealth
Brainstorming this. What do you think? 1. Banking & Finance – Command of capital, credit, and debt; the invisible engine of control. 2. Law & Politics – Authority to govern, legislate, and legitimize; power through structure and permission. 3. Military & Force – Monopoly on violence, defense, and intelligence; power through coercion and fear. 4. Information Systems & Technology – Mastery of infrastructure, data, and algorithms; power through connection and control of flow. 5. Trade &...
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Chaplet of Surrender & Joy
(For private devotion) A chaplet prayed on the rosary, invoking the Holy Spirit and yielding all things to God This chaplet is prayed on a standard rosary, following the normal structure of the daily mysteries. The mysteries are announced and contemplated as usual. What changes are the prayers prayed on the beads. The chaplet is marked by a movement of surrender: first to the Holy Spirit, then to the Father, then to Jesus the King, then to the Trinity as eternal love, and finally into joy,...
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The Astonishing Coronation of the King of the Universe
The Passion is not “tragedy first, kingship later.” It unfolds as a complete coronation—with every required stage: public recognition, sacred claim, examination, investiture, enthronement, judgment, death, burial, vindication, gifts, and admission into the Kingdom. 1. Royal Entry Into the City What happens in the Bible Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey. Cloaks and branches are laid down. He is hailed with messianic language. (Matt 21; Mark 11; Luke 19; John 12) How it relates to coronation A...
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The Coronation of the Cosmic King
Kingship Revealed Through Humility The Passion of Jesus Christ is often approached as a sequence of sufferings that tragically precede the Resurrection. In devotional reading, we linger over the cruelty, the injustice, and the love that endures to the end. All of this is right and good. Yet something essential is often missed when the Passion is read only as suffering endured rather than as a deliberate and coherent revelation of kingship. The Gospels do not present Christ as losing control...
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They love to debate—
They love to debate— so many arguments, so many clever words. But have they ever sat in silence for hours before our Eucharistic Lord? Have they prayed to the Queen of Heaven so fervently, so faithfully, that she reveals herself as Mother? Have they seen the veil part— even for a moment— and glimpsed the Eternal Exchange of Love: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? Have they contemplated the unfathomable love poured out in Christ’s Passion and crucifixion? Have they heard a saint...
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Why Don’t People Dance for Fun Anymore?
We don’t talk about it much, but something strange has happened in the modern world: people no longer dance just to be alive. Not as a ritual of joy, not in the living room, not in the backyard, not because a song comes on that makes the heart lift. Dancing used to be ordinary. Now it’s rare, awkward, or hidden behind screens. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a symptom of something deeper happening beneath our social life and our cosmology. When a culture loses its innocence and its sense of the...
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THE ENGINE OF A CIVILIZATION: COSMOLOGY
Every civilization rests on something deeper than laws, wealth, or politics. It rests on a vision of reality—a cosmology—that tells a people who they are, why they exist, and what life is for. Cosmology is not a classroom concept. It is the air a society breathes. It is the invisible architecture beneath its families, its economy, its moral life, its art, its courage, and its imagination. And when the cosmology is true and holy, a civilization can endure suffering, conflict, and hardship for...
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Catholic Cosmos Prayer
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Prayer for Neighbors O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Prayer for our family and friends O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Prayer for those in Purgatory O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all...
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Catholic Catechism Prayer
A prayer to bring the major ideas of the Catholic faith into your heart and into yours soul through God. To be prayed again and again. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We pray in Thanksgiving Good and gracious God, we give You thanks today, as we do all days, first and foremost for the gift of creation and the gift of life. We pray for Guidance Mother Mary, Guide Us Mother Mary, Guide Us Mother Mary, Guide Us The Litany of Humility O Jesus! meek and humble...
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The Christian Cosmos: A People’s Guide
The Christian vision is a cosmos filled with light, order, and love. At its center is God Himself, and around Him everything else finds...
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The Fall: One Act, Three Fractures
When we return to the story of Genesis 3, it is easy to imagine the eating of the forbidden fruit as one mistake — a single act of...
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The Cosmic Christian Worldview: From the Apostles to Today
Christianity has always carried within it a vision of the cosmos that is immense, luminous, and alive. This worldview is not a fantasy or...
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The Great Cosmic Structure of the Church
When we look back at the Middle Ages, what strikes us most is not just the art, the cathedrals, the music, or the lives of the saints. It...
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The Death of Cosmic Reality
For over a thousand years, Europe breathed within a vast and living cosmos. The world of the Middle Ages was not small, flat, or cold. It...
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Hold Fast to a Holy Routine
There is great strength in a daily routine. It steadies the soul like a ship’s anchor, giving stability even when the seas of life grow...
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The Call to Love Every Human Being
A Universal Command At the center of the Christian life is a command that seems impossible to fulfill: to love every human being. Christ...
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The Three Roads Satan Loves
The True Path of Sanctification God is love. That is the eternal truth. He made us for Himself, to live in His love forever. The way of...
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Mary’s Fiat: The Cost of Love
The angel’s words are still echoing in the small room: “You will conceive and bear a son… the Son of the Most High” (Lk 1:31–32). Heaven...
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The Little Rudder
Most of who we are is given. You don’t choose your ship. Nature gives it to you. Some are long and swift, others short and heavy, others...
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Christ In You: The Story Hiding In Plain Sight
(For simple, loving hearts) How many times has the Church told you that Christ is at the center of your being? We nod along, but our...
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Where are you, Lord?
One word weaves together the entire story of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation: Immanuel — God with us. If you hold this thread in...
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Savior of Life — The King of Those Who Confess Him
The inscription above Christ’s head at His crucifixion is one of the most read but least pondered sentences in history. Jesus of...
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The Chain of Love: From the Cross to the Greatest Commandment
Jesus tells us the greatest commandment in the Law. When the scribe asked Him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus replied:...
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The Cross: God’s Eternal Love Note
Many of our Protestant brothers and sisters have been led astray in their understanding of the Cross. In their zeal to honor the saving...
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The Human “I Love You” of God
In that moment on the Cross, God’s eternal “I love you” becomes a human “I love you.” From all eternity, God is love. Before the first...
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Love That Lays Down Its Life
Before we can speak of Jesus’ love, we must remember who He is. He is the Most High—the eternal Word of God, the Light from Light, the...
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The All-Surpassing Love of Christ
“Prefer the love of Christ above all that is in the world.” — St. Anthony of the Desert, after 20 years in silence and combat When St....
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This Was in the Beginning
John 1:1–6 (ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All...
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The Heart of Everything
Before the universe existed—before stars, before time, before even the angels—there was only one thing: an eternal act of love. Not a...
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The Gospel in Three Lines
1 - God is the Most High. 2 - God loves you. 3 - And you must become His child again to receive everything. This is the Gospel. This is...
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It All Starts Here: God Is the Most High
If you’re looking for God—or even just a better life—this is where you have to start: God is the Most High. Not just powerful. Not just...
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From Dust to Grace: Meditating on Genesis to Become Poor in Spirit
In the opening chapters of Genesis, we find more than the story of the world—we find the story of ourselves. If we read these sacred...
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Why Don’t We Mourn Anymore? A Culture That Forgot How to Weep
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4 Jesus called mourners blessed. But in today’s culture, few of...
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You Have No Light
People get caught up in the details of Genesis. They argue about the tree, the rule, the serpent, the knowledge of good and evil. They...
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Beatitude 1-3 Prayer
⸻ 🔹 SECTION I: Miskeneh – the poor in spirit 🕯 “You, Lord Jesus, are the most high, the perfect light.” ⸻ But I am miskeneh, I am poor...
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I know where to lay my head
I know where to lay my head; On your loving heart, my Jesus. I have a mother who loves me; You my sweet mother, Mary. I have a Father in...
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🕊️ Mantra for Transitions & Tension
I exist because Jesus loves me. I can abide in His love right now. Or I can move with ease — my internal life is slow and calm. Or I can...
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Abide in my love
Jesus, hold me in your loving arms, for I am your helpless baby. Mary, hold me in your loving arms, for I am your helpless baby.
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Why this?
Why would God—eternal, holy, untouchable—choose this? Choose bread. Choose wine. Choose to be broken. Choose to be eaten. Because love...
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Satan’s Playbook
If you want to understand why the 10 Commandments are so important, just inverse them. You get a clear and sobering list of what Satan...
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Follow my heart
Follow my heart; It is the gentle way — The simple path. There is nothing more. Through my great wound of love, Into your eternal abode.
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Secrets of the cross
The fallen world is full of pain, Just consider our beloved Lord’s life. You will never find what you need here, But turn to Christ’s...
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No one can hurt me anymore
No one can hurt me anymore. My joy is within, where God and I kiss. Song Of Songs 1:2-4 (NCB) Let him kiss me with the kisses of his...
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Today is a new day in Christ
Today is a new day filled with Christ’s love. Whatever life has brought, leave it in yesterday. More radiant than anything you can...
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A note from Jesus about His love for you
My love for you is ineffable; Greater than anything, Grander than the entire creation. The power of a supernova or a black hole— Like a...
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Litany for Accepting God’s Love
(For private devotion) Triune God, Lord, Most high, I accept your infinite love for me. Father, Creator of heaven and earth, of all things, visible and invisible; I accept your infinite love for me. Only Son of God, Jesus Christ, Savior, Immanuel, King of Heaven and Earth; I accept your infinite love for me. Holy Spirit, Lord, giver of life; I accept your infinite love for me. Eucharist; I accept your infinite love for me. Holy Mother Church; I accept your infinite love for me. Mary,...
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