Author Archives: Susan Kehoe

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About Susan Kehoe

I am the wife of a Catholic deacon living in Des Moines Iowa. My husband Larry was ordained in 2006. We have two children and five grandchildren.. Our daughter and her family live in Ireland, and our son and his family live in Franklin Massachusetts.

Advent Gift From The US Bishops

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is offering a free pdf copy of  Advent and Christmas with Pope Benedict XVI.

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Saint of The Day: Memorial of St. Francis Xavier

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was born in the castle of Xavier in Navarre, Spain. In 1525 he went to Paris where he met St. Ignatius Loyola and with whom he received Holy Orders in Venice in 1537. In 1540 he … Continue reading →

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Bishop Pates Ousts Late Term Abortion Doctor

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Our Bishop rocks! I have an appointment–gotta go. Thomas Peters has the news here.

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Living Advent

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

I know. I have not posted another Advent Retreat with St. Alphonsus Liguori for a few days. No it is not JUST because I tend to waste time. I am having trouble with the book. It is probably because it … Continue reading →

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The Church Persecuted

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

There is still no word of a Pardon for the Christian woman, Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan. Please pray for her and her family.

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The Pope On Condoms: Sining into Faith

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Toni Rossi as an interesting post over at the Patheos blog, Death into Light: Gradual Moral Awakening, on Pope Benedicts condom comments. “Pope Benedict seems to be thinking like a novelist or screenwriter here, in getting into the mind of … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict: Prayer For Life and Families

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Vatican City, Nov 30, 2010 / 05:50 pm (CNA).- The Pope prayed for the protection of life and the family at the conclusion of the Prayer Vigil for the Unborn on Nov. 27. The prayer, which was composed by Benedict … Continue reading →

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The Church Persecuted

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Pakistani court: No pardon for Christian woman sentenced to death The Lahore High Court has ruled that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari cannot pardon Asia Bibi, the 45-year-old Christian mother of five whose death sentence on blasphemy charges has provoked … Continue reading →

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Husbands Love Your Wives

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Ephesians 5 has to be one of the least understood passage in the New Testament. You know all that husbands as head of house and submission stuff. Modern and enlightened ones miss over the part that men are to love … Continue reading →

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Christian Faith in Action

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

We have a lot to learn, from the Amish, about forgiveness and loving out enemies. H/T Get Religion. Anna Eicher survived a highway pileup that killed her father and two others and left more than a dozen people injured, a … Continue reading →

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