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.

She Is Beautiful

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

The Catholic Church that is. In an earlier post, The Mystical Body of Christ, I wrote: “Yes the Church is an institution. As an institution it has a visible reality: Vatican City, Cathedrals, the Pope, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, pews full … Continue reading →

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Purgatory Part II

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Part One is here Catholic Understanding of Faith Catholics and Lutherans agree that we are saved by faith alone. We cannot be justified before God by anything that we do. We are completely dependent on God’s free gift of grace. … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Sorry about the light posting.  Today is our 37th wedding anniversary, and there is a lot going on. Today we celebrate the feast day of Maria Goretti.  What faith, courage, and forgiveness for a 12 year old to possess.

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Saint of the Day

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Today is the feast day of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria. Love alone is worth everything; any other virtue without love is worth nothing. Sermon 4

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Happy Fourth

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

I probably won’t be able to post on Purgatory until tomorrow morning. In the meantime here are a couple of interesting links: The Declaration of Independence was the birth certificate of the United States of America. The principles it communicates have … Continue reading →

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Purgatory and Justification Part One Update

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

First we will discuss Justification. A reader emailed me the following: Update: I am addressing Justification first because of the content of the email. I just don’t think that I can explain purgatory without first tackling how we are saved. … Continue reading →

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Faith Seen and Unseen

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

“Blessed are they who have not seen and have believed” Today is the feast day of  the Apostle, St. Thomas. Poor St. Thomas he gave up everything to follow our Lord, but he is best known for saying the following: … Continue reading →

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Wonderfully Made

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb.I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works! Psalm 139 Steven Wiltshire from the UK is autistic. H/T Deacon Greg Kandra. He has difficulty communicating, … Continue reading →

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Dancing in The Lord

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

I have the Theology of Staying and over in Washington (DC), Msgr. Pope has a Spirituality of Walking (and dancing).  Have I mentioned how much I love to dance? Here is an excerpt: “Dance! In this video I wonder if … Continue reading →

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Dependence Day

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Susan Kehoe

Note: Meager blogging again today. I am working on a post on Purgatory in order to answer a question from a reader that arrived in my in box today. But here is a great article from Archbishop Timothy Dolan of … Continue reading →

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