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Few homeowners intentionally install a landscape that requires a great deal of maintenance. However, unless care and planning are used in landscaping, you may find yourself spending more time taking care of the yard than you had hoped.
The term "low-maintenance landscaping" should be kept in perspective. All landscapes require some maintenance. Plants are living organisms that require routine care to thrive. However, with proper design and selection and timely maintenance, you can create a home landscape for leisurely enjoyment.
To achieve a satisfying landscape design, the planting process must begin with planning. Whether renovating an existing landscape or installing a new one, a good place to start is to take a family inventory. Most likely you will not immediately install all of your plan's features. Consider both your present needs and future desires in this planning stage. Set priorities and develop the plan as time and money allow.
Once the use areas of the property are defined, take a closer look at environmental aspects of the property. For a complete analysis, the property must be examined at various times of the year. For example, you'll want to provide some protection from winter winds but open the home to cooling summer breezes. Likewise, shade patterns change dramatically with the seasons. Provide for early morning and late afternoon shade during summer months by locating shade trees on the east and west exposures of the home. Leave the area directly south of the house open to allow winter sunlight to warm the house.
In addition to sun and wind control needs, the site analysis should include a check of soil drainage and storm runoff. Low spots may need additional fill or a change of grade to permit proper drainage. Steep slopes may need a retaining wall or terracing. Make note of special microclimates — areas that are particularly protected, exposed, dry, wet, shaded, sunny, cool, or hot. For example, the south side of the house may be protected from extreme winter temperatures and winds, but be excessively hot and dry during summer, while an area near a downspout may be constantly wet. Also note good views that should be preserved or unsightly views that should be screened.
Take a soil test to determine if soil amendments or fertilizers are needed. Most Missouri soils benefit from the addition of organic matter. Where the soil can be tilled, add 1 to 3 inches of peat, compost, or well-rotted manure to the surface of the existing soil. A 1-inch-deep layer requires about 3 cubic yards of organic material per 1,000 square yards. Work the organic matter into the top 6 inches of existing soil. Avoid tilling under established trees. Tilling destroys many tree roots, leading to possible decline or death of the tree. Improve soils under trees slowly by adding compost to core aeration holes or amending small pockets of soil within the tree's root zone each year.
Maintenance needs in the landscape are closely tied to the design. Aesthetic reasons for including certain features in the landscape may be in conflict with low-maintenance goals. A compromise may need to be made between an unimaginative landscape with least possible maintenance and a more pleasant, functional landscape with low-maintenance features. Following are some design considerations to enhance low maintenance.
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Plants grouped into beds require less care than individual specimens. Develop walkways through wide beds for easy access and maintenance.
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Many groundcovers are better adapted to shady yards than turf grasses are. Choice of plant materials ranges from big, bold-leaved hostas to grasslike liriope. In addition to providing interesting foliage colors and textures, many groundcovers bloom for several weeks each growing season.
Good low-maintenance design techniques may be negated by improper plant selection. Choose the right plant for the site. Following are some pointers for selecting and establishing your landscape plants.
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A combination of introduced ornamental grasses and native wildflowers backed by Viburnum shrubs makes an attractive low-maintenance border adapted to dry, sunny conditions.
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Check garden plantings to detect pest problems in early stages. Look closely at stem tips and on undersides of leaves. Note development of any unusual spots or discolortation on leaves and stems.
After plants are established in the landscape, maintenance needs can be minimized by following correct maintenance procedures on a timely basis. Following are some suggestions to reduce the time and amount of maintenance necessary in established landscapes.
This checklist is designed to help you consider your family's needs and wants. The more you consider these, the better the plan will fit your lifestyle. Check the items that affect your family, and add information for later planning.
Personal and family profile
How many people are now in your family?
Do you expect additional children or grandchildren?
What are the ages of the children?
Are any members of the family physically limited in mobility?
What specific allergies do family members have?
List special gardening interests.
If you plan to have a vegetable garden, do you plan to grow vegetables for fresh use only or for freezing and canning also?
Do you enjoy working outdoors to maintain the landscape? Which maintenance chores are you willing to do yourself, and which will you hire done?
What are some of your favorite flowers?
What are some of your favorite shrubs?
What are some of your favorite trees?
Family activities
What types of outdoor cooking and seating for meals do you need to plan for?
What size groups will you entertain and need to provide outdoor seating for?
In which yard games and sports does your family participate?
Are special activity areas needed for children? If so, which activities?
How much time do you normally spend in outdoor leisure activities in the yard?
Family service needs
Do you need a spot for a clothesline?
Where are the trash cans stored?
What kind of shelter and fencing is needed for pets?
Where will garden tools and supplies be stored?
Do you have parking or storage needs for a boat, camper, mower, or extra vehicles?
Do service vehicles (delivery trucks, garbage trucks, fire trucks or ambulance) have convenient access?
Are there unsightly views that need screening?
Future plans
List any house additions or landscape features you plan to add in the future.
Several hours of planning and thought before planting can prevent maintenance headaches for years to come.
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Just kidding!: Escaping the psych ward
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK
Q. Imagine you were somehow mistakenly committed to a psychiatric hospital. Would the staff catch it? Would you be able to talk your way out? K. Kesey
A. When Stanford researcher David Rosenhan and 10 colleagues got themselves committed by faking hearing voices, then behaved completely normal after that, none of the staff was suspicious, says Dennis Coon in Introduction to Psychology, 8th Edition. But other patients detected the ruse, remarking, "You're not crazy, you're checking up on the hospital" or "You're a journalist, aren't you?"
Because the pseudo-patients were seen by staff in the context of a mental ward and labeled schizophrenic, anything they did, even just taking notes on a clipboard, was viewed as part of their "illness."
As for talking your way out, "it should be clear that it would be quite futile to say, 'Look, this is all a mistake. I'm not crazy. You've got to let me out.' The response might very well be, 'Have you had these paranoid delusions for long?'"
Eventually all 11 were discharged, their psychoses said to be "in remission." Health professionals later couldn't believe the findings, so Rosenhan did follow-up studies. In one, another hospital was alerted that pseudo-patients would try to gain admission. Among 193 candidates during this period, 41 were labeled as "fakes" by at least one staffer, another 19 were "suspects."
Yet in fact Rosenhan had "never sent any patients– fake or otherwise– to this hospital!"
Q. How much speed can a snowy mountainside avalanche get up? Could it overtake a fleet downhill skier? A. Lowe
A. Such a skier might top 100 mph, but snow avalanches have been known to reach 200 mph– amazing for all the tonnage involved! Upon rare occasions, an avalanche will sweep down like a freight train across a valley floor and up the opposite side a way, says Ruth Kirk in Snow. Pressures near 10 tons/sq. foot have been recorded.
Popular belief is that mountain animals instinctively save themselves. But mountain goats get killed by avalanches all the time, says Utah Avalanche Center's Bruce Tremper, and "I've seen a number triggered by sheep, moose, deer, etc. The instinctual feel idea is mostly myth," he adds.
Really doesn't take much to set the train a-roaring– a slicing skier can do it, a snowmobile, a sudden warming. When an avalanche gets going, usually more like 60-80 mph, says Evan Stevens, also of the Utah Center, the blocks of snow break apart on the way down, then when these blocks stop moving, they instantly set up like concrete, locking victims in place.
"If someone is completely buried in an avalanche, it is almost impossible for them to dig themselves out. Luckily, the devastating avalanches are less likely, but it takes only a small one to kill someone."
Q. Space Agency officials don't like to talk about it, but what might become of astronauts lost in outer space? –Hal
A. Dead bodies in a sealed spacecraft with atmospheric pressure like Earth's would likely start decomposing fast, says Dr. Kenneth V. Iserson in Death to Dust. No craft is totally airtight however, so leakage would occur, and the bodies would eventually be exposed to the vacuum of outer space. Rapid exposure would cause a body to disintegrate, possibly even explode, but slow exposure would put it into a deep freeze, halting decomposition.
Without insects and small animals to disturb it, the corpse would remain intact, drying out over time to become a freeze-dried mummy adrift in the heavens.
Q. Could you swim from the U.S. to Russia nonstop? S. Boykewich
A. Easy, if you're geared up for cold water and can do a few miles. In the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska lies Little Diomede Island, part of Alaska. Two-and- a-half miles west, across the international boundary, lies Big Diomede Island, part of Russia. A chilly swim even in summer, but not impossible– it's been done.
Yet however mighty your swimstroke, you wouldn't arrive officially until the next day, due to crossing the international dateline.
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As free agency began at 11:01 p.m. Sunday, Marco Belinelli was in his native Italy and Nazr Mohammed had finished another week of workouts mostly at the Berto Center.
Symbolism anyone?
Though the Bulls would love to bring Belinelli back, the gap between what they are willing to offer and what the shooter is likely to command in the open market could be only slightly smaller than the distance between Chicago and Italy.
It's not so much the money with the Bulls, who will be in luxury tax territory for the second straight season. It's also years. Belinelli, who is expected to draw interest from the Timberwolves among others, almost certainly will get at least a two-year offer.
The Bulls will be looking mostly to revamp their bench again with the one-year deals they favored last season, including the one they used on Belinelli.
That's why Mohammed, who repeatedly stated his desire to return, makes sense. Now that the Bulls used both picks in Thursday's draft on shooters, expect Mohammed to return as their fourth big man.
With Richard Hamilton set to be waived for a $1 million buyout by July 10, the Bulls will have eight players under contract. First-round pick Tony Snell makes nine, and if second-round pick Erik Murphy sticks, that's 10. Because the Bulls are above the luxury tax threshold, they likely will carry only 13 players, a tactic they've used in the past.
That leaves three spots in free agency, all of which could be veteran minimum deals. The Bulls will have the taxpayer exception of slightly more than $3 million available, so they could go a little higher than a minimum salary in the right scenario.
"We had some guys who did a nice job for us and contributed," general manager Gar Forman said of Mohammed, Belinelli and Nate Robinson. "We'll be talking to them and their agents come July 1. Some of it will depend on what the market is. They have to get a feel for that and we have to get a feel for that.
"But we certainly want to bring some of the guys back that we had last year if it's the right fit as far as both sides are concerned."
That's a big if for everybody but Mohammed. Robinson, who is expected to draw interest from the Knicks and several other teams, also has played his way into a multiyear deal.
Look for the Bulls to try to replace Robinson's dynamic scoring off the bench with familiar faces such as John Lucas III or Roger Mason Jr., who could come at the right price.
As for trades, the Bulls' $5 million traded player exception created by dealing Kyle Korver to the Hawks last summer likely will go unused.
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When I think about the important benefits of parenting, one of them really stands out above the others: cleaning up excrement at 2 a.m. while your child screams at you.
No! I'm just kidding. That's one of the many downsides of parenting, the others being riding an airplane while your child screams at you, going to the movies while your child screams at the babysitter, and of course returning home from a business trip to discover that your living room sofa now features a rather large Kool-Aid stain … and your child is screaming at you.
But today I'm going to talk about another major issue in the world of parenting, namely that you should buy a car for your teenage son or daughter. Really, I believe that this is something that every parent should do: take a large chunk out of your savings and spend it on a 3,500-pound movable object for someone who can't even wake up in time to go to school.
Now, before I get started with my reasons for this point of view, I should mention that I know exactly what you're thinking, and that is: Doug, you jackass, I don't have a teenage son or daughter! I'm 19 years old for chrissakes! The biggest responsibility I've ever been entrusted with is my iPhone, and I cracked the screen four days after I got it! To which I would respond: Did you just say "chrissakes"?
Actually, I would respond by saying that this advice isn't just for current parents, but rather for future parents, as well as future aunts, uncles, grandparents, and basically anyone who has any sense at all. So let's get started with my reasoning.
1. Safety. All parents are obsessively concerned about safety. I'm not a parent myself, but I know this because I've been around parents, and safety is the only thing on their minds. You'll be sitting in their house, discussing major world issues, such as cheese, and their child will start to crawl. Suddenly the parent is no longer interested in the conversation. They're watching the child like a hawk, trying to make sure he doesn't run across an errant butcher knife, somehow left on the floor even though the cabinets are all baby-proofed to the point where, when you come over for dinner, it's easier just to bring plastic utensils.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the number one reason you should buy a car for your teenager.
You see, if you make your teenager buy a car using his (or her!) own money, what will happen is he (or she!) will get some menial job, possibly at Dairy Queen, where he (or she! Can I stop doing this now?) is making $7.35 per hour and working for a 37-year-old assistant manager named Jimmy.
So he toils there for an entire summer and he ends up saving $2,400, of which $400 goes to the government, and another $400 goes to typical high schooler things, such as textbooks, and musical instruments, and honor society dues. (Of course, what I really mean here is "pot.") So that leaves him with $1,600 left over for a car.
The problem with this is that a $1,600 car is pretty much the worst thing you can buy, when it comes to safety. Spend $1,600 on a car and you'll probably end up with one of those 1980s GM sedans with a red interior and that steering column where it looked like the entire purpose of the design was to punch you in the face in the event of any sort of accident, or strong winds.
But if you, as a parent, help your child buy a car, you'll find that the options are considerably safer with a larger budget. For example: increase things to eight grand, and you can easily get side airbags and ABS. The question you must ask yourself, of course, is whether you even want your child to be safe, after all those years he spent screaming at you.
2. Reliability. You'll also want to buy a car for your teenage son or daughter because it's important that any teenager is driving something reliable.
Now, at this point you might be thinking that you don't want your teenager in something reliable; you want him in some sort of beater where he'll have to perform basic maintenance and figure out what to do when it breaks. The problem here is that modern teenagers don't want to do car maintenance. What they want to do, and I base this completely on things I've heard from Bill O'Reilly, is play violent video games and send naked pictures via text message.
The primary reason you should buy your kid something reliable is that you don't want him to get stranded in that $1,600 Oldsmobile Ciera he bought with his Dairy Queen money. This isn't a safety concern, though: no one's going to screw with a guy in an Oldsmobile Ciera. You see an Oldsmobile Ciera on the side of the road, and you don't think: Let's rob this guy. You think: This guy has a body in the trunk. Maybe two.
No, the reason you don't want him to get stranded is that he's going to do precisely one thing the moment his car dies: he's going to call you. And then you're going to have to go pick him up in some bad neighborhood, on some weird side of town, which strikes you as sort of a strange place to have to pay your honor society dues, but whatever.
Of course, there are many other reasons to buy your kid a car, namely that it will spark an interest in cars, and that you won't have to drive him around everywhere, and – most importantly – he won't be driving your car when he inevitably rear-ends a pregnant woman while texting. But I think we can all agree that I've covered the basics here. And so, for those of you out there with a new baby, just remember this the next time you're cleaning up excrement at 2 a.m.: in 15 years, you're going to have to buy a car for this child. No matter how much he screams at you.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


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In this webinar you will learn how MATLAB can be used to set up, analyze, and monitor a commodities trading workflow. This webinar is for financial professionals, quantitative analysts, traders, portfolio managers or energy traders whose focus is quantitative analysis, trading strategy development or commodity research.
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Not long ago, we were looking forward to the Bradley Cooper-Robert De Niro thriller "Dark Fields"? Well, the movie's now called "Limitless," and the trailer's arrived.
Remember "The Abstinence," the episode of "Seinfeld" when George abstains from sex and it allows to him to operate on an intellectual plane far higher than any normal man? In "Limitless," Cooper's character, a disheveled failing writer starts taking a pill that makes him that smart and lets him have sex--with Abby Cornish, among others.
Of course, the threat of running out of this drug begins to hang over Cooper's head, and a nefarious Robert De Niro starts growling about how it's nearly time for Cooper to pay the piper.
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Here's the official synopsis:
Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro star in Limitless, a paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unpublished writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret smart drug that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.
"Limitless" was directed by Neil Burger, whose 2006 thriller "The Illusionist" we enjoyed, by the script is by Leslie Dixon, the woman who penned the unforgivably bad "Pay It Forward."
We don't love the trailer, but it's not a disaster. We'll see...
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March 31, 2011-Blue Peter Flys Again
Ready to Depart
Wings is tugging at the dock lines and a fresh breeze is blowing. The flags are standing out straight. The sky is blue. The tide is high. It's a good time to set sail.
Yet again we are about to depart for Africa. At 11:00 today we will stow the dingy and the awnings, say our goodbyes, make our numbers with the port, slip the lines and take a course for Reunion Island on the way to South Africa.
Less than one year ago we set out with a similar plan in mind but after reaching Sumatra we turned back; we got caught up short. A period of crisis followed, crisis of confidence and direction, leaving us set aback, stopped, and lost. But the lost period didn't last. We adjusted, we signed on crew, and we set out again.
Again we got caught up short and we fetched onto the island of Mauritius. A planned five day stay turned into five months. This time it we needed to make some repairs and our beloved crew member Pierre, couldn't wait. But those trials, too, passed.
Now with new crew and a fixed up boat we'll go again. This time, we have no doubt; we'll make it to Africa.
We have a date to see the lions there.
Fred & Judy, SV Wings. Mauritius
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The landscape of southern Arizona is amazing. This photo is of the very top of what I think is called Kings Crest. I found a survey marker on top, but that was all the info I could find about it. The peak is right across from the climbing area near Queen Creek. It had no trail or markers other than the one on top, but there were herd paths most of the way, at least to the base of the peak. The vantage point from the top of the peak really showed the interesting waves in the land. This was the survey marker I found;
It had a rocks stacked around it and I almost missed it all together. I'm glad I found it though, it reminds me off the Adirondacks, where they have them on every high peak.
And so even though I havn't been painting as much as I'd like, the scenery and environment out here has inspired me, as well as the climbing. I will have updates soon of some of the paintings I have finished so far, and more panoramic landscape photos.


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Isocitric acid from fermentation of sunflower oil -- a new building block for pharma?
The citric acid cycle, one of the most important metabolic processes in our bodies, was formulated in 1937. Since then, all of the intermediates have been produced in multigram quantities—with one exception, (2 R,3S)-isocitric acid. Athanassios Giannis and his team at the University of Leipzig have finally done it.
As they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, their process, a combination of one biotechnological and one chemical step, starts with sunflower oil, a renewable starting material. Isocitric acid and its derivatives thus become accessible on a kilogram scale.
In the citric acid cycle, acetyl CoA, formed in the breakdown of lipids, sugars, and amino acids, is used to produce energy that is biochemically available to an organism. Carbon dioxide and water are produced in this process. This reaction mechanism is named after one of the intermediate products, the anion of citric acid.
In nature, isocitric acid is always found with its isomer, citric acid. The difference between these two compounds is merely that the hydroxy group (-OH) is bound to a different carbon atom of each molecule. Large-scale separation of the two isomers has not been possible. A fermentative synthesis of the pure compound has also not worked.
Giannis team has now finally done it, thanks to a host of tiny helpers, the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica, which produces isocitrate from refined sunflower oil in previously unachievable yield and in a favorable isocitrate to citrate ratio. After the biomass is filtered out, electrodialysis is used to obtain the pure acids. The researchers use a trick to separate citric acid from isocitric acid: They use methanol to convert the compounds into the corresponding methyl esters. Why does this work? Whereas the citric acid ester crystallizes, the isocitric acid ester is a liquid. Separation then becomes child's play.
Why was isocitric acid so important to these researchers? Isocitric acid is a compound with chiral centers—carbon atoms with four different groups bound to them. There are always two versions of a chiral center, one being the mirror image of the other. Smaller, easily accessible chiral compounds are useful building blocks for the synthesis of complex natural products and are interesting starting materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Isocitric acid makes available a new assortment of such chiral building blocks.
Citation: Athanassios Giannis, Syntheses with a Chiral Building Block from the Citric Acid Cycle: (2R,3S)-Isocitric Acid by Fermentation of Sunflower Oil, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, doi: 10.1002/anie.200705000
Source: Angewandte Chemie
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More and more, Millennials are on the road for work. In an average month, one in four business-traveling Millennials travel overnight for work at least once per week.
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More and more, Millennials are on the road for work. In an average month, one in four business-traveling Millennials travel overnight for work at least once per week.
As the line between "personal" and "business" grows thinner and thinner for this generation, Millennials are increasingly finding adventure through business. More than any other group, Millennial business travelers are more likely to add on extra days to their business trip for leisure travel (84 percent), according to the Hilton Garden Inn Discovery and Connection Survey.
Millennials are funding these adventures through their business trips, too. The vast majority of this group (85 percent) is more likely to use reward points from their business travel to book a vacation, compared to a year ago.
Keep in mind a few simple business travel perks to fulfill your own appetite for personal adventure and discovery:
• Fly for free: Those flying for business can earn airline miles in their name. These business miles quickly add up, allowing travelers to upgrade seats or add another destination without accruing additional cost. Business travelers can then use these miles to bring a friend or loved one on the trip with them — quickly transitioning from business to family vacation or romantic getaway once the weekend hits.
• Earn hotel perks: Frequent stays in hotels offering rewards programs can grant business travelers benefits like free overnight stays, late checkout and complimentary breakfast. These extras turn a business trip into much more, especially when additional nights are used to extend a business trip into a vacation.
• Discover local hidden gems: Cities often encourage business travelers to experience the local culture while in town and provide package deals with discounts to restaurants, tickets to local shows or events, helpful tips to find transportation in the city and even sightseeing opportunities to explore during free time. This becomes even more common when a city is hosting a large business gathering, such as an industry convention.
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Many of you may know my whimsical characters, FAITH, HOPE, and CHARITY from my past fabric collections. My ladies have been my voice and image for creating uplifting messages for many years now. Whether it be content for my Country Register column, Girlfriend Wisdom, or gifts products for Sisters, Girlfriends, or Quilters, the message is always positive. How could characters with names honored by these great virtues, be anything but for the greater good? Partner that concept with my love of color, and warm smiles usually appear!
Handmade from the Heart was inspired by YOU, all the quilters I have met at quilt guilds, at quilt shows, quilt shop owners, quilt retreats, quilt camp at sea, many quilting friends and family and my own childhood joy when my Mom let me make doll clothes on her treadle sewing machine. I have loved making projects with my hands my whole life. The quilting world has a great common passion; the love of making something, for someone, with their hands from the joy in their hearts.
I hope you enjoy the panel and all the pieces to take apart or keep together. Connecting Threads has done the best job to match all the coordinates. The palette is full and gives you lots of creative choices. Have fun, let us know what you are making, I love Show & Tell. The website has lots of kits and projects.
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|(120 pp) $5.45
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|The Hidden Child of Medjugorje, by Sister Emmanuel, another Spirit-filled work by a sister who has spent years in the extraordinary village and who unearths remarkable accounts and lessons you will see nowhere else -- from spiritual lessons and miracles to the old prophecies of a former villager. Also is author of Freed and Healed Through Fasting. Read about an old 'eccentric' man who seemed to predict Medjugorje decades before it occurred and about those who have visited and come back with miracles beyond any comprehension!
|The Flame of Love, the powerful, unique, and Church-approved messages from Jesus and Mary to Hungarian seer/ stigmatist Elizabeth Kindelmann, who won approval of a cardinal and many bishops. Here the Lord and Mary speak about Satan, how to 'blind' him, the power of Adoration, the potency of the Precious Blood, the most efficacious ways to pray, saving souls in purgatory, the great troubles facing the world, future events, and the mystery of the 'Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary' from an obscure mystic who died in 1985!
|(414 pp) $19.00
|(booklet 81 pp) $3.25
|The Other Side, by Michael H. Brown, a brand new faith-filled and journalistic look at what happens when we die -- including in-depth descriptions of death, the parting of the soul, 'judgment,' transition to the other side of the veil, and the various regions which at the highest reaches will astonish you with their splendor and light! Of all his books, one not to miss because no other could be as important! Actual testimonies from those who 'returned' and insights on preparing for the wondrous day and place we all can joyfully reach!
|Novena to the Holy Ghost, the famous novena that guides Catholics day by day in obtaining an increase of the priceless Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit -- leading to profound respect for God, enlightenment at all levels, and joy in life (and even suffering) -- supernatural courage, fortitude, wisdom, and counsel. Those are some of the graces received when we go to the Spirit of God, made easy by this little booklet in prayers over the course of eight days.
|(166 pp) $8.95 or three for $18
|(24 pp) $3.00
|A Holy Life, for the first time in English (edited by by Dr. Patricia A. McEachern), the writings of St. Bernadette of Lourdes -- way beyond the basic facts of the famous apparitions into the profound holiness of the seer and her spiritual insights. This is the depth of reading to which we are all called as it takes us into the sacred realms of prayer, simplicity, charity, and the power of suffering, presenting a wide array of her thoughts, advice, sayings, and prayers! Learn the secrets of her interior life and potent happiness!
|True Devotion to Mary with Preparation for Total Consecration by St. Louis De Montfort, the classic case for the Blessed Mother by one of her dearest disciples, a saint who has spelled out an incredible and powerful way of dedicating one's life to Mary as the Pope has done! Many consider this book the single greatest book on the Virgin Mary ever written. Beloved by countless souls, it sums up the entire Christian life, showing a way to holiness that is short, easy, secure, and perfect -- a way chosen by Our Lord Himself.
|(220 pp) $14.00
|(300 pp) $11.95
|The Prophecies of St. Malachy, the full rundown of popes matched with the alleged prophecies of this fascinating saint -- who many believe, in describing the one who would be current Pope as 'from the glory of the olive,' foresaw Benedict XVI as he foresaw so many others. The little book shows the accuracy of many predictions and the beautiful pattern woven by Heaven in the form of our popes -- a pattern highly discernible once you read this amazing collection, which we submit for your discernment.
|Visions of the Children, by Jan Connell, truly extraordinary interviews with the seers of Medjugorje -- expert in-depth interrogation by a prominent and yet highly devout lawyer who covers all aspects of the apparitions and especially the secrets. You will see things here that you have not seen anywhere else, and learn wonderful and powerful new spiritual lessons! Aside from fascinating, little-know facts about this famous apparition are tremendous spiritual lessons!
|(96 pp) $9.00
|(256 pp) $16.50
|The God of Miracles, by Michael H. Brown, how God works in our lives, the miracles that are possible, the way we prepare ourselves to receive them, the route to holiness, with stunning examples of the miraculous and a deep sense of encouragement. Does God really heal? Does He really watch over your life? Does He really cause all those fateful happenings and triumphant moments and coincidences that mystify us? A book that will inspire you and bring you up from the "downs" of life! Response has been strong from those whose views and lives are changed!
After Life by Michael Brown, What happens when we die? How are we judged? What's it like in Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory? Revelations, near-death accounts, and a reawakening to what life means! A hopeful book, a serious book, one that you and loved ones won't forget as you take a look at the final destination: eternity. We strongly recommend "An Unpublished Manuscript on Purgatory," available above, as an invaluable and astonishing companion book (revelations of a nun in purgatory). There is nothing more crucial!
|(186 pp) $9.95
|(106 pp) $7.95
|Break Open Your Wells, by Maria Vadia, another anointed, Spirit-led book of surprising little insights on how best we open the reserves of grace, joy, and healing that are within us -- how we can fully utilize the gifts God gives us by inner cleansing and discovery of the 'living waters' -- the wells -- that are waiting to refresh and transform our lives and the lives of those around us! Deliverance, praise, and unlocking our love relationship with Christ to enjoy all fruits of the Holy Spirit!
|Pressing on in the Spirit, by Maria Vadia, who brings Scripture alive in a way that relates to our own personal lives, in a most profound and exciting (and hopeful) way! As she applies Scripture, she points out human weakness and outlines a guide to action: in life, in love, in work. This is a book that tells you how to put the Bible into practice, from prayer to potent fasting! A very charismatic, insightful book: recommended.
|(153 pp) $9.95
|(116 pp) $7.95
|Animals in Heaven? by Susi Pittman, an extraordinary, anointed perspective on the roles of animals in God's Creation, whether they go on to an eternity, their relationship to man -- including mystical aspects. Does God have a place for them? Where do they go when they die? Are they just dust -- or something else? A tour de force that is totally in line with Church teaching.
|Mary's House in Ephesus, by Father Carl G. Schulte, the life of Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey and discovery of this astonishing house through the private revelations to a mystic -- the house widely believed to have been the last one housing the Blessed Virgin Mary at Ephesus! An in-depth, compelling, fascinating account of one of the most unusual places in the world -- Catholic or otherwise!
|(121 pp) $15.50
|(362 pp) $18.95
|Ordinary Suffering of Extraordinary Saints by Fr. Vincent O'Malley, This book discloses the seldom-discussed temptations, failures, and sorrows of more then one hundred saints. Let these stories of the saints heal the wounds in your life and encourage you to allow God's love to transform your suffering into the eternal triumph of the saints. You'll find that when you suffer, it is often a hidden but powerful grace from the Lord -- if handled properly.
|Mary Magdalen, In the Visions of Catherine Emmerich, yet another mystical revelation from the famous mystic and stigmatic, who was described as world's greatest source on Mary Magdalen -- the second most prominent woman in the Gospels. Did this German seer really have visions of her hidden life? Descriptions of her upbringing, her sin, her deliverance from evil!
|(272 pgs) $12.95
|The Fruits of Medjugorje, by Elizabeth Ficocelli, a new and professional look at some stunning conversions and miracles at the most famous active apparition site in the world, the place of wonders in Bosnia-Hercegovina where 30,000 priests and bishops have visited, and where now Ficocelli takes us on a whirlwind look at some of the most captivating accounts at this time when the apparitions are suddenly and once more and despite controversy coming to the fore!
of Suffering
by Paul Mihalik
Paul Mihalik provides great insight into an area few of us understand: Suffering for the salvation of souls. Each of us has pain in our lives. Once we realize that, we transcend it -- we see the beauty of our trials, tribulations, and tests. Mihalik shows us through the lives of Jesus, Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa, St. Therese of Lisieux, and others, the redemptive power of suffering.
|(256 pp) $16.00
|(100 pp) $7.95
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|Freed and Healed Through Fasting, by Sister Emmanuel, a little book that powerfully indicates the reason for fasting, how best to do it -- and its often dramatic effects! When divorce is 'inevitable,' when a loved one is sick, when someone is hooked on drugs, when fear is intense, turn to the true power of fasting, through which Heaven so quickly responds! Through fasting, thousands have found freedom, healing, and peace. This booklet, rich with anecdotes; a survival guide!
Lady of America - The Messages
- Given to Sister Mildred Mary Neuzil of Fostoria, Ohio, these astonishing
messages, always revealing new aspects, call on America to lead the world back
to God -- or face "hitherto unknown" consequences. Each 48-page booklet
available for donation of your choice, with proceeds to nuns leading cause of
apparition. We offer these for discernment only as officials still
consider the final legitimacy.
|(85 pg) $6.95
|How to Converse Continually and Familiarly with God, by St. Alphonsus Liguori, a little but famous booklet by the great saint on how to speak personally -- and effectively -- with confidence, to Our Lord, covering every aspect of our personal relationship with Him. A truly important little book for every Catholic! In our walk toward God we can accompany no one better than a saint, especially a doctor of the Church!
|Eucharistic Adoration Rosary, with imprimatur, a neat, packed booklet to use in front of the Blessed Sacrament. 'This devotion was given in prayer as a special gift to a simple and humble member of the Christian faithful who wishes to remain anonymous,' says Bishop David L. Rickens of Cheyenne about the devotion, which was put together with meditations by Fr. Louis Guardiola and draws us deeper into the Eucharistic mystery!
|(70 pp) $3.00
|(38 pp) $3.00
|Miracle Hour by Linda Schubert Imprimatur.This wonderful booklet has helped over 700,000 people implement a daily prayer routine. The author provides a quick and easy method of spending five minutes per prayer 12 times a day. Use it for a powerful way of communicating with God and advancing spiritually. Highly recommended. Miraculous results for those with faith! The hour of prayer will open you to new charisms and at the same time bring alive old prayers.
|Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles in the Lives of the Saints by Joan Carroll Cruz One of the most amazing Catholic books of the century. Includes hundreds of true stories of miraculous phenomena in the lives of the Saints: bilocation, levitation, multiplication of food, etc. A tremendous contribution to Catholic literature and a wonderful asset to the Catholic world!
|( 48 pp) $3.95
|( 554 pp) $24.00
|Forty Dreams of St. John Bosco by Saint John Bosco These fascinating dreams involve prophecy and reading of hearts, with a powerful spiritual message. Includes: To Hell and Back, Two Boys Attacked by a Monster, The Snake and the Rosary, and many more. These dreams led to many conversions and will instruct, admonish and inspire today!
|Thy Will Be Done! by Saint Francis de Sales, from 20,000 letters from the saint -- sent to those who sough his incredible counsel -- is culled excerpts to most help you today -- each written to people like you with problems like yours. Anxiety. Temptation. Coping when you are not in control. Answered with warmth, wisdom, and holy sympathy.
|(226 pg) $15.00
|(249 pp) $14.95
|Inner Healing Through Meditations on the Stations of the Cross by Father Robert DeGrandis, another remarkably helpful and yet simple guide to God's love and healing power. This gifted priest has traveled the world teaching the charismatic joys of being an active and prayerful Christian! (tenth printing)
|Healing of Self-Image by Father Robert DeGrandis and Betty Tapscott, a highly popular teaching on how we can actively heal memories that often affect us in hidden and painful ways. How to feel good and beautiful and to make your children feel the same way. Father DeGrandis has preached in 20 countries!
|(31 pp) $3.00
|(38 pp) $5.00
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|Supernatural Joy, by Valli Leone, a born-again Catholic's passion for Christ and how we can tap into the healing power of being joyful -- how it comes, how it creates miracles, how God touches us, the saints and inner happiness, how we attain this joy especially when we have inner cleanliness -- and how prayer factors into creating change and a smile on us in all circumstances! Stop with the anger! Stop with the fear! Praise God!
|The Holy Cloak, in honor of St. Joseph, a dynamic little book with regular prayers, supplications, invocations, a litany, closing prayer of the cloak, a novena and special way to merit the patronage of this great saint while rendering honor to him! A very popular booklet with a unique and anointed touch. Complete with explanations -- especially about special novena. Highly recommended as a new, deeper novena.
|(190 pp) $9.95
|(40 pp) $4.95
|Padre Pio, Encounters with a Spiritual Daughter, by Graziella DeNunzio Mandato, a hot-selling book that any devotee of St. Pio would want, with photos of Padre Pio never before seen and her diary of time spent in San Giovanni Rotondo! A taste of what it was like to have his personal guidance!
Pio: The True Story By C. Bernard Ruffin
The most factual book ever written on the greatest mystic since St. Francis of Assisi, with unforgettable photographs (16 pages) and new material! Watch the remarkable miracles come to life with hard facts. Updated version. Must-have for any mystical library!
|(156 pp) $14.95
|(444 pp) $14.95
|The Imitation of Christ by Thomas � Kempis, After the Bible, The Imitation is the all-time favorite book of Catholics for over 500 years. And this translation by Bishop Challoner, who revised the Douay-Rheims Bible in the 1740's, is the most beautiful and edifying we know of. Speaks to the soul of every Christian, reminding him of the shortness of time, the length of eternity and the brevity of earth. A true classic even saints read!
|The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, the official video from the site of an apparition in Wisconsin that has become the first and only fully-approved one in U.S. history -- with accounts of healings, history of the phenomena, the great fire that nearly destroyed it, accounts of the seer, statements by the bishop and more!
|(427 pp) $11.00
|(video 42 minutes) $11.95
Miracles by Joan
C. Cruz
The story of 36 major Eucharistic Miracles from Lanciano, Italy in 800 to Stich, Bavaria in 1970. Details the official investigations. Reinforces the Church's doctrine of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament like no other book! Illustrated with photos.
is that in the Bible? by Patrick Madrid
This book by a veteran apologist and best- selling author helps you to explain our Catholic faith. Find out what the bible teaches about the pope, priestly celibacy, homosexuality, abortion, purgatory, the sacraments and many other Church riches!
|(300 pp.) $16.50
|(176 pg) $10.95
|With Mary to Jesus, by Fr. Joseph M. Esper, author of Spiritual Dangers of the 21st Century, an excellent and quick read on the history of Marian devotion, her life in visions and legends, stories of intercession, her standing as Queen of Heaven, the dogmas, themes of her apparitions, a complete look at her feast days, devotions, promises, and consecration!
|Mary's House DVD, prayerful and peaceful, a tour of the famous house in Ephesus where it is believed the Virgin Mary resided with St. John in the later years of her life, perhaps even dying and assumed into Heaven there! Narrated by a Capuchin Franciscan, this video presents both the history and spirituality of what many describe as a nearly incomparable place of pilgrimage!
|(168 pp) $10.00
|(75 minutes) $19.95
Incorruptibles by
Joan Carroll Cruz
The stories of 102 canonized Saints and Blessed whose bodies were found incorrupt long periods after their deaths, many of which endured abnormally adverse conditions while remaining intact. A fascinating and absolutely documented study--and one that will reinforce your faith. (bestseller)
|A Catholic Woman's Prayer Book, by Donna-Marie O'Boyle, writing about the many challenges for modern women -- old, young, married, single: original and traditional prayers for our times from a woman ranked as one of top ten most fascinating Catholics: realizing God's Divine Love, thriving in the inspiration of the saints and Church, when we pray for it!
|(310 pp) $16.50
|(hardcover 80 pp) $7.95
|Victory in the Eye Gate, by Maria Vadia, a new book by a powerful, Spirit-filled, charismatic author who specializes in healing and deliverance and now writes about the critical importance of guarding what enters our spirits through our eyes -- protecting the 'eye gate' so we can see as God sees! Must-read for spiritual progress. Must-read for spiritual progress by a very astute and Spirit-filled Catholic!
|Devotion to the Holy Face, A little booklet on the devotion to the Passion and His Face as practiced by some of the greatest saints -- on one of our Church's oldest traditions! Therese the Little Flower. Saint Bernard. It is based on revelations beginning in 1844 to a nun named Sister Mary of Saint Peter, who was told to spread this practice to the world!
|(186 pp) $10.50
|(64 pp) $3.00
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|Visits to the Blessed Sacrament by St. Alphonsus Liguori, "Here, then," says St. Alphonsus, "is our heaven on earth--the Most Blessed Sacrament." This book was conceived and written to help us grow in the knowledge and love of God and in appreciation for what He has done for us. For each of the 31 days of the month, St. Alphonsus provides for us a "Visit to Our Lord"--which is a brief meditation on and a fervent prayer of love for Jesus. It is through the Eucharist that we find answers to all of our problems.
|The Scriptural Rosary (with Luminous Mysteries) Based on the original rosary, this incredibly powerful prayer includes all fifteen decades with a biblical meditation for each bead, we recommend this form of the rosary above all others as a potent source of grace and protection. This rosary has origins in the psalms of David and brings us to the deepest mysteries of Mary and Christ. Pocket hardcover. Highest recommendation! It's packed with power. Now also on CD!
|(106 pp) $5.00
|(80 pg) $9.95 CDs $19.95
The Memoirs of an Anti-Apostle
Alleged memoirs of a Communist injured in an auto accident in France; he died in the hospital a few hours later. The nurse who attended him kept his journals, read them, and published them as AA-1025. He had become a Catholic priest to subvert the Church from within, she claims, describing his methods and plans. Fact or fiction?
|The Secret Life of John Paul II, by Lino Zani, an incredible close-up of John Paul II -- as you have never known him, from his friend and mountain guide who provides a fascinating glimpse into the private life of history's most public Pontiff. Discover the secret of the Italian mountain that drew the 'Fatima Pope' to its slopes -- and see John Paul and his interaction with everyday people situations!
|(135 pp) $7.50
|(190 pp) $14.99
|Angels All Around Us, by Anthony DeStefano, a highly readable, fascinating look at the working of the 'inisible world' that surrounds all of us: angels, demons. Forces of light. Struggles with darkness -- using actual experiences as well as insights. Invisible helpers. Invisible grace. Invisible warfare. A 'sightseeing guide to the invisible world' as we discover much that's hidden from us.
|Devotion to the Sacred Heart, a little but powerful and classic booklet containing many of the treasures of this special, supernatural devotion -- with an explanation of the symbolism, details on First Friday devotions and the Great Promise, the story of a miraculous healing, how to bring the devotion powerfully into Mass, exhortations, special prayers, and more!
|(220 pp) $13.95
|(68 pp) $3.00
|The Life and Glories of St. Joseph, by Father Edward Thompson, a life that will 'astound most readers both with its scope and with its profundity,' says the publisher, a book based on Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the testimony of saints, analyzing Joseph's role in all of history!
|Will You Help Me? 'Handbook of Devotion to Divine Mercy, ' a terrific new booklet explaining the canonization of St. Faustina, a history of the devotion, preparation for it, prayers from diary (from healing to souls in purgatory) plus other Catholic prayers, feasts!
|(460 pp) $19.00
|(131 pp) $6.00
|The Pieta Prayer Book (a classic) Many find this the most powerful little compilation of prayers they own. There are the fifteen prayers as revealed to St. Bridget. There is an ancient prayer to the Virgin. There are beautiful prayers to Jesus. There is a prayer to the Eternal Father to obtain all the graces of the world's Masses. There is a novena to the Sacred Heart. There is Divine Mercy, prayer for priests. There are many ways to find the deepest aspects of traditional devotion.
|The Gift of Oneself, surrendering oneself to God as a way of life, by Fr. Joseph Schryvers, a fresh approach to spirituality, how to offer ourselves to God as we should and how in return the Almighty concerns Himself with our sanctification -- caring for our souls and our temporal needs. When we give ourselves to Him, explains this astute priest, the Lord becomes our spiritual director and places His wisdom and power at our disposal, presenting us with the gift of Himself! Love Him. And feel His love.
|(72 pg) $1.95
|(178 pp) $10.00
|101 Inspirational Stories of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, by Sr. Patricia Proctor, stories from simple people who have had telling experiences with Confession -- how they have approached it, where they were coming from, and what it did for them! More than a hundred little stories, including from a priest who heard a Voice that completely changed the way he heard Confession! Recommended!
|The Gifts of the Spirit, by Derek Prince, the famed Christian evangelist and deliverance expert offers a fast-paced, complete guide to spiritual gifts and how each of us are given at least one -- and how to use it! How we stir our gifts up, what a 'word of wisdom' is, a 'word of knowledge,' discerning spirits, working miracles, judging prophecy and more!
|(274 pp) $14.95
|(252 pp) $11.00
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|The Greatest Miracle, by Fr. John F. Campoli, a priest who has been in the healing ministry for twenty years and in this little booklet presents us with meditations that take us deeper in Mass, allowing us to more directly connect with Jesus during the liturgy and pray for healing. Christ is the Eucharistic Savior -- and this book brings that home to us!
Joy in Suffering, according to St. Therese of the Child Jesus, a novena: nine days of instruction and prayers! By Bishop A. A. Noser. Keep this little classic with your precious collections of prayer books and cards. For who better than Therese -- who suffered much, and yet was so happy -- to teach us "secrets" of dealing with suffering and bodily discomfort!
|(39 pp) $3.00
|(97 pp) $3.50
|How To Make a Good Confession, by Fr. John Kane, Here is the help you need to open your soul to the vast reservoir of mercy found in Confession. This down-to-earth, practical guide shows how to transform your confessions into profound experiences. 'Don't go to Confession without it!' says author Patrick Madrid. And indeed Confession stands as one of the great unused remedies for evil in our modern and troubled time.
Catholic Prayer Book for Mothers, by Donna-Marie O'Boyle, who was encouraged by Mother Teresa of Calcutta to write this book and received an apostolic blessing from John Paul II for the collection of these traditional, original, and powerful prayers! For moms of all ages. Page after page of lovely prayers, thoughts, and effective petitions. Donna-Marie is a mother of five and founded a Marian Mothers group.
|(quality cover, 130 pp) $10.95
|(64 pp) $6.95
|How to Go to Confession, by Ann M. S. LeBlanc, a new and suddenly popular book for those who need a fresh outlook on Confession, and especially those who have been away from the sacrament -- that we may better understand and prepare for its unique power. Presented with both humor and spiritual insight, it is a step-by-step approach on how best to participate. Topics include 'When Really Bad Things Have Happened to You" and "When the Person You Have to Forgive Is a Priest."
The 12 Steps to Holiness and Salvation, St. Alphonsus Liguori, an absolute classic whether bishops or bridgebuilder, housewife or professor, -- whoever takes up this book, they will agree that in it are true keys to happiness in this world and bliss in the next! By the all-time famous saint, in simple, powerful, soul-saving language that you won't easily forget! This is a true classic that every Catholic should have at bedside, and pass on to the children.
|(60 pp) $4.95
|(198 pp) $9.00
|Confession: Its Fruitful Practice This wonderful and practical little booklet explains clearly and thoroughly how to make a good Confession --but in much greater detail than is covered in most catechisms! It includes an examination of conscience, contrition and its requirements, the actual Confession, penance, and avoidance of sins. A valuable little handbook.
The Seven Capital Sins Everyone, unfortunately, will probably see himself or herself described in this booklet, since all human sins are traceable to the following roots: pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth. This little booklet expertly explains the true nature of these sins -- and their often surprising disguises, so we may avoid them!
|(79 pgs) $3.00
|(62 pgs.) $3.00
CD: Sing and Praise for Healing, by Fr. Robert DeGrandfis and Cecilia Kittley, a powerful and popular CD of healing using music and a guide for prayers that effect emotional, intellectual spiritual, relational, and physical healing -- including how to heal through the Lord's Prayer. Fr. DeGrandis is a noted charismatic priest who has traveled the world and written many highly popular booklets!
|Marian Apparitions of the 20th Century (bestselling video) by Drew Mariani, Deeply rooted in humanity's history, the Blessed Virgin Mary has been making repeated visitations throughout the world, particularly in the latter part of the 20th century. From Fatima to Betania and Medjugorje. This is the classic video on apparitions from Fatima and Medjugorje to Betania.
|The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics Compiled by Raphael Brown, Masterpiece that combines into one story the visions of four great Catholic mystics on the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Truly unforgettable understanding of the otherwise unknown facts concerning Mary and the Holy Family. This is a reference book par excellence that will grant a better perspective on current alleged apparitions and visions, with a focus on details and insights you have never before encountered.
Healing is for You, by Maria Vadia, another anointed can't put me down book from a charismatic who takes us through glimpses of her own powerful conversion to many attributes of the Spirit, discussing why healing is your inheritance, how curses can interfere, how to release faith, the problem of unconfessed sins, how to access your healing, healing in gifts of the Holy Spirit, healing in the Eucharist, healing in the Word of God, and more!
|(264 pgs) $15.00
|(97 pp) $8.95
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|Revelations of St. Bridget, the classic and famous excerpts from what this fascinating saint was told about the life of Mary, the Passion, the hidden life of Jesus, and much more, including the famous fifteen prayers on the Passion of Jesus -- told in the alleged Voice of Jesus and His Mother and in way that must be discerned but is unforgettable!
Praying the Psalms with Padre Pio by Eileen Dnn Bertanzetti, for the first time, the lyric beauty of all 150 Psalms is presented with the wise words of St. Padre Pio -- a must for those devoted to this astonishingly powerful saint who had a great devotion to this part of Scripture! No one was more profoundly devout that this famous Capuchin.
|(81 pp) $4.95
|(176 pp) $11.00
|Official Catechism of Catholic Church, The second edition has been revised in accordance with the official Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1997. It also has been enhanced by the addition of more than 100 pages that feature a glossary of terms and an analytical index. This is the perfect gift for a holiday, Confirmation, or for a Catholic of whatever age. The first new compendium of Catholic doctrine in more than four centuries!
|No Wonder They Call It The Real Presence, by Dave Pearson, nine men and women explain how adoring Jesus in the Eucharist changed their lives -- and can do the same for you or your loved ones! These astonishing testimonies on Adoration leave no doubt about the life-changing power of encountering the Son of God in His Eucharistic Presence, written by a professional Catholic journalist!
|(904 pg) $19.95
|(177 pp) $10.99
|The Hidden Power of Kindness, by Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik, a practical spiritual handbook for souls who dare to transform the world -- one deed at a time! From this book you'll find the areas of your life that you can improve, when it comes to kindness, bringing you closer to God -- and those you love -- in the process. This is a book the rings with wisdom and insights on each page!
|The Prayer of the Presence of God, by Dom Augustin Guillerand, a summary of how monks of the Carthusian Order, who for a thousand years have withdrawn from the world, place themselves in God's Presence -- alone in their cells, where they pray, work, and take their meals free from any worldliness. What a lesson this is on the deeper aspects of prayer!
|(246 pp) $16.95
|(167 pp) $14.00
|Celebrate Mass with Your Heart, by Fr. Slavko Barbaric, the famous priest at Medjugorje who takes us into the profound mystery of the entire liturgy -- showing how Mass is a most precious, extraordinary gift from God. It is a book that, acted upon in the right manner, leads us to the ultimate richness of that Love and places us at the table of the Lord. Everything that needs to be said on the subject is said in a straightforward way! Father Barbaric was an extremely special priest!
|Diary of Sister Faustina, the classic writings of a new saint with a huge mystic bent, a saint who saw Jesus in visions and received dozens of potent messages on the need in our time for Divine Mercy to defeat the evil that otherwise will overcome us and lead to chastisement. This is a must for all Catholics tuned into to present time and an important devotion that has all the signs of urgency. This is a classic book that every devout Catholic will want as a meditation and a reference.
|(123 pp) $8.95
|(700 pp) $14.95
|A While Longer, by Greg C. Cring, a new book that takes messages from apparitions and synthesizes them with Scripture and 'sign of the times' to explore the meaning of Elijah and a timeline for the 'Great Tribulation, the mark of the beast, the third Temple, and the conversion of Israel. Engaging theory of chronology that forcefully maintains the special nature of our time!
|Betania: Land of Grace (DVD-video) Incredible reports of miraculous healings, unexplained phenomena and visitations of the Blessed Virgin Mary in South America. Meet visionary and stigmatist Maria Esperanza, whom many compare to the famous Italian mystic, Padre Pio. It is Esperanza who had apparitions of Mary and exercised spiritual gifts that astonished thousands.
|(218 pp) $10.99
|(DVD-one hour) $19.95
|The Golden Arrow, the enthralling, surprising autobiography of mystical nun in Tour, France, who during the 1840s received startling prophecies about disasters facing France and messages that uncannily paralleled LaSalette, including sin of profaning the Name of Jesus and violating the holiness of Sunday -- with powerful 'Prayers of Reparation' that the Lord promised her would have huge effects for those who recite them -- revelations so relevant to our own time!
|A Year with the Angels, daily meditations with the messengers of God, by Mike Aquilina, a real gift item, leather-bound reflections for each day from the perspective of angels, offering a real glimpse of the eternal and how to conduct our lives in preparation for it. A splendid gift that will keep giving for years -- and bond one to the angels.
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|On Heaven and Earth, by Pope Francis (as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio) with Abraham Skorka, the highly publicized, headlined book in which the future Pope discusses a wide range of topics -- on God, the devil, atheists, religions, religious leaders, prayer, fundamentalism, guilt, death, women, abortion, divorce, globalization, the future of Catholicism, and more!
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Toyota's decided to advertise the new beige Toyota Highlander SUV by getting some punk-ass kid to bash the Buick Roadmaster wagon. I hate this kid.
Studies show young people are less excited about cars. Perhaps it's because of the cars they're given.
A Buick Roadmaster is, and will always will be, cooler than a beige Highlander. FACT: it's RWD. FACT: wood paneling. FACT: Looks awesome. FACT: Corvette LT1 V8 Power. FACT: It's not a Toyota.
This kid, apparently named Riley Stewart (seriously, Riley?), has it all wrong. The other youth in the video isn't jumping into the car because he's afraid people will see him. He's jumping into the car because he's AWESOME.
The Roadmaster wasn't built by people who know that a high beltline and low greenhouse tricks people into thinking they're safe. It was built by people who know that you look cool jumping into cars.
Riley ends the vehicle saying "Just because you're a parent, doesn't mean you have to be lame." Well, little Riley, just because you're a Toyota owner doesn't mean you have to be an asshole.
(Hat tip to JaredGlentz!)


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Is the 'Baby Snatched By an Eagle' Video Real or Fake?
Yep, this actually happened. (Maybe.) Going down in Montreal, the video -- in which an eagle unsuccessfully attempts to snatch up a toddler -- has racked up over 1 million YouTube hits in just one day.
Luckily, from either a lack of strength on the eagle's part or the toddler gobbling on too much Canadian bacon, the eagle lost its grasp just feet away from the grab site.
Props to the cameraman, who decided to make light of the situation about halfway through the video, adding some score to it. We won't lie; with that music in play we were kind of rooting for the eagle.
Still, some are questioning the video's veracity claiming that it's the creation of a bunch of pranksters who are handy with the CGI. What do you think? Did the baby actually get snatched, or are all being pranked?
Update: Take a closer look at the video below which calls shenanigans on the whole scene.


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Merry Christmas everyone. Have a great holiday ^_^
Jesus bless u all, keep spreading and share a lot of love in this Xmas (^o^)V
This one is another serie from Santa's Calendar last year
Free Download in my blog
Another one is Diamond Queen:
Is it time to free download pattern? yeeaahh
Last year I created this 'Diamond Queen' which participated in an exhibition at London
So I wanna share the joy of creating this one, hopefuly it can decorate your desk
Have a good time
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(Ottawa, Canada - November 3, 2011) In accepting the remembrance challenge of this year's Veterans' Week, "Make remembrance more than something you feel. Make it something you do", Canadian blogger, Elizabeth Lapointe, will have a whole week of Canadian military-related posts on her blog, www.GenealogyCanada.blogspot.com.
Lapointe says, "Coming from a military family, and married into one, Veterans' Week means something special to me. It is in this spirit that I will post on related Canadian military websites and blogs, culminating with a special Remembrance Day post on November 11th."
Some examples of the posts planned during Veterans' Week include a post on Veterans' Week itself, listing the different events planned across Canada; a post covering the Wreath Laying Ceremony at the National Military Cemetery at Ottawa's Beechwood Cemetery in December; and on November 11th (Remembrance Day), there will be a post on The Portraits of Honour National Tour, which has been going across Canada since May, and which will stop in Ottawa on November 11th and 12th.
Also included will be a special "Canadian Military" websites and blogs list that will be posted on Monday, November 7th as a special edition of the "New/Improved Canadian Websites and Blogs" series, which is published every Monday.
"I have gone through the military websites and blogs, and have picked the ones which have special meaning and remembrance for this week. Join me as I take the journey to the best websites and blogs honouring Veterans' Week - November 5th to the 11th," says Lapointe.
About GenealogyCanada
The blog, www.GenealogyCanada.blogspot.com, has been covering Canadian genealogy, heritage, and history since the first of over 500 posts was published in January, 2008.
At the www.GenealogyCanada.com website, there are over 30 monthly newsletters covering news on Canadian genealogy, heritage, and history, including the famous "Website of the Month".
Tomorrow's Post: What is Canadian Veterans' Week?