Our Guild and Our Relics             Over the many years of giving talks and bringing the Guild to many places, I aquired gifts that religious people gave me. Yes! What you see in the picture above is the top of my fireplace mantle. You see the cross and the reliquaries. When a relic ...

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August 4th 2023- Tim's visit with the Diocese of Arlington,Virginia and Takes a Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC This was a special visit:  Bishop Michael F. Burbidge will be offering Mass for those affected by mental illness on August 26th in the Catherdral. I met with the diocese of Ar...

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Recommendation to Reflect upon Mary's Life and Heartfelt Sorrows  Timothy Duff, STM, BCC Good News! Our Sunday prayers are already bearing fruit. I'm traveling to Washington DC this week so I will not get a start on the Seven Sorrows blogs for a little bit. On August 26th, the Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the...

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Why Should We Meditate on the Seven Sorrows of Mary? Image: St. Anthony's Messenger September 2017  Hello Everyone, I am in the process of developing a series of blogs on the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. I have just finished writing the new meditations on this devotion and how we can receive support for mental illness....

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          Saints who battled mental illness Meg Hunter-Kilmer - published on 05/16/20 - updated on 10/10/21   Those who suffer aren’t in any way less holy than those who don’t. With the stigma surrounding mental illness, many Christians feel quite sur...

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 Pope Francis Shares His Concerns Regarding Euthanasia Let us join with Pope Francis in raising concern about Euthanasia.  It has affected my life and in particular my brother Scott. In fact,  this was how our Apostolate came about in 1996. Have you read our story lately? Go to the About Us page on our website for a...

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Recent Rise of Euthanasia in Holland for People Living With Disabilites  As I was searching the internet today, I saw two articles on Aleteia I thought might be relevant for us as advocates for those with mental disabilities which includes mental illness. These are very concerning times we live in. We need to step up our a...

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Pray- the Chaplet to the Merciful Mother for those with mental illness- Starts Sunday July 16th- 7PM EST Hello Everyone, I am going to start praying the Merciful Mother of the mentally ill (MMOMI) Click image to be taken to home page and scroll down to save a copy 0f the chaplet to your computer     &nbs...

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Have I Failed?- I Don't Think So- God's Taking Care of this Apostolate I am going to share my honest feelings.  Over the years, I have often struggle with asking myself if I have done the right things with the Guild. People have come and gone asking me why not do fund raisiing or get involved with this or that ministry and...

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Happy Fourth of July, Hello Everyone,  Happy Fourth July,  its been hard for me as you all know, but I am still going to remain on the Apostolate as long as I can. I am asking for your help going forward.  I am happy to say that I am still here and I do intend to carry on as I have said. If we are to st...

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