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		<title>Talking of Michelangelo: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell in the Burgundy Region</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Resch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="100" height="100" src="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Michelangelp-100x100.webp" class="attachment-mailchimp size-mailchimp wp-post-image" alt="" align="left" style="margin-right:20px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Michelangelp-100x100.webp 100w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Michelangelp-150x150.webp 150w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Michelangelp-300x300.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><p>Talking of Michelangelo: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell in the Burgundy Region by Peter A. Giersch Published by Sophia Institute Press Also available as an ebook and audiobook on the Saintifi App (click for a 30 day free trial) Something that I think should be talked about more in Catholic circles is our struggles with [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>A Chat with Emily Jaminet: Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Resch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="100" height="100" src="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sacred-heart-of-jesus-ibarraran-c09629-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-mailchimp size-mailchimp wp-post-image" alt="" align="left" style="margin-right:20px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sacred-heart-of-jesus-ibarraran-c09629-100x100.jpg 100w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sacred-heart-of-jesus-ibarraran-c09629-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><p>The Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most powerful devotions offered to us by the Catholic Church. The entire month of June in dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and there is a solemnity in June (June 12 in 2026) set aside to celebrate this devotion. Pope Saint John Paul II was [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amazingcatechists.com/2026/06/devotion-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/">A Chat with Emily Jaminet: Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amazingcatechists.com">Amazing Catechists</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Seagull on the Chapel</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Resch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Seagull on the Chapel: A Story of Value and Worth by Shannon K. Evans and Eric A. Clayton Illustrated by Angela Edmonds Published by Paraclete Press It was so exciting to be able to share the election of Pope Leo XIV with my children in 2025. We still discuss the day fondly, and love to recount [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Find Refuge in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Through This 33-Day Consecration</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Annabelle Moseley, T.O.Carm.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="100" height="100" src="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sacred-Heart-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-mailchimp size-mailchimp wp-post-image" alt="" align="left" style="margin-right:20px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sacred-Heart-100x100.jpg 100w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sacred-Heart-300x300.jpg 300w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sacred-Heart-480x480.jpg 480w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sacred-Heart-150x150.jpg 150w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sacred-Heart-768x768.jpg 768w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sacred-Heart-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sacred-Heart.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><p>Colloquial expressions can be taken for granted, but I dig deeper when I hear an over-used expression, such as,“Home is where the heart is.” I ask, whose heart? I say our home is where the Heart of Jesus longs to live. I invite you to join a growing community that is embarking upon the online 33-Day Consecration to the Sacred Heart! </p>
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		<title>June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Resch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="100" height="100" src="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Top-XX-AC-Pinterest-Pin-2-100x100.png" class="attachment-mailchimp size-mailchimp wp-post-image" alt="" align="left" style="margin-right:20px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Top-XX-AC-Pinterest-Pin-2-100x100.png 100w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Top-XX-AC-Pinterest-Pin-2-150x150.png 150w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Top-XX-AC-Pinterest-Pin-2-300x300.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><p>June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here is a round up of our favorite articles to help you observe this devotion in your home and classroom, as well as some other links for June feasts and holidays. A Chat with Emily Jaminet: Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus By Alex Resch I [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amazingcatechists.com/2026/05/june-is-dedicated-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/">June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amazingcatechists.com">Amazing Catechists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Joseph</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amazing CateKIDS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="100" height="100" src="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Joseph-100x100.webp" class="attachment-mailchimp size-mailchimp wp-post-image" alt="" align="left" style="margin-right:20px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Joseph-100x100.webp 100w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Joseph-150x150.webp 150w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Joseph-300x300.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><p>Joseph Written and illustrated by Brian Wildsmith Published by Sophia Institute Press Do you want a book about the Old Testament Joseph? Well, you came to the right post. In this post. two of our Amazing Catakids are going to give their thoughts on the book Joseph by Brian Wildsmith. What is this book about? Amazing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amazingcatechists.com/2026/05/joseph/">Joseph</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amazingcatechists.com">Amazing Catechists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Being &#8220;Little Marys&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="100" height="100" src="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Thalheimer_Retabel_Aussenseite-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-mailchimp size-mailchimp wp-post-image" alt="" align="left" style="margin-right:20px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Thalheimer_Retabel_Aussenseite-100x100.jpg 100w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Thalheimer_Retabel_Aussenseite-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><p>As I was driving with Jesus buckled into my lap in His pyx, on my way to preside over a Communion service this past Sunday, I was trying to prepare some thoughts for the reflection after the Gospel. Although I had just gone to Mass that morning, the readings and homily seemed a vague memory, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amazingcatechists.com/2026/05/being-little-marys/">Being &#8220;Little Marys&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amazingcatechists.com">Amazing Catechists</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to Observe the Pentecost (Summer) Ember Days</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Resch]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="100" height="100" src="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wheat-in-wheat-field-harvest-c993d2-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-mailchimp size-mailchimp wp-post-image" alt="" align="left" style="margin-right:20px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wheat-in-wheat-field-harvest-c993d2-100x100.jpg 100w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wheat-in-wheat-field-harvest-c993d2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://amazingcatechists.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wheat-in-wheat-field-harvest-c993d2-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /><p>The Ember Days are a time dedicated to voluntary penance. They are not required by the church, but a little extra intentional penance and thanksgiving can do a lot of good- especially as we end our Eastertide celebrations and kick off summer! What are Ember Days? There are 4 sets of Ember Days – one [&#8230;]</p>
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