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Perseverance!!

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Perseverance helped me battle and defeat depression multiple times. That perseverance was built upon faith. We all need perseverance at different times over our lifetimes. Besides the people listed below, there are many others to remember who persevered during tough times; the Apollo 13 crew and the NASA team in Houston,  Jackie Robinson, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Billie Jean King, Madeleine Albright, and   Marie Curie whose most famous quote on perseverance is:  " Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves " . Sam Darnold was on 5 NFL teams, let go by 4 of them before he won a Super Bowl as starting QB.  It took John Wooden coached basketball for 11 years in high school, and 18 years in college before he won the first of 10 national championships at UCLA.  Brock Purdy was the last NFL draft selection in 2022, a few years later the was a starting QB in Super B...
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Hello . Bishop Hicks.....Goodbye Cardinal Dolan

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The Pope’s Man Arrives in New York In appointing Ronald Hicks to the most prominent post in the U.S. Church, is Leo XIV assembling his own Team U.S.A.? By Paul Elie February 6, 2026 In appointing Ronald Hicks to the most prominent post in the U.S. Church, is Leo XIV assembling his own Team U.S.A.? By  Paul Elie February 6, 2026 Photograph by Charly Triballeau / AFP / Getty Ignazio Silone’s novel “Bread and Wine” tells the story of Pietro Spina, a socialist and revolutionary who is a wanted man in Fascist Italy, and who, in order to elude capture, disguises himself as a village priest in the Abruzzo countryside. The book, which was published in 1936, is partly a parable about survival and resistance: The villagers awake one morning to find anti-government slogans scrawled on the church steps. They’re alarmed, fearing that the authorities will crack down on them all until the person who did it comes forward. But Spina encourages them to see the graffiti as an act of consc...
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TRIAL BY FIRE !

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An excellent Netflix movie, that is based on a real life story & explores the death penalty. Last day to watch on NETFLIX is FEBRUARY TRIAL BY FIRE 🎥   with Laura Dern Did Texas execute an innocent man? This 2010 documentary investigates the controversial death penalty case of Cameron Todd Willingham — and the scientific validity of the arson evidence used to convict him of the deaths of his three children.  This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://www.pbs.org/do...​ The execution of Cameron Todd Willingham in Texas in 2004 became the center of a national debate about the death penalty and the science behind arson investigations.    BY FIRE: 2010 FRONTLINE
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THE GIFT OF RECONCILIATION (The Christophers)

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Light One Candle – the blog of The Christophers "It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness" (The Christopher motto) February 24, 2022 The Gift of Reconciliation: A Christopher News Note Posted by Tony Rossi Estranged family members. Broken friendships. Bitter fights with strangers. These situations can be all too common, resulting in feelings of regret—and a longing for reconciliation. For the Christian, reconciliation is a central tenet of our faith, modeled by Jesus. It recognizes God’s order above the damage caused by human sinfulness. What’s most powerful about reconciliation is that it takes both sides in a dispute to set aside hurts, ego, and being ‘right,’ to restore what was lost. In addition, one of our tasks as Christians is to bring reconciliation into the world by modeling it ourselves through giving and accepting forgiveness, offering our own repentance, and seeking healing to bring about God’s kingdom. As priest and ...
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GOOD BYE HIGHMARK STADIUM

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SUNDAY OCTOBER 31, 1976. ORCHARD PARK NY -RICH STADIUM. LINK  Oct. 31 1976.. NYJ vs. BUFFALO BILLS: Who books a trip to a pro football game 1 1/2 hours away the morning after Halloween parties & celebrations on a college campus ? 🤔 SJFC student activity board (SAC )did. Anyway , my roommate & I heard a pounding at our door early on 10/31/76, its Ed Lockwood dorm director for SJFC. Ed lived in a room on the other side of the elevator from us on HAFFEY 4. He was trying to fill more seats on the bus to Rich Stadium, he was also the bus driver. $5 for a ride to & ticket for the game. I was definitely interested, the Bills vs my Jets with Joe Namath. Roommate Dave Murray& I quickly said yes (maybe because we were still feeling the excitement & beers from last night's Halloween extravaganza at the Campus Club ). Dave was a WNY boy, thus a Bills & OJ fan. Oops, as college freshmen we never checked the weather reports. Besides, it was 1976. How wou...
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Top Athletes - Hard Work , Catholic Faith

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LINK Indiana-QB-ZWins-Heisman-Trophy & Catholic-faith.html Did you know Coach Vince Lombardi & Coach Don Shula, who both won multiple NFL championships,  regularly attended daily Mass? The former Brooklyn Dodger & NYM manager was a devout Catholic,  he never missed Mass .   Emerson Boozer a starting running back on the 1969 SB champion NYJ was a regular lector at St. Hugh's Catholic Church in Melville NY. Kobe Bryant & Caitlin Clark regularly attended/attend Mass.  Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzula says the rosary daily.  Jordan Speith professes his Catholic faith.  Basketball HOF Coach, Coach K..& College basketball analyst Bill Rafferty both value & practice their Catholic faith.  Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge
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