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Faustina Canonized
“The Vatican announced the canonization date March 10. St. Faustina’s elevation to the honors of the altar follows the miraculous healing of an American priest. The Vatican announced Dec. 20 that the 1995 healing of Father Ron Pytel of Baltimore, … Continue reading
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Did Sr. Faustina prophesize a simulcasted celebration?
On a personal note, John Paul II was deeply moved at the canonization of his beloved Sister Faustina. “This is the happiest day of my life,” the Pope reportedly told Dr. Valentin Fuster on the day of the canonization. Dr. … Continue reading
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Miracle received by Fr. Ron Pytel
On Oct. 5, 1995, the Feast Day of St. Faustina (who was then a blessed), Fr. Ron Pytel and some friends gathered for prayer at Holy Rosary Church, which is also the Baltimore archdiocesan Shrine of The Divine Mercy. After … Continue reading
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Skeptic #3
The Catholics have no evidence. Father Pytel’s condition has been known to spontaneously cure itself (Preuss KC, Chapman PD, Ptacin MJ, Keelan MH, Bamrah VS. Clin Cardiol. 1988 Jul;11(7):497-500), he was on medication, he had been surgically treated with an … Continue reading
Nicholas J. Fortuin, World-Renowned Cardiologist
Today I am attending the Memorial Service in memory of Dr. Fortuin. I thought of just leaving the blog quiet. That’s hard. So, I decided to tell you a little bit about my experiences with him.
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Skeptic #6
St Faustina’s story above is pure propaganda nonsense. Faustina (Helena Kowalska) follows a familiar pattern. She was one of ten children born into poverty, uneducated and only semi-literate. No wonder she craved attention. Her ‘visions’ told her to institute a … Continue reading
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Skeptic #7
As to sister Faustina, or St MARY FAUSTINA KOWALSKA, she was a Marian and still in the Roman Catholic church. How can she be a true visionary as God would have led her out?
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Skeptic #4
1. It turns out that 5 doctors were on the panel and one of them voted against… Things are turning out to be not quite as clear-cut as the article made out. 2. In all those people who are suffering … Continue reading
In memory of 3 from Poland
It was 1995 and the Rev. Ronald P. Pytel of Baltimore’s Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church believed he was dying. He and his parishioners prayed to Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who had been recently beatified, and suddenly the congestive … Continue reading
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Obituary for Rev. Ronald P. Pytel
The Rev. Ronald P. Pytel, the pastor of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church in Southeast Baltimore whose recovery from a life-threatening heart condition was declared a miracle by Vatican authorities four years ago, died of kidney cancer Monday at a … Continue reading
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Ron Pytel Obituary
On November 3, 2003, REV. RONALD P. PYTEL, beloved son of the late Peter R. and Jeannette L. Pytel (nee Grocki); loving brother of Michael E. Pytel and his wife Linda A. Pytel; cherished uncle of Jessica L. Pytel; lifelong … Continue reading
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Skeptic #5
The author has open before him 1,650 pages describing the earlier life of John Paul II in the most intricate detail. They are written by his three English language biographers and published after the beatification of Mary Faustina Kowalska. Yet … Continue reading
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A saint despite Vatican reservations
The story of St. Faustina Kowalska is simple enough. Born in 1905 into a Polish farm family, she had only three years of schooling before she began work as a domestic. She began to ask about being a nun at … Continue reading
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John Paul II: The Great Mercy Pope
On October 5, 1995, the feast day of Blessed Faustina, I experienced a total healing of my severely damaged heart after praying for her intercession. During the investigative process regarding my healing, I had the privilege of meeting Pope John … Continue reading
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Homily of the Holy Father
1. “Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius”; “Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever” (Ps 118: 1). So the Church sings on the Octave of Easter, as if receiving … Continue reading
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Speaking of a saint
A Polish nun who will be canonized next month is the inspiration for a conference in Winter Haven next weekend. “I prayed to her constantly,” said the Rev. Ron Pytel of Holy Rosary Church in Baltimore. He was referring to … Continue reading
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Recovery deemed work of a saint
Four years ago, The Rev. Ronald P. Pytel’s doctors took one look at his severely damaged heart and said he could die at any time. Months later, in a recovery doctors struggled to explain, he was found to be problem-free, … Continue reading
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Catholics to gather for pilgrimage to Washington
More than 1,800 Roman Catholics from the Archdiocese of Baltimore will assemble today in a biennial pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
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Priest’s recovery raises issues of faith and fact
However, his doctor, while assessing the recovery as “remarkable and unexpected,” sees more science than the supernatural in Pytel’s healing. The outcome, while rare, he said, is not unprecedented in similar cases.
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