May God save me from gloomy saints. ~St. Teresa of Avila author of A Beautiful Second Act: Saints and Soul Sisters Who Taught Me to Age with Grace

Stafford, VA
Joined May 2007
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Mattie, some might say, seemingly had little to offer, but he had YES. Mattie came from humble beginnings and lived a difficult and pain-filled life, but a life borne with grace and conviction and happiness. Mattie chose to focus on blessings, not burdens.
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“I feel that God has given me a very special opportunity that I should not let go to waste. I use the gift he has given me." ~Mattie J.T. Stepanek #CatholicFaith #MattiesGuild #MattieMatters #Heartsongs
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Honoring this #MonthOfTheRosary with a photo of the rosary our #MattieStepanek used to honor Mary. #MattieMatters #MattiesGuild #CatholicFaith
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Please tell me who is writing the hilariously dramatic copy for this guy on the @weatherchannel. Set them up for the Bulwer Lytton award. Maybe just give us the information 😂
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A friend of our #MattieStepanek made a visit to his place of rest at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Maryland, to ask for prayers and leave flowers. Have you considered making a prayerful visit to Mattie’s grave to ask for Mattie’s intercession?
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Angel of God, my guardian dear, To whom God's love commits me here, Ever this day, be at my side, To light and guard, Rule and guide. Amen. Angel of God, my guardian dear, To whom God's love commits me here, Ever this day, be at my side, To light and guard, Rule and guide. Amen.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, President Carter! “My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.“ ~President Jimmy Carter #MattieMatters #MattiesGuild #MattieStepanek #Heartsongs
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“It was First Holy Communion day for the second graders. We stayed for the reception afterwards. One day, I would like to help teach the little children as they really begin to know God and Jesus in their own hearts." ~Mattie J.T. Stepanek (Sunday May 9, 1999)
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I jumped on board soon after you started, and it changed my outlook. I drifted off doing it on social media but it is a part of my morning coffee to give thanks for something silly or profound. Well done on a beautiful way to evangelize.
I've missed a few days along the way, and possibly miscounted by a day or two a few times over the last decade and a half But this September marks fifteen straight years of these, if you can believe it
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So delighted to see my books taking on a new life internationally!!!! Thank you!
PRZEDSPRZEDAŻ do 30 września -20%! 🙂 „Zuchwała księga świętych 2.0. Przewodniczki na drugą połowę życia” (oryg. A Beautiful Second Act. Saints and Soul Sisters Who Taught Me to Age with Grace) Maria Morera Johnson @bego KSIĄŻKA: wdrodze.pl/produkt/zuchwala-… #WydawnictwoWdrodze
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Maria Morera Johnson retweeted
Mattie’s dependence on the love and mercy of Jesus allowed him to proclaim a message of peace to all the world. Let us be ever aware of the love Jesus has for us so that we, like Mattie, may bring forth goodness to all those we encounter. #MattieMatters #CatholicFaith
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Our #MattieStepanek, named for St. Matthew, the name meaning, “Gift of God,” celebrates Saint Matthew's #FeastDay today alongside our Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle!
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Mattie’s dependence on the love and mercy of Jesus allowed him to proclaim a message of peace to all the world. Let us be ever aware of the love Jesus has for us so that we, like Mattie, may bring forth goodness to all those we encounter. #MattieMatters #CatholicFaith
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Hi! I just signed up to be part of the Global Rosary on October 22nd. I will pray for peace alongside hundreds of thousands of families worldwide. I call on you and every Catholic to join us! You can register here: hcfm.org/pray-for-peace
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From a very young age, Mattie insisted that God spoke into his heart. Sometimes, the messages strengthened Mattie’s spirit as he coped with the loss of his siblings and other personal challenges —
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Mattie’s poem, “For Our World” allows us the opportunity to sit and pray with his words as we mourn the loss of those who perished on #September11, 2001. #MattieMatters #CatholicFaith #MattiesGuild #NeverForget
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This is a beautiful way to integrate virtues into the curriculum.
This September, students in elementary schools in theCatholic Archdiocese of Washington are learning about Mattie’s example of living out Catholic Virtues. It is part of a Virtue of the Month Curriculum, from the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Guild.
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Maria Morera Johnson retweeted
Mattie believed that as a child of God, he had a purpose, a Heartsong, given to him by God. Mattie believed that each and every one of us has a purpose given to us by God and that we are made exactly as God meant us to be. #MattieMatters #MattiesGuild #Heartsongs
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An apt day to remember that Dolly Parton once recorded a cover of Stairway to Heaven - and, in defiance of every moral law in the universe, she absolutely owned it.
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Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen. and thank you 😇
"God gave us Angels as a great gift - to teach us and to protect us. Have you told the Angels around you ‘thank you’ lately?” ~Mattie J.T. Stepanek #MattieMatters #MattiesGuild #CatholicFaith #MattieStepanek #GuardianAngels
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