Perpetual Adoration » Suffering http://www.adoration.com O come Let Us Adore Him Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:32:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 A (Repaired) Heart Full of Gratitude http://www.adoration.com/2010/a-repaired-heart-full-of-gratitude/ http://www.adoration.com/2010/a-repaired-heart-full-of-gratitude/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:00:27 +0000 admin http://www.adoration.com/?p=307 Last week I (Georgette) asked Harry if I could use the Adoration Letter to say “Thank You” to everyone for their prayers and support, and to share some of what I went through prior to my heart surgery.  He told me that he thought it would be a good idea, and encouraged me to write this week’s article.

When the doctors at Mayo Clinic told me in January of 2009 that I needed heart surgery, my [...] Read More »]]> http://www.adoration.com/2010/a-repaired-heart-full-of-gratitude/feed/ 6 A Hidden Miracle http://www.adoration.com/2010/a-hidden-miracle/ http://www.adoration.com/2010/a-hidden-miracle/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:05:38 +0000 admin http://www.adoration.com/?p=276 Last week I told you about the heart surgery that was scheduled for Georgette.  Thanks to the prayers from an army of Christians, the surgery was successful and she is slowly recovering.  The surgery was performed at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, by Dr. Hartzell Schaff, a heart surgeon who is considered by many to be the top surgeon in the world for the type of heart surgery Georgette needed to have.

We didn’t realize [...] Read More »]]> http://www.adoration.com/2010/a-hidden-miracle/feed/ 1 An Invisible Barrier to the Exercise of Free Will http://www.adoration.com/2010/an-invisible-barrier-to-the-exercise-of-free-will/ http://www.adoration.com/2010/an-invisible-barrier-to-the-exercise-of-free-will/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:15:34 +0000 admin http://www.adoration.com/?p=149 One of the fundamental concepts taught by the Catholic Church is that God gave each of us a “free will” to do whatever we choose to do and that He will not (and does not) force us to do anything.

Webster’s Dictionary defines “free will” as “freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention.”  This definition refers to choices rather than actions which I believe is the [...] Read More »]]> http://www.adoration.com/2010/an-invisible-barrier-to-the-exercise-of-free-will/feed/ 1 Prayer In A Bottle http://www.adoration.com/2010/prayer-in-a-bottle/ http://www.adoration.com/2010/prayer-in-a-bottle/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:39:15 +0000 admin http://www.adoration.com/?p=121 Last week, on Christmas Eve morning, David Myers, the 21 year old son of one of our weekly adorers, Ceil Myers, died as a result of an auto accident.  David was home from college for the holidays.  He was due to graduate from college this coming semester, and scheduled to begin medical school in the fall.

There is rarely a time when there is greater suffering then when a loved one is unexpectedly taken from you, [...] Read More »]]> http://www.adoration.com/2010/prayer-in-a-bottle/feed/ 0