Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Dec 15, 2009, 8:42 pm
Wise words left in the back of a book. Recently my children and I have been reading from the book “A Treasury of Miracles for Teens: True Stories of God’s Presence Today” by Karen Kingsbury. Ea...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Dec 14, 2009, 11:02 am
Novena in Urgent Need to the Infant Jesus of Prague Jesus, You said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you." Through the intercession of Mary, Your h...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Dec 13, 2009, 8:21 pm
Jesus awaits your love in return. One Solitary Life He was born in an obscure village The child of a peasant woman He grew up in another obscure village Where he worked in a carpenter shop Until he w...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Dec 11, 2009, 7:58 am
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." -- John 14:6 An Advent Reflection by Robert Steiner "It seems to me that the anticipation that marks the seaso...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Dec 8, 2009, 11:51 am
Fondly remembering Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979). December 9, 2009 will mark the 30th anniversary of the day this extraordinary man passed into eternal life. CatholicTV will honor Servant of God, Archb...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Dec 4, 2009, 6:26 pm
The value of your life: Priceless!! "Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary." -Pope Benedict XVI, Inaugural Mass Homily I am...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Dec 4, 2009, 3:33 pm
Patron Saint of children, sailors, fishermen, merchants, the falsely accused, repentant thieves, pharmacists, archers, and pawnbrokers. St. Nicholas was born during the third century, circa 270 A.D.,...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 30, 2009, 10:44 am
The Feast of St. Andrew is November 30th. "Andrew, like his brother Simon Peter, was a fisherman. He became a disciple of the great St. John the Baptist, but when John pointed to Jesus and said, "Beho...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 25, 2009, 7:20 pm
What are you thankful for? Dear God, Thank You for all of creation, so vast and astounding. For faith, graces, and blessings.For Your unconditional love.For sending Jesus to redeem us and teach us ho...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 23, 2009, 9:32 pm
Heaven gained another from "The Greatest Generation." Yesterday I attended the burial service for my Uncle Jeff, a veteran of World War II and an American hero. He was not my uncle by blood but was a...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 21, 2009, 11:21 am
God's blessings are so freely and generously given. St. Andrew Catholic Church Our dear friend Lori (standing in for Aunt Belinda) & Andre Nick altar served.All He did, He did for us.Friends & f...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 20, 2009, 7:32 am
Love is deeply personal, sometimes very public, always meaningful, always necessary. I will never forget the moment twenty years ago when I stood at the front of my church before so many people I che...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 16, 2009, 10:32 am
In a way, so did you! Every time I receive the Precious Blood of Jesus in Holy Communion, I receive it in the name of all of humanity: for all those who have died, all those who are living, and all ...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 13, 2009, 7:43 am
God's love for each of us is very personal. One evening almost ten years ago I was resting in the spare bedroom of our former home and suddenly a huge book appeared before me. The book was open t...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 12, 2009, 10:13 am
Dear Friends, My name is Shelley and I am compiling a book for publication written from the perspective of women who have chosen to place their babies for adoption. I am prayerfully reaching out over...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 11, 2009, 6:58 pm
No health concerns escape His knowledge. One Saturday morning this past August I felt fluid in my left ear and predicted a problem was imminent. Later I ended up in urgent care and received antibioti...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 10, 2009, 6:45 pm
I just love a good story. It always seems to happen late in the evening on days when I am exceptionally tired. Someone has an important question to ask me that cannot be postponed and requires a deta...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 8, 2009, 12:36 pm
Do your best and let God handle the rest. We have been blessed with thirteen beautiful trees on our property. Spring is beautiful, summer is beautiful, fall is beautiful. I love to look up in the sum...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 6, 2009, 6:06 pm
Our Father knows best. “How blessed are those who know how good it is to love Jesus and to despise themselves for His sake. Jesus wills to be loved alone above all other things and we must forsake ...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 4, 2009, 7:50 pm
He will provide the courage you need. To find the Infinity we crave, we must also have the help of infinity. God is not only our goal. He is also the way by which we get there, and the life we need on...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 3, 2009, 4:42 pm
Day in and day out, moment to moment, our responsibility remains the same. This morning while enjoying breakfast at a bakery with my two youngest children, my mind was filled with thoughts of gratitu...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 2, 2009, 12:31 pm
Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great for the souls in purgatory. Our Lord told St. Gertrude the GREAT that the following prayer would release 1,000 souls from purgatory each time it is said: Eternal Fat...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Nov 1, 2009, 4:57 pm
O Loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross, which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy Bo...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 31, 2009, 11:21 am
Jesus, how much You love us--we love You back! As I kneel before Thee on the Cross, most loving Savior of my soul, my conscience tells me it is I who have nailed Thee to that Cross with these hands o...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 30, 2009, 7:39 pm
Jesus set the value with His Own Life because He loves us that much. What a month October has been! I threw out my dissertation proposal, my son turned 15, twice I carried the Creator of the Universe...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 27, 2009, 2:08 pm
God is at work in you! Fifteen years ago today at 11:00 in the morning, Andre was born. He was two weeks late, very eagerly anticipated, and warmly welcomed at 7 lbs. 3 oz. Andre was baptized on Chr...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 26, 2009, 11:03 am
Beloved Jesus, we love you back! Lord Jesus Christ, I consecrate myself today anew and without reserve to Your Divine Heart. I consecrate to You my body with all its senses, my soul with all its facu...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 25, 2009, 12:15 pm
Italian saint of the Servite Order (Friar Order Servants of Mary). Feast Day: May 2nd. St. Peregrine was born around 1260 in Forli, northern Italy into a wealthy family. At that time, Forli was gover...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 21, 2009, 12:32 pm
"The Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will release eight original pieces of modern classical music featuring prayers recited and sung by Pope Benedict XVI...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 17, 2009, 11:49 am
Share your story! I am working on a new series of books, a compilation of stories that will celebrate the Catholic faith and provide powerful testimony to others, in all walks of life, of God's g...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 16, 2009, 12:34 pm
Living in imitation of the One who loved us first. "This is what your Beloved says: I am your salvation, your peace, and your life; keep close to Me, and in Me you will find peace. Abandon the love of...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 15, 2009, 3:46 pm
The end of some dreams lead us to even better realities. This week has been quite a week in my evolving apostolate. Monday alone was a very significant day in my life. Last weekend I made a decision,...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 9, 2009, 3:18 pm
Jesus, our Savior, we honor you in a special way on Friday. Anyone who wishes to follow Me must deny self, take up the cross daily and follow Me” (Luke 9:23). Every Friday posting will focus on ...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 7, 2009, 12:28 pm
October 7th "To pray the rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful hearts of Christ and his Mother." - John Paul II God is at work in you!______________My thanks to Liza Greene for sharing ...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 5, 2009, 11:10 am
To do the job right, we need the proper tools. I absolutely love my vacuum cleaner. My vacuum cleaner makes me so happy. My vacuum cleaner changed my life. For years and years I cleaned the house usi...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Oct 3, 2009, 11:01 am
Serve the Master, not the servant. “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received—only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest servic...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 30, 2009, 3:22 pm
"I will spend my Heaven in doing good upon earth." What a tremendous gift we have in St. Therese of Lisieux, a stellar example of God’s love in action through His Creation. She is a powerful exampl...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 28, 2009, 12:06 pm
But seek first His kindgom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well. ~ Matthew 6:33 "'Sanctity properly consists only in conformity to God's will, expressed in a con...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 26, 2009, 12:24 pm
"There is not one beating of His Sacred Heart that is not an act of love toward us." Have you ever been surprised to learn that someone whose faith you really admire is not a "cradle Catholic?" Have ...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 24, 2009, 5:09 pm
Words of wisdom from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. God willed the diversity of his creatures and their own particular goodness, their interdependence, and their order. He destined all materia...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 22, 2009, 6:15 pm
How strong is your faith? I have a secret to share with you about the beautiful Crucifix in the chapel of my church. There are prayer petitions written on pieces of paper stuffed behind the Crucifix....
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 19, 2009, 3:49 pm
Words of wisdom from Venerable Fr. Solanus Casey: On God's Plan for Us "God condescends to use our powers if we don't spoil His plans with ours. Man's greatness lies in being faithful ...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 18, 2009, 11:18 am
Fifteen Things To Do When You Are Suffering This list was taken from the CD “Fifteen things To Do When You Are Suffering” by Jeff Cavins(http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.com/) and is followed b...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 15, 2009, 9:21 pm
The Seven Sorrows Of Mary *The prophecy of Simeon over the Infant Jesus. *The flight into Egypt. *The loss of the Child Jesus for three days. *The meeting of Jesus and Mary along the Way of the Cross...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 14, 2009, 11:00 am
Suffering gives us the opportunity to become like Jesus. Are you suffering at this very moment? Do you know a lot of people who are suffering? Does there seem to be a tremendous amount of suffering t...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 9, 2009, 1:15 pm
Discover the Biblical hero within you! The Biblical story of Joseph passed on to us in Genesis is an exceptionally valuable story to each one of us personally. That is because every one of us has som...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 5, 2009, 12:45 pm
Avoid the temptation of offering or accepting quick fixes and false hopes. “The path of salvation is an exciting journey; it is one designed for our own good, but often it is not portrayed or unde...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 4, 2009, 10:18 am
O my God, in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Jesus from all the altars throughout the world, joining with It the offering of my every thought, word and acti...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 3, 2009, 9:17 pm
Reflecting on the delightful moments we shared. My children have been looking especially cute lately. They have been especially fun to be around. As we journey through this last week of summer vacati...
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Michele Bondi Bottesi posted an article on God Is At Work In You! - Sep 2, 2009, 10:28 pm
You have a team, and God is on it. Today I spent several hours at the Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I accompanied one of my best friends t...
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