Jesus talks about the need that sometimes arises for us to correct other people—and this is something many of us find difficult or unpleasant. It can be hard to find the right balance between the extremes of saying nothing about wrong behavior or...
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The Paschal Mystery as Spiritual Model
Jesus and the Gospels present the ultimate model for the spiritual life —The Paschal Mystery. This includes Jesus’ Passion, Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension. St. Ignatius of Loyola insightfully articulated how...
James S. Anderson
Living a Life of Hope
When we despair, and are hurting and in emotional pain, we often lose hope. We think things will never get better. A lie from the enemy! What is true is that God is with us every second we struggle in pain. He whispers...
Deacon Kurt Godfryd
We Are Called to Live With Unwavering Hope
Since the words “The Kingdom of God” might sound vague to some, to make Jesus’ teaching clearer, we could replace the words Kingdom of God with the following words: “God’s presence and action in the world.” We are...
Thomas AddisPracticing Our Faith
In the Acts of the Apostles (6:1-7). Scripture tells us that The Seven were chosen by the Apostles, prayed over, consecrated, and made sacred ministers—deacons! Immediately following their transformation (or...
Michael Baglino
Where Are We?
A website devoted to the discipline of psychology reminds that when we lose something, we should embrace a three-prong approach: first, calm down and don’t panic; second, carefully look around; and third, if necessary...
We Hold This Treasure in Earthen Vessels
The recent liturgical memorial of St Clare was a great blessing for me. Besides the holy life this great follower of St Francis’ ideal lived, an ideal which still inspires and appeals to us today after eight centuries...
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Never Give Up Hope
A young woman named Mary was just starting out as a high school teacher in the early 1960s. She very much wanted to succeed, but things were quite difficult—mainly because of one particular student: a senior named Bill...
The Jubilee of Hope
Now that we have kicked off the Jubilee of Hope, it is of the utmost importance not just to consider this year as a year of grace of the Lord but also to snatch the graces God gives us to sanctify us. One of the...
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Sometimes Criticism is Part of Our Christian Duty
Jesus talks about the need that sometimes arises for us to correct other people—and this is something many of us find difficult or unpleasant. It can be hard to find the right balance between the extremes of saying...
Danuta Siedzik: A Polish National Heroine and Model of Courage
Polling shows a disturbing trend: each successive generation is less likely than the previous one to express strong national pride. Fewer than half of Gen Z Americans say they are extremely or very proud of their...
Believe in Miracles
“Amen I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him.” (Mark 11:23) The Lord’s...
In the Company of à Kempis
My mother, both of her sisters, and their mother all had breast cancer. My Aunt Emma Jean is the only one still living. I have tried to be mindful of my health but have often not done a particularly good job. So, I was...
Jennifer Borek
Things Are Never Quite As They Seem
In 1896 a German immigrant to the United States, a man named Emmanuel Ninnger, paid for his purchases in a grocery store with a $20 bill. The sales clerk counted out the change, but after the customer left, noticed some...
Br Matthew Marie, OSBSharing the Lord’s Love and Peace
During World War II, a few months after the Germans had invaded and conquered France, a French priest was saying daily Mass in the little village to which he was assigned. Coming out of the sacristy, he noticed the...
Tom Borek
The Church Under Persecution: Father Józef Grasewicz, the Survival of Faith in Soviet Belarus, and the Story of the Divine Mercy Image
On 23 August 1939, Nazi Germany and the USSR concluded a non-aggression pact that constituted a political and military alliance aimed at bringing Central and Eastern Europe under their joint control. The...
His Destiny is Our Destiny
Humanly speaking, regardless of the image Jesus wanted to project in carrying out the mission the Father had assigned him, we should wonder what must have been his visceral reaction when his closest disciples told him...
