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What Would Jesus Say?

We cry out for spiritual guidance on moral issues that, though not unique to our time, are different in many ways from the past. Of course, the Bible and Church provide guidance, but it would be even more helpful if Jesus were still walking among us...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
15 minutes ago
Faith

Now is The Time

The expression “pity party” gained widespread use during the latter part of the twentieth century. The phrase employs a colorful metaphor, comparing self-pity to a gathering where an individual is both the host and only attendee...

Deacon Kurt Godfryd
23 hours ago
Faith

We Are God’s Special Possession

At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. We should not have any trouble believing that Jesus is crying inside; that his heart is wrenched at the...

Fr Dino Vanin
2 days ago

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Faith

We Are God’s Special Possession

At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. We should not have any trouble believing that Jesus is crying inside; that...

Fr Dino Vanin
2 days ago
Faith

Holiness Off the Beaten Path: Helena Kmieć

Helena Kmieć comes from Libiąż, a town west of Kraków. Poles have only a vague sense of where it is. Let us be honest: most Australians and Americans’ knowledge of Europe becomes hazy beyond Italy, Germany, and France...

Paul Suski
5 days ago
Faith

What Would Jesus Say?

We cry out for spiritual guidance on moral issues that, though not unique to our time, are different in many ways from the past. Of course, the Bible and Church provide guidance, but it would be even more helpful if...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
15 minutes ago
Culture

Dealing with Pride Month

Yes, as a Catholic, I find the annual observance of “Pride Month” difficult. The rainbow given to Noah after the flood (Genesis 9:13-17) is now closely associated with political, cultural, and ideological movements that...

Deacon Gregory Webster
6 days ago
Faith

Goodness Flowing Out

“Back in Chicago, in 1933, city officials and reporters waited for the arrival of that year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner. When he stepped off the train, they were impressed by this 6’4” man with bushy hair and a large...

Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.
3 days ago
Faith

Now is The Time

The expression “pity party” gained widespread use during the latter part of the twentieth century. The phrase employs a colorful metaphor, comparing self-pity to a gathering where an individual is both the...

Deacon Kurt Godfryd
23 hours ago

Reflections- From Our Archives

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Faith

What Would Jesus Say?

We cry out for spiritual guidance on moral issues that, though not unique to our time, are different in many ways from the past. Of course, the Bible and Church provide guidance, but it would be even more helpful if...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
15 minutes ago
Faith

We Are God’s Special Possession

At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. We should not have any trouble believing that Jesus is crying inside; that...

Fr Dino Vanin
Faith

Divine DNA

Is it true that “we are what we eat?” It depends on what one means by it, I guess; but it is true for those who heed Jesus’ challenging words: Whoever eats my flesh and drinks by blood remains in me and I in him. (Jn...

Fr Dino Vanin
1 week ago
Faith

A Mystery Beyond Our Understanding

A religion teacher in a Catholic high school had been talking to her students about the Holy Trinity, and at the end of the class period she gave them an assignment. They had to write their answers to the question...

Fr Joseph Esper
Faith

How Prayer Meets Leadership

When Catholics speak of prayer, we often refer to our practice of praying the Rosary, or the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, or praying before the Blessed Sacrament, or Sunday worship, or our penitential requirements, or our...

Michael Baglino