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Who Am I— in Christ?

Oh, St. Anthony look around; something is lost and cannot be found. Or is it ‘someone’ is lost? Ever think about where you fit in a sociological sense or belong within the body of Christ? What role do we play in the coming of Thy Kingdom? Or, ever...

Michael Baglino
7 hours ago
Faith

Acknowledging Jesus By the Way We Live

Once there was a British story named Tom Brown’s School Days; it was about a very popular boy named Tom who was a student at an English boarding school. He and a dozen other boys lived in one of...

Fr Joseph Esper
1 day ago
Faith

We Are Never Alone

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. (Matthew 11:29) How can Jesus’ “yoke,” (i.e. his challenging teachings) be construed as “easy” and its burden “light?” Jesus’ yoke is...

Fr Dino Vanin
2 days ago

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Faith

Keeping Our Eyes on Jesus

The readings for the First Sunday of Lent leave us feeling uneasy, somewhat uncomfortable and with troubling questions in our minds. The first and second readings (Genesis 9:8-15 and 1 Peter 3:18-22) mention the global...

Fr Dino Vanin
February 17, 2024
Faith

Hope is a Virtue

“Patience is a virtue.” I heard this admonition many times growing up, probably because I have never been a very patient person. It turns out that patience is a virtue! It is a component of fortitude and is...

Jennifer Borek
Faith

Jesus is The Influencer

One of the things which is mostly media hype is that of being an influencer. Many follow an influencer’s advice in our world, particularly within the marketing arena. Once I read that an influencer “is...

Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
Faith

Seven Steps to Holiness

In days gone by, many thought of holiness as something only for priests and nuns. While it is certainly true that our clergy and religious are called to be holy and should make it a central pursuit of their lives, it is...

Deacon Steve Greco
February 3, 2024
Faith

Praying with Saint Faustina

One of the recurrent themes in the Diary of Saint Faustina Kowalska is certainly prayer. But what is prayer? How can we define it? To begin with, prayer is a personal conversation with God. It implies two persons, the...

Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
Faith

God’s Love—for Us!

A prophet like me (Moses) will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen. (Deuteronomy 18:18) God has kept this promise by sending us THE Prophet, his only begotten Son Jesus...

Fr Dino Vanin