Lately, I feel like Charlie Brown waiting at the mailbox for a valentine from the Little Red Haired Girl. Only instead, I’m waiting for spring to arrive, and instead all I seem to be getting is snow. . . .
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Sister Ann Marie Wainright
In ancient Hebrew, the root word of what we now translate as “heart” may actually mean “center.” The heart was regarded as the center of the total human person . . .
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The borrowed donkey on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem has been returned…
The apostles get busy about preparing for the upcoming Passover….
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Back to topMaybe it’s because I’m a Southerner. We believe in hospitality, in large portions and second helpings. Maybe it’s because I’m Catholic. We believe that we are called to be a Eucharistic people–“bread for the life of the world” by our relationships to one another in Christ. It may be any number of things, but I like to cook and bake. I especially enjoy people gathering . . .
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Back to topThis day, this moment, is sacred.
You will never see it or experience it again.
To think otherwise is to believe
deceiving eyes, and
irrational mind over
the wisdom contained in . . .
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Back to top. . . these are all graced moments from God. . . .
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Back to topThe new Christians of Thessalonica, to whom Paul writes in the second reading, struggled with perseverance in the face of continuing harassment by those who misunderstood and misjudged them. Paul encouraged the Thessalonians and us to persevere and to see the signs of hope and encouragement inside and around . . .
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Back to topAs we near the end of the Church’s liturgical year, the scripture readings for Mass are decidedly more eschatological in their tone. Given what is in the news these days, one has to wonder if the “final times” are indeed upon us. Perhaps it is no coincidence that . . .
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Back to top“When we look at the lives of those who have faithfully followed Christ, we are inspired with a new reason for seeking the City that is to come and at the same time we are shown a most safe path by which among the vicissitudes of this world, in keeping with the state in life and condition proper to each of us, we will be able to arrive at perfect union with Christ, that is, perfect holiness . . . .”
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Back to topAmerican culture values individualism and doing over communality and presence. We often identify ourselves by what we own, whom we know, or what work we do. To stop . . .
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Back to top. . . Half aware of my surroundings while half absorbed in prayer, I caught sight of a small black butterfly. It landed on a rock in the path, gently fanning its wings a couple times before resting in the stillness of the moment. . . .
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