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The move raises questions whether the evacuation will be over before the observers arrive.
Nativity of John Baptist, 15 c, Hermitage
Sometimes we face a praying slump. We just feel...dry, unproductive, and empty.
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Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart (Lk 2:19)

"Rembrandt Dream of Joseph" (1645) photo: Wikimedia Commons
Often, God’s plan is underway well before we understand it.
There are many people who have gone before us, both in our biological and spiritual families, who have quietly and obscurely served God, loved others, and increased the amount of good in the world.
Pope saying grace with 8 homeless people on his 80th birthday. (L'Osservatore Romano)
Pope Francis celebrates his 80th birthday with the homeless and reflects on the wisdom of getting older.
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Rome for me is a heady place where it’s easy to lose your spiritual bearings.
Whatever else the virgin birth may be, it doesn’t represent the domestication of the divine.
What, though, if we constructed a boundary between our time and God’s, and made time stop?
To submit to the baptism of John is to admit that we don’t always get it right, in a myriad of ways.