Divine Mercy Sunday reminds us to pray for God’s compassion and forgiveness and to afford the same to one another.
Prayer
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Jesus is risen, exclusion is dead.
The reactions of the early Christian witnesses are a mixture of fear, faith, confusion and understanding.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What I learned while praying in the (empty) Garden of Gethsemane during Lent
In this year, with the pilgrims gone and the holy places nearly empty, I set out to spend some time on the Mount of Olives to see what I can learn from the ancient trees.
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Parenting adult children is hard. Prayer helped me see that my late parents are with me amid the challenges.
My parents never told me this, but parenting adults is hard.
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What should teens give up for Lent?
Lent is when we sit down in a loud and confusing world and try to figure out what we’re doing here. That is all the more important for the people who are most confused.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Reflection: We all love our independence—but none of us get there on our own.
We love being able to claim we’re solely responsible for our successes. But today’s readings remind us that none of us get to where we are on our own, nor should we want to.
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Reflection: It might be cliché, but Jesus really is there with us for good times and bad. Let’s embrace it.
It’s a cliché but these two miracles say it well: Jesus is there for us in good times and bad. Jesus celebrates with us; Jesus heals us when we are broken.
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For Catholics, it isn’t enough to just know and follow the rules.
Rules are important, but they only exist to safeguard loving relationships. The Catechism is not a penal code, but our guide to a life lived in love.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Every human heart contains an infinite desire for God. What does that mean in a finite world?
What does Jesus do with panicked hearts? He reveals that God’s desire for us exceeds our desire for God!
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Read: Pope Francis’ prayer for the children of Abraham
Pope Francis’ prayer at the interreligious meeting at Ur, Iraq on Saturday, March 6.