We tell ourselves that we would happily do whatever God wanted if God would only make himself clear.
Prayer
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Today we celebrate Mary as mother of God and the mother of the church
Her freedom to serve and ponder Christ became the pattern for both collective and individual discipleship.
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Catching Sight of Grace
Today’s feast reminds us to seek God’s love anew through our loved ones.
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Christmas Eve: In Christ’s peace, we can do the impossible
Faith in God’s ability to do all things is the seed from which every miracle grows.
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A Christmas prayer for (nearly) everyone
This Christmas, please help me remember a few simple things.
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The message of Epiphany: Rise up; Your light has come!
Today’s feast commemorates the “physical” revelation of Christ, the moment when Gentiles recognized the incarnate Messiah.
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Monks aren’t the ones living in silence and solitude. We are.
After a visit to Christ in the Desert, I knew it was not the monks whose lifestyle I should question.
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Pope Francis suggests translation change to the ‘Our Father’
The pope wants to to clear up the confusion around the phrase “lead us not into temptation.”
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Immaculate Conception: The feast that calls us to live lives ‘full of grace’
When we trust the action of grace in our lives, God will, over time, craft for us a life many times better than any we left behind.
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Learning to pray on the pediatric oncology ward
Healing for my baby daughter was the hardest thing to ask for. I was afraid of false hope.