What is it about the Annunciation that is so captivating? Here’s a meditation on how the story of Gabriel’s visit to Mary can help us in our own relationship with God .
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Inventive Love: St. Vincent de Paul’s lifetime of service among the poor
“Love is inventive, even to infinity,” St. Vincent told his followers. He also showed them what such inventiveness meant.
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Dearest Forster: The love letters of Dorothy Day
For years after their separation, Dorothy Day continued to hope that her former lover would agree to marry her.
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Dorothy in Love: New letters reveal the frank sexuality of a possible saint.
New letters reveal the frank sexuality of Dorothy Day.
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The Catholic Brothers and St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
Oct. 31 is the feast of a remarkable Catholic brother, St. Alphonsus Rodríguez, the humble Jesuit porter of Majorca.
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On the Feast of the North American Martyrs, remembering the courageous life of St. Jean de Brébeuf
St. Jean de Brébeuf’s life, like the lives of all the North American Martyrs, has much to teach us about working and living among those who are different from us.
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A Meditation on the Life of St. Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi is a good example of why the legends should never overshadow the life, Father James Martin writes. For within his life lie many surprises awaiting those who are willing to meet Francis on his own terms.
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Father James Martin on St. Thérèse of Lisieux, his favorite saint (Sorry Ignatius!)
On this feast day of his favorite saint, James Martin, S.J., shares a reflection on Therese of Lisieux.
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Mary MacKillop: Patron Saint of Sexual Abuse Victims?
The stunning news that a soon-to-be-saint was excommunicated for urging the church to take action against a sex offender is a reminder of the virulence of the crimes of clerical abuse.
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Who was the real Iñigo of Loyola?
An excerpt from ‘The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything,’ by Father James Martin