May 29, 2022, the Seventh Sunday of Easter: Jesus’ focus on relationships calls us to address and confront evil as a community.
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Is there a better way to pray the Our Father? Our readers weigh in.
Readers respond with their own thoughts about tailoring the prayer that Jesus taught us.
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We cannot worship without words.
The great mistake that many make in what they call their spiritual lives is to believe that they do not need words to be in communion with God.
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Pope Francis: Be like Job and bring your complaints to God in prayer
“God is not afraid of our prayer of protest, no!” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience, during which he talked about lessons the faithful can take from the book of Job.
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Let the Holy Spirit inspire your religious and political actions
May 22, 2022, the Sixth Sunday of Easter: In order to receive the Easter peace Jesus gives, we must cooperate with the work of the Spirit.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Think life is hard? Wait until you see heaven.
It is faith that makes us ready for heaven. And what is faith? Stubbornly seeing purpose in this life—stubbornly because sometimes it does take a great effort—that others cannot see.
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Pope Francis: Grandparents are valuable for more than just their money
“The life of our communities must know how to benefit from the talents and charisms of so many elderly people who are already retired, but who are a wealth to be treasured,” Pope Francis said in his weekly audience.
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How do we love as Jesus does? Serve more and judge less.
May 15, 2022, the Fifth Sunday of Easter: Jesus adds to the command to love one another “as I have loved you,” calling us to service.
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The miracle of the Eucharist does not depend on using the ‘right’ liturgy
Young advocates of the Tridentine liturgy like to believe that it was always celebrated with great beauty and dignity. Older Catholics know that this is not true.
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Pope Francis tells the elderly: Don’t be religious hypocrites—young people are watching us.
The story of Eleazar refusing to back down from his faith even in his old age reminds us that faith without action is just hypocrisy.