Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Ignatius helped draw me away from scrupulosity—and into accepting God’s love.

We are not meant to envy the intimacy or intensity of religious life. We are called to imitate it.

The image of Pope Francis, all alone on the side of the lake, imploring God for healing, will surely remain as an iconic image of this penitential pilgrimage.

Read the full text of Pope Francis’ homily at Lac Ste. Anne, a pilgrimage site in Alberta, Canada, long known as a place of healing among Indigenous Peoples.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time

“It was an achievement on the part of the Indigenous community to convince Pope Francis to come to a First Nation community and humble himself before survivors in the way he did,” Phil Fontaine said.