Let Your Life Speak
September 26, 2023
Sharing the Word for February 9, 2022
Christian spirituality has taught believers how to pray. Prayer is a matter of reverently lifting our hearts to God. What matters is what’s in our hearts and what comes out of our hearts.
Sunday Soundbite for February 13, 2022
Luke’s Gospel overall is known for a focus on the poor. The fact of enduring poverty or other troubles seems to offer a perspective on God which helps us realize that we need to depend on God for everything.
Saint Jerome Emiliani
An orphan at the age of 15, Saint Jerome Emiliani ran away from home and ran into some trouble. He ended up in prison where he had time to think. After a conversion, Saint Jerome studied for the priesthood and, after his ordination, he worked for abandoned children.
Faith and Family for February 13: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week, we hear Jesus tell his followers of ways in which they should help those who are in need. He then also offers a warning to those who have not cared for those people.
Use Your Words
When children are little, we tell them to use their words to express their feelings. We do that because it’s important to speak up and be heard.
Cardinal O’Malley: Retired pope’s statement on abuse should galvanize all
The head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said retired Pope Benedict’s “witness and profound honesty should galvanize all of us to defend survivors of abuse and to protect all those entrusted to our care.”