October 2022
Recognizing Compassion
While empathy is knowledge of the other’s suffering and feeling for it, compassion takes that a step beyond by acting to alleviate suffering.
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Saint Margaret Mary, like Pope Francis, spent her life reminding people of God’s Mercy. She will forever be associated with devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the symbol of Christ’s love. Many people follow her in prayer to the ...
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Sunday Soundbite for October 16, 2022
We may seem powerless before all that is unjust in our world. We may get discouraged and lose heart. But Jesus’ parable today encourages not to.
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Prayer Is Available to All
Although Teresa had extraordinary experiences of God, she taught that ordinary prayer, like an intimate conversation with a friend, was available to all.
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Blessings Delivered by Mail
I lift up my mail to you, my God. I thank you that my needs are simple. I thank you for helping me resist the urge to order from each colorful catalog. Lead me to make good choices.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Avila lived before and during the Council of Trent. Having experienced the Reformation, she felt a need for reform, but took things in a different direction than the Protestants. Teresa set an example for present day reformers.
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Sharing the Word for October 15, 2022
Those who persist in opposition to the presence of the Spirit in Jesus’ work cannot expect forgiveness. Repudiating the Holy Spirit of God is to spurn the possibility of God’s forgiveness.
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