Prayer Is Not Magic
Fr. Gary Caster
September 12, 2023
No one should undertake a life of prayer and devotion thinking it will make them holy, eradicate all suffering, or assure a comfortable, successful life.
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Good Mourning
Christopher Heffron
September 12, 2023
Reflect Losing a loved one brings with it a hurt that registers to our very souls. It’s OK to grieve that loss—even if it takes a dozen years and a thousand tears. But your loved ones are closer to you ...
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Sharing the Word for September 12, 2023
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
September 12, 2023
Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time September 12, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Colossians 2:6-15 Today’s reading emphasizes “Christ.” In these 29 lines Paul mentions “Christ” or “him” no less than 16 times. Paul’s point is that Christ ...
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Holy Mary: Model of Patience
Murray Bodo, OFM
September 12, 2023
“Be it done to me according to your word.” So it was for Mary, so it can be for us who wait in silent prayer seemingly unable to do anything to change our circumstances.
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Responding to Zelenskyy adviser, Vatican bank denies Russian investments