March 12, 2025

Jesus on a cross | Photo by Rui Silva sj on Unsplash

Embracing Good Friday

Every year there’s a new surprise.

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Statue of Jesus with opened arms

Jesus: Our Source of Healing, Wholeness, and Love

Jesus extends God’s compassion to each of us.
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Secular Franciscans

My Parents, the Secular Franciscans

Here is a story close to my heart about two Secular Franciscans. When I was about 10 years old, my mother and father, devout Catholics who sought a deeper and more intimate spiritual experience than just their parish life, began ...
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A Rohingya girl feeds a child from a jar with the USAID logo on it, at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Feb. 11, 2025.

4 in 5 USAID projects now canceled, with State Department overseeing the rest

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said March 10 that just 18% of programs of the now-shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development will remain intact, and those will now fall under his purview at the State Department.
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hands, open and submissive in prayer

Desire the Will of God

In reciting the Hail Mary throughout the rosary, we participate over and over again the wonder-filled response of Gabriel and Elizabeth to the mystery of Christ.
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woman's hand reflected by sunlight

Let the Light In

Sometimes it is not uncommon for little children to be afraid of the dark. While the darkness can feel scary or uncertain, the light brings clarity, a new way of seeing.
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Lent with Padre Pio: First Wednesday

Throughout his life, Padre Pio offered himself as a sacrifice. He was willing to take on physical sufferings in order to save the souls of others.
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