September 7, 2025

A confident person holding his head up with a grateful posture.

Be Your Truest Self

The path into this discovery of self is the cross. The cross is a mirror. In seeing myself in that mirror, I see Christ crucified, and in seeing Christ crucified, I see my most authentic self.

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woman thinking and reflecting

Counting the Cost

In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges us to consider the cost of discipleship. Like someone planning to build a tower or march into battle, we’re called to prepare our hearts for what it means to live a life rooted in Christ.
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Lay saints

Why So Few Lay Saints?

Few lay men or women have been formally canonized. Most saints belonged to religious communities, but people in that state of life make up a tiny percentage of the Church.
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