September 23, 2025

Medicine of Mercy

Medicine of Mercy

There are a lot of people who could use some “medicine of mercy,” and our faith is calling us to provide it.

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Brother Clark Berge, SSF

Brother Clark Berge, SSF: Running with the Spirit of Francis 

Brother Clark Berge, SSF, has become accustomed to a certain amount of running in his life, both figuratively and literally, but there was a time when he would have preferred to stay still, avoid movement and change, and keep from ...
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Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, greets a Salvadoran migrant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, June 27, 2019, who was deported from the U.S. after crossing the Paso del Norte international border from El Paso.

‘The Cabrini Pledge’ calls faithful to be keepers of hope for migrants and refugees

At the start of National Migration Week, taking place this year Sept. 22-28, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration invited the faithful to join "The Cabrini Pledge" and be guardians of hope for migrants and ...
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woman reading the newspaper

There Are No Absolutes

News commentators often respond to questions with "Absolutely," when the topic is actually riddled with doubts and seems far from certain.
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Homeless man holding a sign with "Seeking Human Kindness" written on it.

Be Poor in Spirit

Regardless of our own financial situation, we all can be poor in spirit.
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Fearing God the Father

I find the infant Jesus and the adult Jesus very approachable. When I think of God the Father, however, I am very afraid.
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