October 30, 2025

Jesus said: Love the Poor

Dilexi te’s Urgent Plea: Risk the Poor or Lose Jesus

A stolen moment at McDonald’s became an unexpected altar. One sandwich, surrendered without hesitation, exposed bitterness being carried—and the sweetness waiting on the other side. Here’s how a friar’s small act of love echoed Pope Leo XIV’s urgent call to prefer the poor in his new Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te…

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A Spirituality of Aging and Letting Go

What does it mean to age with grace, to let go without losing hope, and to face life’s deepest losses with open hands? What does it mean to move toward spiritual maturity as life unfolds, and how can a spirituality ...
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God, Change Me

Reflect Meditate today on this sentence, “God, don’t change my circumstances, change me.”  Pray God, instead of asking youto change the outer world,today I simply request:guide me within, to the perfect interiorof my heart where you live. When I find you, it ...
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Arms outstretched | Photo by Russell Fillerup on Unsplash

You Are the Beloved

Maybe it’s my brain chemistry. I have no idea. But one of the things I’m always trying to remember whether it’s guilt, whether it’s shame, whether it’s regret, whether it’s future tripping, whatever it may be, when I slip into ...
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Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches Explained 

How do the Orthodox Churches and Roman Catholic Church differ in faith, liturgy, and leadership? How do Eastern Catholic Churches fit in?  The 21 Orthodox Churches are loosely linked under the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), but not all ...
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A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows women and babies at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to el-Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan. (OSV News photo/Mohamed Zakaria, MSF handout via Reuters) Editors: THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT

With thousands trapped in Sudan, Catholic leaders amplify calls to end war

As a paramilitary group announced the capture of el-Fasher, the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, Catholic Church leaders amplified calls for the protection of "forgotten" civilians.
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