Carlo Acutis and the Gift of Presence
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Often attributed to John Lennon, this quote from American journalist Allen Saunders speaks to me especially this week of April 21, 2025, as I write this piece...
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Following Christ to Calvary
When I look at the unfair judgments endured by Jesus for our salvation, I think of the judgments I have made in my lifetime.
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Wendell Berry on Humility
When I was young, my family took a trip to the Epcot Center at Disney World.
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Easter and the Coming of the Holy Spirit
After the crucifixion of Jesus, Scripture tells us that the disciples were in the Upper Room and the doors were locked “for fear of the Jews” (John 20:19).
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Gianna Beretta Molla: A Saint for Mothers
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about being a mom, it’s that it’s not always easy. And that while we relish the tender moments, sometimes it involves making tough choices. Enter Saint Gianna Beretta Molla—pediatrician, wife, mother, saint.
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Letting the Eucharist Work in Us
Sister Holda, my Franciscan sixth-grade teacher at St. Peter’s in Skokie, Illinois, made all of us memorize Anima Christi.
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Encounters with Pope Francis
And even that wasn’t the worst. “I was really emotional in a moment where really no one saw,” Boehner said in a press conference.
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