St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty
St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
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Dedication of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels
Francis rebuilt this chapel with his own hands and died less than 50 feet away from it.
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Abraham Lincoln: Model of Faith
Pope Francis mentioned four prominent Americans during his address to Congress on September 24, 2015.
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The First Pentecost
On that Pentecost day, Peter asked the people to repent, to change their way of life, to seek a new life in Christ. And they did respond.
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Jesus: The Good Shepherd
One of the most beloved images of Jesus is of him as the good shepherd.
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The First Words of Christ
For centuries we have reflected on the Seven Last Words of Christ during Lent, but few people have spent much time considering his earliest words in the Gospels at the same time.
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St. Anthony and the Albigensian Heresy
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was a Franciscan friar who spent a number of years as a traveling preacher.
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