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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Lent with the Saints: Mary
“No mother should bear the death of her son.” I heard that sentiment expressed in my family as a teenager, when my favorite uncle died of cancer in his forties.
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Lent with the Saints: John Paul II
Saint John Paul II in his life, his ministry as pope, and especially his dying, lived that mystery.
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Lent with the Saints: The Suffering Servant
Isaiah 50:4–9a; Psalm 69:8–10, 21–22, 31, 33–34; Matthew 26:14–25
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Lent with the Saints: Peter
Isaiah 49:1–6; Psalm 71:1–2, 3–4a, 5–6ab, 15, 17; John 13:21–33, 36–38 Peter is a central character in the Passion narratives. On Palm Sunday each year, we hear the story of his denial of Jesus.
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Lent with the Saints: Martha and Mary
Isaiah 42:1–7; Psalm 27:1, 2, 3, 13–14; John 12:1–1 During Holy Week, the liturgy begins telling the story of the passion of Jesus. The four Gospels do not offer consistent versions of Jesus’ passion and death. They know nothing of ...
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Lent with the Saints: Clare
Clare’s vocation, nurtured in her family’s home with her mother and sisters, had grown into a longing to live the gospel life in simple service.
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