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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Calling on the Lord from within the Storm
One week ago, Pope Francis celebrated a special service blessing the city of Rome and the entire world in this time of pandemic. Italy has been especially hard hit by the coronavirus, and St.
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Lent with the Saints: Catherine of Siena
Catherine was a Third Order Dominican known for her prayer, her severe ascetical practices, and her learning.
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Lent with the Saints: Stephen
In his life and death, Stephen claims identification with Jesus and his power and presence in the world.
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Lent with the Saints: Bernardine of Siena
Bernardine was acknowledged as a great preacher of the era. He had entered the Franciscans at age twenty-two, after spending time nursing plague victims in his hometown of Siena, Italy.
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Lent with the Saints: Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Conventual Franciscan Maximilian Kolbe, imprisoned in Auschwitz in 1941, witnessed many fellow prisoners taken to the gas chambers or killed in other brutal ways.
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Lent with the Saints: Leonard of Port Maurice
In recent years the Holy Father has led the Way of the Cross during Holy Week at the Colosseum in Rome. This annual custom would have pleased the great Franciscan preacher Leonard of Port Maurice.
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