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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Lent with the Saints: Paul
Old Testament readings take priority in Lent. Most of the First Readings on weekdays are from the Hebrew Scriptures; the First Reading each Sunday is chosen to recall the story of salvation.
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Lent with the Saints: Martin de Porres
Hosea 6:1–6; Psalm 51:3–4, 18–19, 20–21ab; Luke 18:9–14> Picture the simple Dominican brother Martin de Porres moving humbly among the sick and poor of Lima, Peru, in the seventeenth century. His work was long and arduous as he cared for ...
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Lent with the Saints: Teresa of Calcutta
No list of lenten saints would be complete without Mother Teresa of Calcutta. I was fortunate enough to see her in person in June 1981.
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Lent with the Saints: Patrick
Luke's Gospel gives one of many episodes in the story of Jesus where he drives out a devil and brings relief to a person who has been possessed.
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Lent with the Saints: Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales was marked by his family for a legal career, following in his father’s footsteps as a distinguished jurist in France.
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Lent with the Saints: Alphonsus Liguori
In today’s Gospel, Peter asks Jesus a question: How often should we forgive a brother who offends us?
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