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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Throw Open the Doors to Christ
At those places in the world where God is active in the ministry of Jesus Christ, the Spirit throws open those doors that all too often we want to close.
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Keeping Advent with Some Friends
The start of the Advent season usually finds me with a “divided spirit.”
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The Spiritual Insight of Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown’s emotional honesty, intellectual curiosity, and overall bravery—amidst unmet expectations, failure, shame, and humiliation—reflects the spiritual path for each of us.
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Franciscan Corner
Our neighborhood, once teeming with upwardly mobile immigrants, became one of the nation’s poorest during more recent decades. To their credit, the Franciscans remained here.
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‘Let Us Begin Again’: An Advent Invitation
Throughout the season of Advent, we explore the mystery of the Incarnation, Jesus letting go of divine splendor to embrace a human existence.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Advent
Advent, which comes from the Latin word for arrival or coming, is a period of preparation for the birth of our Lord.
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