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The Responsibilities of Leadership
“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God that things that are God’s” (Mark 12:17). While others rightly have authority over many things, this must always be exercised in accordance with God’s divine law.
Stillness and Bells
Legend has it that, in 1226, the bells of St. Stephen in Assisi began to clang spontaneously as Francis took his final breath.
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The Artist’s Work
Recently, I admired a gifted glassblower at work. Watching the bubble of hot glass transform reminded me of God's description of himself as the potter and us as his clay (Jeremiah 18:6).
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Model for Prayer
Whenever we feel slothful in our prayer lives or hesitant to perform a small act of penance, have you ever seriously considered what the reward for those small acts of love will be in heaven?
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Time to Refocus
In order to care for our mental health, it is necessary in our modern world to focus in on love, service, and what brings true meaning in life.
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Like a Land Without Water
God is the rest our weariness seeks, the sustenance we hunger for, the solace for which we thirst. In fact, as Augustine famously said: “Our hearts are restless until we rest in God.”
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Love at the Door
We are called not only to notice the suffering at our door, but to respond—not out of guilt or fear, but from love.
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