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Reflect When Jesus says, “Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate” (Luke 6:36), many people feel inadequate. But reconsider: we have God’s vast power to help us and are deeply made to be like God, our parent and creator.  Pray ...

Reflect “I am very well supplied because of what I received from you through Epaphroditus.”—Philippians 4:18 St. Paul was in prison when he wrote his letter to the Christian community of Philippi. These generous and joyful souls had grieved for ...

Reflect There are so many challenges in our lives and world today—the environment, poverty, violence– that it can often seem overwhelming and cause us to get stuck in despair. But we must move forward and do something, no matter how ...

Reflect Francis of Assisi heard God’s call to “repair the church” while praying at the Chapel of San Damiano. He soon discovered that God intended him to go beyond repairing individual churches to repair the Church as a totality. Today, ...

Reflect Have you ever stopped to ask yourself: What miracle have I already experienced today? Where has God revealed his grace and love in my life today? Perhaps you are reading this, first thing in the morning, and you haven’t ...

Reflect Time and time again, we see how the saints willingly put themselves aside and chose to suffer alongside with—and for—others. Suffering and sacrifice becomes a blessing, not a burden. Pray Jesus,Change my perspective,and transform my heart.My daily sacrifices and ...