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St. Josephine Bakhita bore scars throughout her body from years of slavery, yet her courageous heart remained unblemished.

Because of my race, my innate gifts, my appearance, my security, I have experienced unearned happiness and lived to see this day.

It’s easy to criticize Peter. How could he turn his back on Jesus after all he had seen?

Some don’t want to hear that the material world is sacred, because they’d rather exploit it. But scientists have sent a clear wake-up call.

Ephesians 5:18–19 counsels us “to be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another [in] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts.”

“Humanity in every age, even today, looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and destiny,” said Pope St. John Paul II.