Grace and Understanding
Susan Hines-Brigger
July 8, 2025
These days, compassion seems to be in short supply. In truth, now is when we need it the most.
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Most Sacred Heart
Natalie Ryan
July 31, 2023
Reflect Our armed forces gift a purple heart to those who are wounded in combat. Jesus gifts the broken with his most Sacred Heart. Pray Jesus,The depth of its tone,the nourishment of its blood,the refinement of its flame,the love of ...
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When You’re Feeling Lost
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
July 28, 2023
Reflect One day, I found myself separated from the person responsible for my ride home from a professional football game. Worse yet, I had forgotten where we’d parked. I began to feel panic. Then I remembered the adage “when you ...
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Humor and Humility
Melanie Rigney
July 27, 2023
Reflect John XXIII (1881-1963) brought a loving God everywhere he went, from his childhood on an Italian farm though his days as an army stretcher bearer to his time as pope. He poked fun at his weight and displayed humility ...
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Tasks Undone
Julia Walsh, FSPA
July 26, 2023
Reflect In an ordinary home, there are always more tasks to do: more laundry to fold, items to put away, mail to respond to, and dust to clean up. Consider how each uncompleted task is an indicator that your life ...
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Hospitality Everywhere
Maureen O'Brien
July 25, 2023
Reflect For St. Francis, hospitality was an essential component of faith. Today, think about your definition of “hospitality”. Pray As I go about my day,passing strangers–at my appointments, running ordinary errands–help me really seehow much I am like every other ...
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Discerning God’s Will
Herman Sutter
July 24, 2023
Reflect People often talk of discernment as if it were something akin to magic, a kind of mystical conjuring of God’s guidance or will. But what if discerning God’s will isn’t mysterious and magical? What if all we have to ...
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