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A Patron Saint for Little Sisters

As the younger sister of St. Clare, Agnes of Assisi had a tough act to follow! But this holy and humble woman faced the very same challenges and created her own unique identity as a child of God.

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We Do Not Suffer Alone

There is suffering all around us. No matter the scope, we all suffer in some way. That’s good to remember when we're interacting with people in our daily lives. Let someone going through a difficult time know that you are ...
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Loving the Big Bad Wolf

Even the most difficult of people need our love. While we may not be as successful in taming the wild beasts in others as Saint Francis was, we can still see them as God’s beloved children, with the same basic ...
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Five friends running through the desert during sunset

More to the Story

When David was king, he committed a grave sin by taking Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, and conceiving a child with her. While we hear the story from David’s perspective, we have no indication of the events from Bathsheba’s perspective.
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Listen to the Silence

In Psalm 19, the Psalmist tells us that all of nature proclaims God’s glory; that even though not a sound may be heard, even the silence, even the darkness of night, declares God’s glory. Do you hear it in the ...
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Mindful Eating

Environmental activist Wendell Berry has said, “Eating is an agricultural act.” It can also be a spiritual act. Asking certain questions about our food and its origins can transform a necessary and habitual act into a form of resistance, love, ...
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Little By Little

Take a look at your pilgrimage map. Where have you been? Where are you now? Where are you going? Are you still following the divine navigator?
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