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As you say a prayer for all those in distress today, open your heart as wide as you can. Let your prayer grow and grow, touching all the branches of our common tree.

When Mary and Joseph presented Jesus in the Temple, they brought a small offering of turtledoves. This humble offering was one that poorer families could afford to bring with them. The Holy Family brought the little they had when consecrating ...

During World War II, Fr. Maximilian Kolbe was arrested and taken to Auschwitz. During his imprisonment, a prisoner escaped, and as a result, the commandant announced ten men would die. In cell block 11, there was no screaming--rather the prisoners ...

Henri Nouwen’s book "The Return of the Prodigal Son" was inspired by a chance encounter Nouwen had with a reproduction of Rembrandt’s famous painting.

Too often we focus on the negative things and get caught up in everything that we think is going wrong in our lives. What we fail to realize is that we have so much for which we should be grateful.

Accept God’s knowledge of your life in its entirety. Ask for God’s healing and loving presence. To be known and loved liberates us from illusion and self-deception and provides a pathway to change.