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Grateful Hearts

They say laughter is the best medicine, but we know gratitude is healing too. Propose to keep your eyes open to God’s gifts today, and let gratitude swell your heart.
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Let’s Count Our Blessings

God sends us blessings throughout the day, though we don’t always recognize them. To cultivate a grateful heart, first pray for openness.
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Prayers for All Eight Billion

One of the most used words today is “divided.” And yet the word Catholic (from the Greek) means “through the whole” and “worldwide.”
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I’m Glad You’re Here

Thought leaders and self-help gurus from all walks of life and across the religious spectrum are touting the benefits and importance of being thankful more than ever. But there’s something to it; it’s not just a fad.
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Feeling Abandoned

Jesus knows what it feels like to be abandoned, to be cast out by friends, to be left alone to pick up the pieces. He knows this all too well, having experienced this deep wound of abandonment.
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Christians of the Future

Although Father Karl Rahner was a world-class scholar, so much of his purpose as a theologian was to inspire an embrace of the mystical: to know God transcends knowing about God.
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Journeys

Father Murray Bodo, OFM, discusses how the notion of journey has been a major theme in his writing and poetry.
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