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Letting Go of the Past

As you look at your emotional life, what grievances are you holding onto? Where is unforgiveness limiting you? God invites you—prayerfully and faithfully—to let go of the past.
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Becoming What We Love

St. Clare of Assisi is an immensely popular and influential saint. Sometimes that makes a saint hard to relate to, almost as if he or she is a pop culture celebrity. Spend some time reflecting on Clare, her life, and ...
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One Encounter Can Change Your Life

One encounter has the power to transform and change the rest of your life. We see this true and play out in the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24:13-35.
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A Prayer for Letting Go

Letting go can be painful. But what horizons beckon you forward? What physical or spiritual decluttering is necessary for you to embrace new possibilities?
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Coming Unplugged

Every day many, of us spend hours on our phones, computers, or other electronic devices. Many of the advances it has brought can be life-changing. But all of this technology can also have a dark side.
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Loving Those Who Hate You

St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639) was born to an unwed African-Native Peruvian mother, and under Peruvian law his ethnicity and illegitimacy disqualified Martin from life as a religious.
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Come Alive, Dry Bones!

Picturing the prophet Ezekiel prophesying and watching a valley of dry bones come back to life is a compelling image (Ezekiel 37:1–14).
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