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Be an Agent of Peace

The well-known hymn, “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace,” is often associated with the life and ministry of St. Francis of Assisi.
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Now What?

Are you too busy to be bored? I hope not. It might seem like an odd thing to celebrate, but in our world of nonstop digital interaction and hurried work and family life, boredom is something of a rarity.
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A Season of Change

As the world around us thaws and blossoms, new truths about God catch our attention in everyday ways. Let your observation of the changes brought by spring point your soul back to the resurrection.
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Gentleness of You

Can we begin the morning in the most gentle way possible? Simply being? Just knowing in the silence that God is already here.
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Desert Wandering

In his 2024 message for Lent, Pope Francis writes, “Lent is a season of grace in which the desert can become once more—in the words of the prophet Hosea—the place of our first love (Hos 2:16–17).”
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Take Courage

Strive to be an encouraging friend, with full knowledge that God is in the situation and will make all work in his favor in some way.
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The Elements of Prayer

Jesus taught us how to pray authentically, and the Lord’s Prayer provides us with a structure to offer our words up to God.
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