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Sending Compassion
Bryan Stevenson, an African-American, Harvard-trained attorney, writes: “The people who haven’t earned it, who haven’t even sought it, are the most meaningful recipients of our compassion… “
To See and to Soothe
When you think of the poor, is it someone unknown to you in a faraway land? That may be true, but that kind of thinking also puts a buffer between ourselves and those in need.
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Directionless but Divine
Both St. Francis and St. Bonaventure are said to have visited La Verna, a mountain donated to the Franciscans by Count Orlando of Chiusi, at times in their lives where they were wrestling with their divine calling.
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Nothing Can Separate Us
Today, reflect on the incredible power of the words from Romans 8:38–39.
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Cultivate Simplicity
What gets the most attention in your daily routine? Do you make time for prayer or service each day?
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A Prayer for Josephine
St. Josephine Bakhita bore scars throughout her body from years of slavery, yet her courageous heart remained unblemished.
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For My Privilege(s) I Say, ‘Thanks’
Because of my race, my innate gifts, my appearance, my security, I have experienced unearned happiness and lived to see this day.
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