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There is only one Church-approved apparition of Mary in the United States. Our Lady of Champion, in gleaming light among autumnal trees, appeared three times to Adele Brise in Champion, Wisconsin, in 1859.

Reflect In Micah 7:18, we read that God delights in showing mercy. And we know from Genesis that we humans are made in God’s image. Does that mean we, too, should delight in showing mercy? Pray Dear God, I confess ...

Reflect  In Brother Mike Johnson’s podcast “A Franciscan Heart in the World” he reflects on John 8:1-11. This scripture invites us to see our own failings, mistakes, defects of character. What stones do you carry? Brother Mike offers, “Put down ...

Reflect  According to the parable, the mustard seed is “the smallest of all seeds…” (Mk 4:30-32). What does it mean that Jesus says that the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed? Something tiny, unseen, a lowly seed that ...

Reflect  How often do you grow frustrated and impatient with those that God has placed in your life to instruct? Those difficult “students” are often a “thorn in the flesh” to help us grow in holiness.  Pray  Heavenly Father, you who ...

What kind of king gets nailed to a cross for a throne? What kind of king gets buried in a borrowed tomb? What kind of king was Jesus? And what kind of kingdom does he rule?