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Make Space for Peace

Making time to just sit and be still can seem countercultural to what we are told to do daily. It’s in the moments when we allow ourselves to be still that we can encounter a peace that is life-giving.

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The Blessing of Time

Time can be an adversary or an ally. But what’s comforting is that it always moves forward.
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A Prayer for Artists

“Humanity in every age, even today, looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and destiny,” said Pope St. John Paul II.
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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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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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Be Here Now. Be There Then.

How much does time play a role in your daily life? Are you rushing to and from one fire to another, constantly trying to be on time and crossing things off your list?
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Facing Our Struggles

Whether or not we realize it, everyone we know is struggling with some type of burden in his or her life. It takes courage to face down those challenges.
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