Tips for Grandparents
Sue Stanton
June 7, 2019
As a link between past and future, it is the grandparents who plant the seed, knowing full well they may not see the fruit of their harvest.
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Faith and Family for June 9: Feast of Pentecost
Susan Hines-Brigger
June 5, 2019
Read
JN 20:19-23
On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
St. Anthony: Help Us Find Healing!
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 28, 2019
Many of us have wanted to believe that the Catholic Church had finally turned a corner in dealing with the crime of clerical sexual abuse.
A Priest Speaks Out about Clergy Sex Abuse
Janice Lane Palko
May 23, 2019
In August 2018, a Pennsylvania grand jury released a report on clerical sexual abuse in six Catholic dioceses in the state.
Undoing Life’s Knots
David Dault, PhD
May 23, 2019
Every day, I carry a card among the items in my left pocket. I believe it was a gift from my wife, Kira (who has given me similar wonders through the years). It is a prayer card for Our Lady, Undoer of Knots.
In the picture, the Blessed Virgin is surrounded by numerous figures, each holding out tangled balls of twine. She stands in the middle, patiently at work, with a long strand of unknotted string trailing behind her.
St. Anthony: Portugal’s Favorite Son
Carol Ann Morrow
May 22, 2019
In this month of celebration, it’s difficult to believe that Anthony ever left the city of his birth. He surely can be found there now.
Seven Days with Mary: Relinquishment
Maureen O'Brien and Holly Schapker
May 7, 2019
As a writer I’m particularly struck by words that most of us know the meaning of, yet rarely incorporate into our daily conversations. Relinquishment is such a word.
I begin each day asking the Divine to help me let go, to help me surrender, and now I will also ask for help in relinquishment. It has a more impactful song than “let go,” a plushness beyond “surrender.” How beautiful to connect the cadenced syllables of this word with the exquisite face of the Black Madonna.
A Voice for Justice
Susan Hines-Brigger
April 28, 2019
Patty Crawford went up against Baylor University after hundreds of women bravely came forward with sexual assault allegations. Her faith is what got her through.
Remember the Words of Jesus
Pope Francis
April 20, 2019
Remember the words of Jesus, remember all that he has done in our lives. Let us not forget his words and his works, otherwise we will lose hope and become “hopeless” Christians. Let us instead remember the Lord, his goodness and his life-giving words which have touched us. Let us remember them and make them ours, to be sentinels of the morning who know how to help others see the signs of the Risen Lord.
God Loves Us to the End
Pope Francis
April 19, 2019
In you, Holy Cross, we see God who loves even to the end, and we see the hatred of those who want to dominate, that hatred which blinds the minds and hearts of those who prefer darkness to light. O Cross of Christ, Arc of Noah that saved humanity from the flood of sin, save us from evil and from the Evil One. O Throne of David and seal of the divine and eternal Covenant, awaken us from the seduction of vanity! O cry of love, inspire in us a desire for God, for goodness and for light.
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