Giving Myself as Alms
Colleen Arnold, MD
March 17, 2025
When we think of giving alms for Lent, we generally think of giving money. But giving of ourselves can be another way to share.
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A Time of Renewal
Natalie Ryan
March 16, 2025
Reflect A large part of the battles we face in life happens between our ears. Lent is a time of renewal, shedding the enemy’s lies,
Mysticism for the Masses
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
March 15, 2025
When we open our hearts and quiet our minds, we can experience God’s presence in powerful ways. It starts with paying attention.
‘For I Was In Prison’: Building Bridges with Inmates
Jim Auer
March 15, 2025
Developing a friendship with an inmate through a pen-pal ministry could provide the seed for change and growth—for both parties.
Listening as Prayer
Herman Sutter
March 15, 2025
The real sacrifice God asks is our attention. You don’t have to pick up your rosary, light a candle, or fall on your knees.
Meet St. John of the Cross
John P. Moore
March 14, 2025
He shows us how to be reflective in our distracting world.
John Paul I’s 33-Day Papacy
Mo Guernon
March 13, 2025
Though brief, Pope John Paul I’s papacy had a far-reaching influence on future Church leaders.
Pope’s chest X-ray confirms his improvement, doctors say
OSV News
March 13, 2025
Pope Francis’ condition continues to be stable and a chest X-ray “confirmed the improvements recorded in the previous days,” his doctors said, but without saying his double pneumonia had cleared up completely.
My Parents, the Secular Franciscans
Brian Doyle
March 12, 2025
When I was about 10 years old, my mother and father, devout Catholics who sought a deeper and more intimate spiritual experience than just their
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