
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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What gets the most attention in your daily routine? Do you make time for prayer or service each day?

St. Josephine Bakhita bore scars throughout her body from years of slavery, yet her courageous heart remained unblemished.

God feels the pain of an injured baby bird, fallen out of its nest, and the loneliness of a pet mourning the death of its human companion.

What does it mean to be attentive to the Word of God? Psalm 103 refers to the angels as mighty warriors “attentive to the sound of God’s voice.”

Because of my race, my innate gifts, my appearance, my security, I have experienced unearned happiness and lived to see this day.

At the heart of Francis’s and Clare’s biblical vision was the Sermon on the Mount, and most especially the Beatitudes.

It’s easy to criticize Peter. How could he turn his back on Jesus after all he had seen?

Joy is contagious—and it costs nothing to share it with those around us. Reach out to somebody in your inner circle who is struggling to find joy.

In keeping his eyes on the leper, in thinking only of this person before him, Francis forgot himself.

Some don’t want to hear that the material world is sacred, because they’d rather exploit it. But scientists have sent a clear wake-up call.