The Sweetness of Doing Nothing
Natalie Ryan
April 16, 2023
Reflect The Italians have a popular phrase that goes, “Il dolce far niente,” or “the sweetness of doing nothing.” They practice this with their long
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Sunday Soundbite for April 16, 2023
Greg Friedman, OFM
April 16, 2023
Second Sunday of Easter Cycle AApril 16, 2023 “I’ll need to see some proof.” “How can you be certain?” Have you used one of those
Christ Our Hope Has Risen
Diane M. Houdek
April 15, 2023
Each year the events in our lives offer us new insight into what the resurrection means for us and our loved ones.
Mistaken, but Still Loved
Daniel Imwalle
April 15, 2023
Reflect “Some of the most faithful people in our society are the men and women who learn from their mistakes and thus grow in virtue.
Sharing the Word for April 15, 2023
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
April 15, 2023
Saturday in the Octave of Easter April 15, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 4:13-21 The Jewish leaders don’t know what to do with the
Notes from a Friar: God Speaks to All
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
April 14, 2023
God can and does communicate in ways we can’t imagine.
Take Up the Word of God
Diane M. Houdek
April 14, 2023
The Bread of Life can fill an emptiness, a hunger, that gnaws at us. Sometimes all we have to do is show up.
Adam Named the Animals
Kathy Coffey
April 14, 2023
Reflect The peregrine falcon, spotted fawn, playful dolphin: all show us different faces of God. A hummingbird smaller than most human fists can fly over
Sharing the Word for April 14, 2023
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
April 14, 2023
Friday in the Octave of Easter April 14, 2023Daily Reading from the USCCB: Acts 4:1-12 Peter has explained to the crowd that the cure of
Looking with New Eyes
Diane M. Houdek
April 13, 2023
The death and resurrection of Jesus reminds us that God knows it’s never easy. The Risen Christ bore the wounds of the cross as a sign of that.
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