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We may seem powerless before all that is unjust in our world. We may get discouraged and lose heart. But Jesus’ parable today encourages not to.
Although Teresa had extraordinary experiences of God, she taught that ordinary prayer, like an intimate conversation with a friend, was available to all.
Saint Teresa of Avila lived before and during the Council of Trent. Having experienced the Reformation, she felt a need for reform, but took things in a different direction than the Protestants. Teresa set an example for present day reformers.
Those who persist in opposition to the presence of the Spirit in Jesus’ work cannot expect forgiveness. Repudiating the Holy Spirit of God is to spurn the possibility of God’s forgiveness.
We are called to honor, to bless, to praise God all our days. No matter where we are in life we should recognize God’s love, peace, and light.
Carlo Acutis was a self-taught computer whiz, defender of bullied students, soccer enthusiast, and deeply devoted to the Eucharist—all this in a life cut short by leukemia at the age of 15.
Jesus still has enemies in the world. His disciples are still under threat of various kinds. But God has not given up looking after his beloved sparrows.
Christ’s humanity, including his bodiliness, was never to be left behind. And Christ’s body made all human bodies sacred.
In Francis, one finds someone a reformer and one fervently obedient to the Church and state.
When Marie-Rose Durocher was 29, Bishop Ignace Bourget became bishop of Montreal. He faced a shortage of priests and sisters and a rural population that had been largely deprived of education.
