Called to be Vulnerable

Herman Sutter April 8, 2022

Speak to someone you don’t know well. Or call someone you haven’t spoken to in a long time. And really listen.

Saint Julie Billiart spent many years suffering from incapacitating ailments, but she never lost her drive to work for the Kingdom of God. Her desire to educate led her to help found the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

Sharing the Word for April 8, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 8, 2022

We are children of God through the power of the Father working in us. As we approach Holy Week, God’s word makes clear who Jesus is, and invites us to remember who we are.

Grasping the Secret of the Cross

Ronald Rolheiser, OMI April 7, 2022

Grasping the secret of the cross is not something we do once and for all.

Saint John Baptist de La Salle

Franciscan Media April 7

Probably best known as the patron of many Christian Brothers’ schools, Saint John Baptist de La Salle originally had no intention of working with youth or founding a religious community. He saw himself as a comfortable diocesan priest. But God had other plans, and Saint John responded wholeheartedly.

Sharing the Word for April 7, 2022

Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk April 7, 2022

Today’s responsorial refrain highlights God’s faithfulness. The promises God made are fulfilled differently now than they were at the beginning, but the Lord is still with us faithfully and forever.

Don’t Harden Your Hearts

Richard Rohr, OFM April 6, 2022

Most Christians would probably be slow to admit that by these criteria almost all of us would have opposed Jesus.

Gifted With Enthusiasm

Richard B. Patterson, PhD April 6, 2022

I like the idea of an enthused God. It stands in meaningful contrast to the stern judgmental Old Testament God of my youth. I lack the gift of enthusiasm but witness it through some loved ones blessed with that gift.

Faith and Family for April 10: Palm Sunday

Faith and Family team April 6, 2022

This week, we enter into Holy Week with the celebration of Palm Sunday. In the Gospel, we recount the narrative of Jesus’ passion and death.

Archbishop from Assisi brings first-class relic of Blessed Acutis to US

OSV News April 6, 2022

Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino of Assisi, Italy, brought a first-class relic of Blessed Carlos Acutis to a Catholic high school on Long Island April 4 as he began a five-day tour with the relic.