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Born in Wadowice, Poland, Pope Saint John Paul II had lost his mother, father, and older brother before his 21st birthday. Then his promising academic career at Krakow’s Jagiellonian University was cut short by the outbreak of World War II.
Isaac Jogues and his companions are popularly known as the North American martyrs. Over a period of years, these eight Jesuits worked among the Hurons, bringing many into the Catholic faith. They labored in what would become the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
I don’t read a lot of poetry, but I do have a favorite author and one who is deeply appreciated by many: Emily Dickinson.
When the disciples ask Jesus, in this week’s Gospel, about paying the census tax, they are told to pay to Caesar what belongs to him and give to God what is God’s.
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’ “
Pope Francis stood beneath the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi on October 3rd and signed his new encyclical which opens with words of Francis himself. It was a touching moment.
Near the end of his life, St. Francis was said to have told the friars, “Let us begin again, brothers, for up until now, we have done little or nothing.”
The beginning of the year is always a perfect opportunity to start something new. That certainly also holds true for us here at St. Anthony Messenger. Last January, we launched our complete redesign of the magazine. Other years, we have started the year off by introducing new columns, some of which you still see in these pages, such as “At Home on Earth. “
Now is a good time to reflect on our faith and civic lives. To get where we’re going, we have to remember where we’ve been. We’re glad you’re with us on the journey.
A few years ago, a friend of mine told me that she wasn’t going to give anything up for Lent that year. She felt that taking a more active approach to the season seemed more spiritually fulfilling.
