Lent with St. Francis: Perfect Joy
Diane M. Houdek
March 12, 2021
Francis discovered the hidden secret to inner peace: Don’t react. It doesn’t make the insults OK.
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Teach Me to Pray: Baby’s First Prayers at Bedtime
Kelly Sundberg
March 12, 2021
This mom is starting the practice of bedtime prayers with her young son. The process is helping her, too.
Sharing the Word for March 12, 2021
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
March 12, 2021
There’s nothing wrong with self-esteem, power, comfort, control, success, wealth, or amusement as long as they are secondary and subordinate to our relationship with God.
We Will Begin Again
Maureen O'Brien
March 11, 2021
I am looking out over the breathtaking view of the psalms as I hope we never forget to begin, again and again. To know, no matter what, that we are walking in love and beauty when we seek.
Lent with St. Francis: Nothing to Defend
Diane M. Houdek
March 11, 2021
We have so much in our lives that we feel we need to defend. It can lead us to live in constant fear.
Sharing the Word for March 11, 2021
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
March 11, 2021
God guides our behavior by the needs of the poor. He leads us in prayer. But we don’t always pay heed to God’s guidance.
Jesus Turned to the Psalms
Maureen O'Brien
March 10, 2021
The lesson for us is this, I think—if Jesus turned to the psalms in his deepest hour of pain, why wouldn’t we?
Lent with St. Francis: Cultivate a Peaceful Heart
Diane M. Houdek
March 10, 2021
A peaceful attitude can go a long way toward living the message of the Gospel. If we think before we speak or act, we will save ourselves and others a great deal of misunderstanding and heartache.
Faith and Family for March 14: Fourth Sunday of Lent
Susan Hines-Brigger
March 10, 2021
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus tells Nicodemus that everyone who believes in the Son of God will have eternal life.
Sunday Soundbite for March 14, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 10, 2021
In Lent we examine our lives in order to restore our part of the baptismal covenant–our relationship with God in Christ.
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