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Unsung Saints

We can all think of people who have made a significant difference in the major decisions and directions of our lives.

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Childlike Lectio

Children have the unique ability to read “energy” and the present moment in a way that we as adults sometimes miss out on because we are stuck in our heads or agendas.

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The Power of Our Bodies

When you hug a friend, make eye contact with a stranger, put a child on your lap, or caress a lover, you are opening yourself to allow God to communicate to another person through your body.

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Martyrs and Canonization

Q: The feast of Saint Charles Lwanga and companion martyrs (June 3) recently raised a question for me. On July 17, 1794, 16 Carmelite nuns were guillotined in Compiègne, France, for their faith. As a secular Carmelite, I have always considered them a beacon of love and uncompromising faith. Doesn’t the fact that they were martyred for their faith automatically make them saints? Why would any miracles be needed?

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Hold Fast to Joy

Joy sees the world as God intended; it is a reaction to all God is doing in our lives now and in the future.

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‘You Can’t Pray a Lie’

Over a century ago, Mark Twain created the character Huckleberry Finn, a poor orphan who had been blessed (or cursed) with an innate sense of right and wrong, which was often in conflict with the accepted norms of his day.

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Grace Is a Bridge

Pope Francis summarized the importance of Sacred Heart devotion to several saints and the Jesuits, in general.

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