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A vibrant relationship with God requires us to own our emotions—even anger. Just ask Job and Abraham.

The revelation of the Gospels is that our God is bigger and greater and more loving and trustworthy than even the best human being we have known.

Francis teaches us that by learning to rely on the Lord and on the gifts we receive from others—and all is gift—we are as needy as any beggar on the street.

Like many parents of young children, it’s rare for me to get a good night’s sleep. Our first child came to us through adoption, and since he was nearly a year old, I naively thought he would sleep through the night. Instead, I faced the brutal reality of every new mom who rises multiple times a night to feed and comfort her baby. Since those early days over a decade ago, I have birthed four babies and have had to make my peace with interrupted sleep.

Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews “Finding You,” “The Life Ahead,” and “The House That Rob Built.”

The reason we have to pray is so that we don’t lose sight of how much we depend on God’s goodness and how vulnerable we are without it.

Not all of us are called to give dramatic, public witness to God’s word. We are all called, however, to live the Gospel in our lives.

This week, we hear about Jesus going up on the mountain where he was transfigured before three of his disciples.

Abraham and God made a commitment. God would make Abraham the father of a great nation. Abraham would be faithful to God in return.

In committing himself to a life of poverty, Francis took seriously the belief that God would provide his daily bread.