Be Perfect
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 7, 2020
“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Get this and you get the whole Gospel and it changes your life.
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Lent with the Saints: Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 7, 2020
Padre Pio was spiritual inspiration for the older Italian members of my family. He was for that generation what St. Teresa of Calcutta is to mine.
We Have to Renew Religion
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 6, 2020
The Dalai Lama has said: “My simple religion is kindness. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy.
Lent with the Saints: Cornelius and Cyprian
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 6, 2020
The church has always been in need of reconciliation.
What’s the Catch?
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 5, 2020
Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. “There must be a catch.” Of course there is.
Lent with the Saints: Queen Esther
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 5, 2020
The tale of Queen Esther has all the elements of a great story. We can imagine her, the beautiful bride of a pagan king, ruler of Persia, reigning in a lavish Middle Eastern court.
Radical Change One Step at a Time
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 4, 2020
To change a small thing makes some people feel insecure about many things and even sends warning signals down deep into the caverns where their fear of death lurks.
Lent with the Saints: Jonah
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 4, 2020
Most of us know the story of Jonah and the whale. But today’s readings give us the rest of the story.
God and Heaven Come Down to Earth
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 3, 2020
Why do we want to make God such a powerful force that works (as we like to imagine) by intervening and controlling situations and making things turn out comfortably for his favorites?
Lent with the Saints: Isidore the Farmer
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 3, 2020
An old joke defines a farmer as someone “outstanding in his field.” St. Isidore the Farmer not only stood out for his work in tilling the soil but was also a deeply prayerful man.
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