Don’t Live in Yesterday
Colleen Arnold, MD
September 16, 2025
How often do we get so fixated on the past that we find ourselves stuck and unable to move into the present
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The Stage Between Blessed and Saint?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 16, 2025
Why is there an intermediary stage between Blessed and Saint if both titles assure someone of going to heaven? Are Blesseds waiting on the periphery to be admitted into heaven?
Which Path Will You Take?
Melanie Rigney
September 15, 2025
As director of a Guadalajara hospital, Madre Nati chose not to treat the soldiers entering the building with the same disrespect that their government showed Catholics.
The Beauty of the Beatitudes
Casey Cole, OFM
September 15, 2025
As Christians, the beauty of the beatitudes is that they remind us that this world is not our home.
Understanding Sins of Omission
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 15, 2025
I realize that I can sin by some action (for example, murder or theft), but I have never understood how someone can sin by inaction, by not doing something. How is that possible?
Hearts Conformed to Christ
Roch Niemier, OFM
September 14, 2025
It is true that St. Francis, with his whole heart, wanted to imitate his Lord and Master.
Lifted by Love
Ela Milewska
September 14, 2025
The cross was once a sign of humiliation and death. But because of Jesus, it has become a sign of freedom, hope, and boundless love.
Missing Mass on Sunday
Pat McCloskey, OFM
September 14, 2025
As an 80-year-old Catholic, I was taught that missing Mass through your own fault is a mortal sin that, if unconfessed and unabsolved, could send you to hell forever. I know friends and other Catholics who are good people but no longer go to Mass. How could a merciful God condemn them to hell forever?
The obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation is serious but must be understood in relation to other serious obligations. Caring for a terminally ill spouse or child is a greater obligation than attending Sunday Mass.
Longing for God
Jack Wintz, OFM
September 13, 2025
It is our Christian belief that when Christ, the Incarnate Word, came to dwell among us, we entered a whole new era of God’s saving presence in our world.
Frailty’s Hidden Blessings
Maureen O'Brien
September 13, 2025
Where does frailty show up in your life; what loved ones come to mind? What about your own frailty?
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