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Be Your Real Self

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 18, 2020

When we see hypocrisy—the enemy of integrity—we are cautious. If we condemn it—as Jesus and the great teachers did—we expose ourselves to attack.

Lent with the Saints: Francis de Sales

Greg Friedman, OFM March 18, 2020

St. Francis de Sales was marked by his family for a legal career, following in his father’s footsteps as a distinguished jurist in France.

Silence Is the Greatest of Teachers

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 17, 2020

A good new practice to highlight, even at this midway point in the Lenten period, is silence. Silence is the greatest of teachers.

Lent with the Saints: Alphonsus Liguori

Greg Friedman, OFM March 17, 2020

In today’s Gospel, Peter asks Jesus a question: How often should we forgive a brother who offends us?

Persistence Is More Important than Success

Laurence Freeman, OSB March 16, 2020

We cannot pursue success, acceptance, and acclaim as authentic goals of life, and be real. In meditation we score no goals but we win the match.

Lent with the Saints: Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai

Greg Friedman, OFM March 16, 2020

2 Kings 5:1–15a; Psalm 42:2–3; 43:3–4; Luke 4:24–30

Leprosy is a disease that gets a lot of attention in the Bible. Jesus, who himself healed lepers, cites the story of the cure of the Syrian leper, Naaman, in today’s Gospel, as he challenges his hometown audience with the rejection of prophets in their native place, while foreigners like Naaman receive God’s favor.