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As the 2024 election draws closer and tempers flare, let us pray that the message above from St. Paul
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As the 2024 election draws closer and tempers flare, let us pray that the message above from St. Paul

St. Francis of Assisi praised God for all life: the birds in the sky and the lilies of the field. Even the dog at your feet is a messenger of the Almighty—there to remind you that you are loved and beloved.

Pope St. John Paul II remarked that “Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.” This is the nature of all Christian love.

Our need to be both receivers and givers of mercy is the purpose of Christ’s presence among us.

The saints lived lives marked by the promise of liberation that Jesus brings forth through his life, death, and resurrection.

Have you ever felt removed or distant from God as things around you are falling apart? Maybe in those moments you wonder if God is punishing you from something in your past.

Throughout this canticle, we have seen how Francis saw God’s goodness, radiance and beauty in all creatures.

When the disciples were caught in a storm at sea, they panicked and lost hope. But, when they remembered that Jesus was with them in the boat, their spirits were buoyed.

At times it can seem as if the world is full of tragedy and transition, and that this is all there is. We must remember to run towards the crosses we have and to carry them with Jesus. Then list three things for which you are grateful and thank Jesus for these blessings.

Humility is the guardian and the ornament of all virtues. If the spiritual building does not rest upon it, it will fall to ruin, though it seems to be growing.