person holding cardboard sign with the words "Racism is the Pandemic"

Pray to End Racism

Herman Sutter August 26, 2025

There is a long history of praying the rosary for a variety of causes. Many people have prayed for peace, for life, for healing, even

St. José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero (1840-1914) improved the lives of his parishioners in rural Argentina through construction not only of retreat centers and schools, but also roadways and aqueducts.

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Grace Is Alive!

Monsignor Frank Bognanno August 24, 2025

One of the fundamental laws of human life and of the spiritual life is that the measure we give to others will be the measure we will receive.

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Open the Door

Ela Milewska August 24, 2025

Today’s Gospel reminds us that God’s kingdom looks different from our guest list. All are invited—east and west, north and south. The real question is not who gets in, but whether we’re living as if the door is open to everyone.

Loving People Who Are Hard to Love

Christopher Wesley August 23, 2025

Not everyone is easy to love. But love isn’t always about agreement or affection—it’s about dignity. Sometimes we need our love to help us with how we walk and interact with others.

person walking down stairs, feeling overwhelmed

Suffering and Confusion

Herman Sutter August 21, 2025

In the Book of Job, a lot is made out of that whirlwind that comes at the end, but very little is made out of the fact that the book begins with another whirlwind—the one that destroys his crops, wealth, and, finally, his children.

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A Question That Changes Everything

Patricia Breen McNeil August 20, 2025

Sometimes a spiritual life can feel stagnant and dry. The ways we are used to connect to God seem to no longer work. Maybe it is not so much that God is far away but we need to instead rediscover God in new ways, experiences, ways of prayer.

A poor, vulnerable woman sitting agains a wall.

Voice for the Vulnerable

Kyle Kramer August 19, 2025

We know that God has a special love for the “little ones”: children, the poor, the sick, and all those who do not sit at the levers of political, financial, or cultural power.

Homecoming

Maureen O'Brien August 18, 2025

Henri Nouwen writes, “We are already in the House of God. We are already breathing God’s breath. Let’s stay there and listen carefully.” Can you reflect on these words, feel their comfort?