Catholic Saints

Pilgrims in Rome | Photo by Chris Czermak on Unsplash

Restless Hearts Fixed on God

I spend my last night of my pilgrimage to Italy on the balcony of my hotel room drinking wine and looking up at a heavy sky.

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John, Matthew, and Jesus’ Mission

We were discussing the Gospel (Matthew 9:36—10:8) read on the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time last year. Matthew writes about Jesus' missionary discourse.
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young African American man

As God Desires

That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics.
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‘Not Me, but God’

And the miracles, all of them, move forward, as miracles do, and this new one, a boy who believed, who chronicled miracles about holy bread.
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‘Hurt Hearts Can Heal’

The truth is, no matter the depth of any faith or trust in God, we betray one another and are betrayed. It adds up.
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person looking into the night sky filled with stars.

Intimacy with God

There is a mysticism for everyone. The mysticism Francis offers is for all believers, a mysticism that he illustrates through the gestures of his own life.
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Living into Death

I have encountered people who don't recognize their physical and emotional pain because they've never had the opportunity to experience it deeply.
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