Prayer

Purgatory on Earth?

I read somewhere a theory that after death we live our lives over again to see the sins we committed, the people we hurt, and that impact on others. At my advanced age, I am constantly recalling various times in ...
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Pie on a table

Pie Day: Louisiana’s Lenten Custom

It was Louisiana Sweet Dough Pie, and it is served only once a year—on Good Friday.
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The 14 Stations of the Cross at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tenn., are seen in this composite photo. As Catholics, we surround ourselves with depictions of the passion and death of Jesus. (CNS composite; photos by Katie Peterson, Tennessee Register)

Following Christ to Calvary

When I look at the unfair judgments endured by Jesus for our salvation, I think of the judgments I have made in my lifetime.
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people holding a lantern | Photo by Sourabh Barua on Unsplash

Wendell Berry on Humility

When I was young, my family took a trip to the Epcot Center at Disney World.
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Eucharist | Photo by Laura Allen on Unsplash

Letting the Eucharist Work in Us

Sister Holda, my Franciscan sixth-grade teacher at St. Peter’s in Skokie, Illinois, made all of us memorize Anima Christi.
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The Pope looking at a statue

Pope Francis’ Prayer to Mary

Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
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