Tag: Justice

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Grace in Suffering

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“Whenever anyone bears the pain of unjust suffering because of consciousness of God, that is a grace.” (1 Pt 2:19)

This week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a rare special message on immigration, condemning the “indiscriminate mass deportation” of migrants and urging Catholics to defend the God-given dignity of every human person. It was the first time in twelve years that the bishops spoke with such urgency, reminding us that the plight of immigrants is not only a political issue but a profoundly spiritual one.

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For Mutual Coexistence

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Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for August, 2025, inviting us to pray “that societies avoid internal conflicts due to ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons” and encouraging us to “seek paths of dialogue” and “respond to conflict with gestures of fraternity.

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Possessing Our Soul

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What stirs you to love?

This is a very important question as we ultimately will be judged by how well we loved. All those daily opportunities to love ourselves through Christ’s love and to love others we encounter. This endurance to love is the way Christ’s mission is fulfilled in this world as we wait for our heavenly home.

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🌍 A Global Church Celebrates

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Impact of the New Papacy

The election of a new pope holds profound implications, not just for Catholics but for the global community. A successor of Peter, 2,000 years later, is now in place and will have a profound impact on life and culture.

With joy, the Church welcomes Pope Leo XIV the 267th Bishop of Rome.

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Inspiration

Guidelines For Life

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Reflections for contemplative living

There are a number of universal principles to be considered in the plan of God for our lives and there are certain things every Christian should do. God does have a plan for our lives and this plan is good. To discover this plan, we need to follow the guidelines given in Scripture: give thanks, be set apart, do what is right, and understand suffering and glorification in Christ. These are the biblical guidelines we are given to live life.

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Week 52. Seeing. Sacredness of Breath.

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Valuing others is justice. The virtue of love grows our generosity.

As we ponder another new year, I want to extend an invitation to you to dream a little. To take a few minutes to escape the demands of the world and stoke the fire that lives in your heart. You know the one, aching to know the truth and yearning to really love. Like Ruah, the sacred breath of life which shows us the fullness of love.

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Week 52. Seeing. Clearly.

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Valuing others is justice. The virtue of love grows our generosity.

In the recent season of Advent, I was deep in the waiting. A place where I learned to be comfortable in the darkness and where expectations got shattered so I could live in expectancy. The dark is the place where the struggles of my life are the crosses that I carry, where the burden is heavy and my heart cries out for help.  Where I secretly hope someone might ease my burden and help me along the way. But I must remain strong.

Or that’s what I keep telling myself.

The shimmering light calls me forward to resurrection and rebirth. Where I become a modern Mary where my “Yes” deepens with every breath I take. Each inhale expands gratitude and humility. I see with clarity how I’m running the marathon between my head and my heart. A race where generosity and love win with every breath I take. 

Lord, thank you for a new generous life where I see clearly each day.

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Week 52. Seeing. Without Judgment.

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Valuing others is justice. The virtue of love grows our generosity.

Jesus complains when the crowds use worldly standards to size him up. They are caught up in their opinions and all too easily pass judgment on Him. They accuse Jesus of being possessed by a demon, a drunkard, and so on.

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Week 52. Seeing. Eyes of Faith.

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Valuing others is justice. The virtue of love grows our generosity.

God comes to us in many and various ways each day. Sometimes he reveals his goodness to us when he allows us to succeed in life. Other times he permits trials in our life so that we can cling more surely to Him.

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