Tag: Life

Being Loved

Pope’s Prayer Intention for November 2025: The Prevention of Suicide

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This month, Pope Francis calls us to pray for the prevention of suicide, a plea that touches the heart of the Church and the world. He asks that those struggling with suicidal thoughts may find support, care, and love in their communities, and be open once more to the beauty of life. His intention reminds us that professional help is vital, but so too are the daily gestures of compassion that remind each person they are not alone.

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Finding God's Goodness

Week Thirteen. A Life of Love. Looking for God’s Goodness and Weekly Reflection Summary.

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Month Three: The Virtue of Prudence. Valuing God and finding love.

Looking for God’s Goodness in contemplation and prayer.

The student within us is looking for time-management skills, while the teacher within us is offering a different way of appending reality.

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Gift of Goodness

Gift of Goodness – October 20, 2021

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A bit of goodness to start your day.

Living the Virtues in Everyday Life from Loyola Press

Leading a virtuous life sounds like something that is just for the super religious people out there. But it is really something each one of us can aim for. God gives us the awesome gifts of the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love. Plus, there are a ton of other virtues that we can develop on our own.

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Guide to Goodness

Winning the Spiritual Battle

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Having completed our study on the gifts and the fruits of the Holy Spirit, we will spend the next few weeks on a topic our culture says doesn’t exist – sin.  It is an unpopular word because we subscribe to an “if it feels good, do it” philosophy.  Because we don’t talk openly and often about sin, we are less aware of what it is and how destructive it is to us living our best life.   Sin is death.  Sin keeps us from living in the Spirit, accepting our gifts, and bearing good fruit.

God hates death. He is a God of life and of resurrection.  

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Inspiring Goodness

New Life and Consolation Our Easter Celebration Continues

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Amid the many hardships we are enduring, let us never forget that we have been healed by the wounds of Christ. In the light of the Risen Lord, our sufferings are now transfigured. Where there was death, now there is life. Where there was mourning, now there is consolation.

Pope Francis
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Guide to Goodness

Fasting For The Love Of It

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Fasting is amazingly popular in our culture today if you are seeking to shed some weight or reap the debated health benefits.  A google search provides an overwhelming amount of information.  On the other hand, not much is written about fasting as a tool for our spiritual growth.  This time-tested practice is a proven method for shedding the weight of self-will and the evolution to our lower self.  Today, I challenge us see how fasting trains our soul for goodness and the higher purpose of love.  I have mentioned previously, God prunes our hearts through prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as we unite with Him. 

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