loneliness, tears,

Keep Steady in Shaky Times

My dear friends, beware of despair! The worries and anxieties that come into our lives can certainly knock us off balance and shake us to

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Holy Spirit

The Gift of Wisdom

The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. — 1 Corinthians 1:25 Most certainly,

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Time for Communion

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic erupted, I received Holy Communion at Mass on Corpus Christi Sunday. Receiving Communion was certainly a blessing

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Our Lord’s Promise

Following Jesus Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, His disciples prayerfully waited with Mary, the Blessed Mother, for the coming of the Holy Spirit because

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What Good Is Faith?

When the doors were locked, where the disciples were … Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

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Now Is the Time

Consider where we are in our lives as we face the coronavirus. Consider where we are as we enter the final days of Lent and

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Listen, Learn, and Love

How often have we heard that hindsight is 20/20? In other words, it’s easy to know the right thing to do after something has happened,

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Christ Within Us

As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, do we contemplate Jesus Christ being formed within each of us? Perhaps we think we are not

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Eucharist, Jesus, communion, host, the Real Presence, authentic

Hunger and Thirst

Have you ever found yourself still looking for something to eat or drink after you’ve had a full meal? I have to admit that sometimes

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Fruits of Our Labor

There is a saying: “If you want to be happy, plant a garden.” Oh, how true that is! When we are gardening, we are living

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Inner Peace

How do we hold onto our sense of internal peace when we feel that our world is being turned upside down, shaking our core beliefs

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Sacred Heart of Jesus

Heart to Heart, Hand in Hand

With Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, “the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been

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Jesus, Christian, Hope

The Dwelling Place

In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a

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mercy, imitation of Christ, grace

Have Mercy

When we think of Divine Mercy, we think of God’s loving devotion to us and His compassionate forgiveness of our sins. God’s mercy extends to

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burden, suffering

Love and Commitment

One who fasts for sins, but goes and commits them again: Who will hear his prayer, what is gained by mortification? [Sir 34:31] Lent is

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Jesus Christ

To Have and to Hold

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hold baby Jesus in your arms? Imagine the joy Simeon felt at the Presentation in

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Time and Tide

Here we are again at the start of another year. Have those resolutions gone by the wayside yet? Nowadays, the weeks and months go by

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Member of the Family

When the Son of God was born, He entered the human world and became the loving, obedient Son of Mary and Joseph. Let us ponder

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