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Do You Fear Impatience? Turn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The idea that I might fear impatience never dawned on me. I’m definitely not a pleasant person to be around when I’m impatient, but do I fear being that way?
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Pope Francis’ Angelus Address: Lose Your Life for Jesus
Do we fully understand our discipleship in Christ?
If a stranger approached you, who would you say that Jesus is?
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The gaze of the crucified Jesus – Pope Francis at Assisi and a lesson for me
Where did Francis’s journey to Christ begin? It began with the gaze of the crucified Jesus. With letting Jesus look at us at the very moment that he gives his life for us and draws us to himself.
If I read only those three lines from Pope Francis’ homily for the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, I would have enough to contemplate for the next year. Or more. On the memorial of this saint who is loved world wide, the Holy Father visited Assisi, where he met with 100 or so sick and severely disabled children at the Seraphic Institute, blessing each and kissing the cheeks of many of them. (more…)
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Will we be a Peter, or will we be a John?
On August 6 we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration, that spectacular moment when our Lord appeared in all his glory to the Apostles Peter, James, and John.
While he was praying his face changed in appearance
and his clothing became dazzling white.
And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah,
who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus
that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. (more…)
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I need your help – for my next book!
Would you like to bring hope and encouragement to people who feel lost and unsure about God’s love and the wisdom of his plan for them?
If you do, then I need your help for a book I’m proposing to a well-known Catholic publisher (I can’t (more…)