Jesus Christ, Love, Sacred Heart

Fullness of Love

In Story of a Soul, Thérèse of Lisieux exclaimed: “O Jesus, my Love, my vocation, at last I have found it. My vocation is Love!”

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comfort, nurse, illness, tact

A Touching Sense of Tact

I always enjoy coming back to the parish after time away. Whether it’s for a weekend retreat, a month of break, or six weeks in

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Moses, revelation, commandments

Display the Ten Commandments

Recently my mother sent a letter to the pastors in her local diocese—that’s 127 Catholic churches. The purpose: Display the Ten Commandments. As my mother

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prayer

Hope: The Virtue of Not Yet

Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint This discussion about the virtue of hope is not about hope expressed in statements like, “I hope Coach Payton can work

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Eucharist

Life and Love

Picture yourself receiving Holy Communion or gazing upon the Eucharist in adoration. What goes through your mind? Do you think about life and love? Frankly

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Love, marriage

The Death of Romance

Of news headlines it is said: “Dog Bites Man”—that’s not news; “Man Bites Dog”—that’s news! The mundane does not sell soap, cars, or antiperspirants. Similarly,

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mercy, imitation of Christ, grace

The Saints and Mercy

Many of the saints we celebrate and honor today began their lives as very secular people. They were headed in one direction in life when something

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Ten Commandments

In the midst of all the social upheaval, injustice, and horrendous violence, where is God? God is with us in the Ten Commandments. God reveals

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Hard Love and Divine Grace

I have spent the past several months often feeling like I was drowning. We started the year with my whole family having COVID including my

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prophecy

Fear, Suffering, and Fixing

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great

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Jesus, Christian, Hope

The Four Kinds of Love

One definition of “love”: In religious use: the benevolence and affection of God towards an individual or towards creation; (also) the affectionate devotion due to

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