Good and Acceptable and Perfect
2 Do not be conformed to this world[a] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is…
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Tag: Year of Faith
Just Like Sheep
A few days ago we celebrated the feast of Christ the King. In the Church year this is always the marker of ending and the time to begin…
What I Learned from the Year of Faith
The Year of Faith officially ended with coming of Advent this year. It was brought to us by Pope Benedict XVI and was a communal reflection for the…
Blessed Isidore de Loor: Patron for Those with Cancer
Porta Fidei, the papal encyclical which opened the Year of Faith, tells us in paragraph 15: “The life of Christians knows the experience of joy as well as…
Following the Example of Edith Stein
71 years ago today, on August 9, 1942, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) was gassed to death at the Auschwitz death camp. In the eyes…
Faith: Substance and Evidence
We are halfway through the Year of Faith which began October 2012 and ends November 2013. During the last few months, our faith has certainly been challenged and,…
The Spirituality of Invitation
The “New Evangelization” is all around us. Catholics Come Home continues its prime time television campaign to eventually reach viewers in every U.S. diocese. The acclaimed Catholicism documentary series produced…
How to Help Others in Their Lenten Journey
For many, Lent means spiritual self-improvement through sacrifice. It’s often all about what to “give up” for Lent. But Jesus’ 40-day fast in the wilderness was not for…
Four Tests for Discerning False Prophets
Archbishop Chaput recently referred to the commentary following Benedict XVI’s resignation as a “lava flow.” I have other, less kind, ways to describe most of what has been…
Being a Whole Saint
St. Therese, the Little Flower, once said that a person “cannot be half a saint. We must be a whole saint or no saint at all.” Only the…