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The mystery of suffering

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer
As we begin the season of Lent, when we can more closely contemplate Christ’s passion and death, we have an opportunity to reflect on how Christ’s suffering helps us understand the suffering we face in our lives. The value of suffering can be summed up in the phrase “omnia in bonum,” meaning “all things work together […]
3/13/25
Reading Time 3 min

Listening as loving

By Christina Capecchi
I am a compliment-er by nature. Giving sincere, spontaneous compliments feels as comfortable to me as remarking on the weather — and brings me more joy.
3/13/25
Reading Time 3 min

Temptation of Christ

By Fr. Steven Oetjen
Lk 4:1–13 We live in the modern world, and its secular worldview often rubs off on us without our realizing it.
3/8/25
Reading Time 3 min

Men and women

By Mary Beth Bonacci
In high school, I remember having conversations with my first real boyfriend.
3/5/25
Reading Time 5 min

Words

By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA
Lk 6:39-45 Our words can be so powerfully good. Recall the gentle words of your mother during a painful moment as a child: “Honey, don’t worry, I love you, and I will always love you.” Or, how about those words from a priest after one of your weakest moments in life, “And I absolve you […]
3/1/25
Reading Time 3 min

A wedding in the year of hope

By Elizabeth Foss
I’ve celebrated family sacraments in this space for three decades. But I’m not sure we’ve ever talked about weddings. Since my daughter got married just a couple of days ago, and one wedding is fresh in my mind, I want to ponder it a bit with you.
2/28/25
Reading Time 3 min

Envy under water

By Lucia A. Silecchia
“The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake.” Thanks to the Disney franchise’s uncanny ability to generate memorable movie tunes and some time spent recently with a young “Little Mermaid” fan, this line keeps running through my mind.  Like any good jingle, it has wormed its way into my ears. At the same time, […]
2/28/25
Reading Time 3 min

Love your enemies

By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
This Sunday presents us with one of the most distinctive and most difficult teachings of the whole Christian faith: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.”
2/22/25
Reading Time 3 min

Suffering

By Fr. Richard Miserendino
Lk 6:17, 20-26 Imagine if Jesus had said, “Blessed are those who are stuck in I-95 traffic, for they will find peace.” Why would anyone call being stuck in traffic “happy” or “blessed?” And yet, in our Gospel for this Sunday, Our Lord repeatedly calls things like weeping “happy.” Why?
2/15/25
Reading Time 3 min

Anointing of the sick

By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
It is most unfortunate that the sacrament of the anointing of the sick — one of the seven signs instituted by Christ to affect the grace they signify (Code of Canon Law, 840) — is usually referred to only when one requires it or one’s family member requests it.
2/13/25
Reading Time 3 min

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