As I was reading Monsignor Massimo Camisasca’s reflection on last Friday’s reading, the miracle of the loaves and fish, this Italian priest seems to underscore the very premise Pope Gregory preached: that it is in active participation of love that we receive grace, and the hope of the Resurrection. Writes Monsignor Camisasca: The experience of…

Father Thomas Keating writes an interesting article about how we might come to be able to recognize Jesus in our lives. From his book, “The Mystery of Christ”: Like the disciples of Emmaus, we, too, have our own ideas of Jesus Christ, his message and his church. We, too, are conditioned by our upbringing, early…

Since today is the Feast of the Annunciation, when Mary said “yes,” I thought I’d reprint my “yes” moment, my “Saving Grace” moment. I’m directionally impaired. Always have been. When I was four, I got lost in the hallways of the production studio where “The Uncle Al Show” was taped. As all the other kids…

God, I offer myself to Thee– to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy…

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