Pope Francis: “Contemplating Mary allows us to turn our gaze to all those many women, mothers and grandmothers who, by their quiet sacrifices, devotion and self-denial, are shaping the present and preparing the way for tomorrow’s dreams.”
Pope Francis: “If we fail to suffer with those who suffer, even those of different religions, languages or cultures, we need to question our own humanity.”
Millennial Catholic Ellen B. Koneck writes: The forethought of grief: That is what all of this feels like. That is why it is so familiar. In therapy, a few weeks after my brother’s death, I learned the word pre-grief. It probably has a technical, psychological definition, but as far as I am concerned it means… Read More Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst During a Pandemic
What does it mean to be a minister in contemporary society? Henri Nouwen posed this question in 1972, nearly 50 years ago, as the opening sentence to The Wounded Healer. The world was not under lockdown, but his analysis of the modern person is called into stark relief in a world grieving and fighting a… Read More The Wounded Healer in a Time of Pandemic
It was the middle of Lent when the general public of the United States realized, in a dramatic and sudden fashion, that we were facing a global pandemic. As businesses closed, jobs were lost, physical contact was cut off, and schedules and calendars dramatically altered, the human race found itself in a seemingly unprecedented, universal… Read More In a Pandemic, Our Whole Lives Are Sacramental and Liturgical
Pope Francis: “Hope is the virtue of a heart that does not close itself in darkness or remain locked in the past, but looks towards the future.”
Pope Francis: “The sick, the poor, as well as the unborn, are all made in the image of God and worthy of the highest respect.”
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