“I plead with you. Do not do me an unseasonable kindness.” More »
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Theme: As we begin a heartfelt conversation with God, we become aware of both the freeing power of grace and the crippling effects of sin. More »
Pope John XXIII’s main goal in calling the Second Vatican Council was to bring the church up to date by opening its doors to the wind of the Spirit. More »
No saint seems a less likely candidate for patron saint of the missions than Thérèse of Lisieux. Yet she shares that honor with St. Francis Xavier, a widely traveled and more logical choice. Francis, it is said, converted hundreds of thousands and endured harrowing conditions during his travels through the east. More »
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—Pope John Paul II, General Audience, September 18, 1996 More »
Contradictions, sickness, scruples, spiritual aridity, and all the inner and outward torments are the chisel with which God carves his statues for paradise. —St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787) More »
On October 23, 2005, nearly eight thousand Chileans stood cheering in St. Peter’s Square as Pope Benedict XVI canonized their country’s second saint. More »