The buzzer sounded so loud and harsh that John could hear it through the thick wooden door to the rectory. “What am I doing here?” he thought to himself as he saw the face of the gruff old priest appear in the tiny side window. More »

It could never happen to me. But as I peered at the results of the pregnancy test, I saw that it had. My promiscuous lifestyle had caught up with me. The man with whom I had had an intimate encounter had only been in my life for a few weeks; I would never see or speak to him again. More »

"Why?” It’s a question we all ask. We want to know why things happen. We want to grasp the meaning and purpose behind what we’re experiencing, the suffering we’re enduring, or the choice someone else makes that directly affects us.
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“He invites us to enter into the mystery of these wounds, which is the mystery of his merciful love.” —Pope Francis More »

Mary was gracious because she was open to God’s grace. She never let anything keep her from receiving his grace. Do you know that you can be full of grace as well? More »

Easter is the most important feast of the Christian year—so important that the Church sets aside a seven-week season to rejoice in Christ’s victory over sin and death.
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If Good Friday was the worst day in the disciples’ lives, imagine what the next couple of days must have felt like. With the trauma of Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion still raw in their minds, they also had to begin contemplating a future without this rabbi whom they had followed for so long.
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That word, “I am thirsty,” is of all the last words that Jesus spoke on the cross the most personal and the most intimate.
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