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Christ, be our light
By Michelle Francl-Donnay Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. – Is. 8:23a, 9:2 {{more}} In the last six weeks I’ve been half way round the world and back again. The trip was amazing. I took walks in the jungle where lizards the size […]
Pope Benedict XVI’s Advent reflections
November 28First Sunday of Advent {{more}} Readings: Is. 2:1-5; Rom 13:11-14; Mt. 24:37-44 “Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” – Is. 2:3 Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, […]
Toward an encounter with God incarnate
By Michelle Francl-Donnay Lift up your eyes and look. For who made the stars but He who drills them like an army calling each one by name. So mighty is His power, so great His strength, that not one fails to answer. – Isaiah 40:26 “Why does this time of year have to be so […]
Advent 2010
Advent Week 4 Christ, be our light Pope Benedict XVI’s Advent reflections Advent Week 3 God stirs within Pope Benedict XVI’s Advent reflections Advent Week 2Anticipating the Lord Pope Benedict XVI’s Advent reflections Advent Week 1 Toward an encounter with God incarnatePope Benedict XVI’s Advent reflections U.S. Bishops’ Advent and Christmas seasons
Una vigilia que nos habla a todos
Por Edilma Franco El día jueves 11 de noviembre se reunió un grupo de inmigrante (y los que abogan por ellos) en el santuario de San Juan Neumann de la iglesia San Pedro el Apóstol en Filadelfia. El grupo de 150-200 personas oraron y dieron testimonios basados en sus propias vidas. Las anécdotas estuvieron muy […]
A vigil that speaks to all
By Edilma Franco On Thursday, Nov. 11, a group of immigrants (and those who advocate on their behalf) met at St. John Neumann’s Shrine at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Philadelphia. The group of 150 prayed and gave testimonies based on their own lives. The anecdotes were very eloquent and touched the hearts of […]
We proclaim the kingdom, even amid turmoil
By Sister Ruth Bolarte, I.H.M. Nov. 19 we celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of spanine Providence. In the image, Mary leans over the Christ Child, who in an attitude of complete trust sleeps peacefully on her lap. The Virgin’s hands are folded in prayer while she gently supports her Son’s left hand. The […]
Proclamamos el reino, en medio de confusión
Por Hna. Ruth Bolarte, I.H.M. El 19 de noviembre celebramos la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de la spanina Providencia. En la imagen vemos a María inclinada sobre el Niño, quien en total actitud de confianza duerme plácidamente en su regazo. Las manos de la Virgen se unen en oración mientras sostiene suavemente la mano izquierda […]
The Calix Society: Enhancing our 12-step programs with Christ and His Church
By Amy N. In his pastoral booklet “Let the Oppressed Go Free,” Cardinal Justin Rigali outlines six key elements in a Catholic response to addiction: an understanding of the disease state, the Catholic teaching on grace and virtue, attention to human isolation, healing within the sacramental life of the Church, prayer life in recovery, and […]
12 Step Process
Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable. Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God. Step […]