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Faith’s Eyes See a New Reality… more on Francis’ “Lumen Fidei”
My Patheos series on Pope Francis’ first encyclical on faith, Lumen Fidei, continues… All church teaching is based on Scripture, and chapter one of Pope Francis’ Lumen Fidei (LF) is no exception; its over-arching theme is from St. John’s First Epistle, “We know and believe the love God has for us” (cf. 1 Jn 4:16). Memorize that verse…
Read MoreRemembering
I went to Mass today to remember. To pray for the loved ones we lost as families, as states, as a nation on 9/11/2001. I met up with a friend for coffee and I recalled to her the times in my youth I heard survivors of World War Two complain to us youngsters about not…
Read MoreThis makes me think… about a woman’s innate power of sensitivity
The heart has an intuitive sense, more or less intense, that enables us to perceive the needs or sufferings that others would not notice. My own experience of life has convinced me that never a day goes by without our meeting someone in distress of body or soul, some form of sorrow or poverty, and…
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Reminder: Tomorrow is the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Syria & peace in the Middle East
A few links: Locally in the Boston Archdiocese, Cardinal Sean O’Malley will lead a vigil at St John’s Seminary. Press release about Catholic TV’s live and delayed coverage of the event in Rome Francis’ call to for this day… More on the letter the Pope pleading for peace by contacting the leaders at the…
Read MoreThe F.U.N. Quotient… singing on the job!
Here’s a day brightener! I love this OB/GYN doc welcoming new babies into the world with a song! And if you need to quit your job, there are letters of resignation, and then there are songs of resignation… a unique way to do it!
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I’m on Christian Witness on Catholic TV Tonight at 8:30pm (plus, here’s a link for it online)
Tonight at 8:30pm I’m very pleased to be the guest on Catholic TV’s Christian Witness, hosted by moral theologians — who just happen to be husband and wife —Drs. David and Angela Franks, professors of theology at St John’s Seminary in Boston, and part of the leadership team of the Theological Institute of the New Evangelization. (Among…
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10 Ways You Can Spot a Spiritual Mother! (Read it in Catholic Digest this month!)
I’ve gushed before about my excitement over Catholic Digest’s new layout and renewal under Danielle Bean’s leadership. Let me say, again, I’m pleased as can be not only to pen the Year of Faith column on one of my favorite subjects — The Catechism! — but this month’s issue features my ode to the spiritual…
Read MoreThis makes me think… about my first love of Jesus and the faith that came from that
Faith is born of an encounter with the living God who calls us and reveals his love, a love which precedes us and upon which we can lean for security and for building our lives. Transformed by this love, we gain fresh vision, new eyes to see; we realize that it contains a great promise…
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