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The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus that we read during the Easter season is one of my favorites. I often wonder if I would have recognized the Lord walking the path […]

Editor’s note: This is the final part of a series for Lent. At a time when our society is discussing and debating health care, social assistance and immigration, it is helpful to look to the […]

Editor’s note: This is part of a series for Lent. Poverty. Ignorance. Racism. Violence. Each of these words has a power and a reality that is harsh and calls out for conversion and help. Each […]

A hymn we sing at Mass has a refrain that goes something like this, “You are the light of the world. Let your light shine before all, that they may see the good that you […]

Editor’s note: This is part of a series for Lent. When I was in high school, someone in the parish gave me a copy of the life of a holy Native American woman and said […]

Editor’s note: This is part of a series for Lent. The challenge to understand mercy and to forgive others can be daunting tasks. We are each called to be heralds of mercy, and yet this […]

I met recently with someone whose new company has designed a software program to help sales professionals maintain a healthy level of sales activity while staying in touch with their clients and prospective clients. The […]

When I first became a Sister of the Holy Cross it was the practice to meditate for an hour a day. To a 17-year-old extravert this hour seemed like an eternity. I operated under the […]

Editor’s note: This is part of a series for Lent. The teachings of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church can sometimes seem abstract and removed from our lives. The questions surrounding human life, women’s issues, […]

Editor’s note: This is part of a series for Lent. Some years ago, an acquaintance told me that the Christian faith does not understand the horror of human trafficking or the enduring struggles of freed […]