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How Can Love be a Wound?
This Lent, I’m pondering the Lord’s passion every day. His vivid wounds show us the urgency of his love and the urgency…
A Little Lenten Joy
I have the privilege of leading the meditations at a women’s retreat each year in the beautiful, spacious surroundings at St. Damiano…
Strolling Through Psalm 44
St. Paul had reason to be depressed. You know, thrown in jail, beaten, shipwrecked, stoned and left-for-dead — stuff like that. How…
How to Get Water Turned into Wine
Scripture tells us that wine makes the heart merry. And merry is good — it means we’re living in the freedom of…
True and False Cross: a World of Difference
St. Paul hinted at the difference between “the world’s cross” and “the Cross of Christ” when he observed that “we proclaim Christ…
How to be more joyful. And what is joy anyway?
Greetings! Can you use a little more joy in your daily life? Me, too. Joy is a fruit of Love — which…
5 Promises That Will Increase Your Joy
Connoisseurs will tell you there is only one source for great bagels: Brooklyn, New York. They claim it’s because of the superior…
Gems of Encouragement from an Expert
Ven. Bruno Lanteri counseled many men and women on how to keep the faith and joy in their lives no matter what…
How to Get Water Turned into Wine
Scripture tells us that wine makes the heart merry. And merry is good — it means we’re living in the freedom of…
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