Pope Francis has just finished preaching the homily at the Mass of canonization of Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II. The phrase that touched me most deeply was...
Saint John XXIII
saints JXXIII & JPII
Just a few minutes ago, in St. Peter's Square in Rome, Pope Francis announced what God has known for some time: that Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II are now...
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Assumption
Humans too often make the fatal mistake of separating body and soul, yet our deep desire is for unity of body and soul.
ahead of grace ?
Both readings are personal favourites and every time I hear them and ponder them these texts speak to me in new and powerful ways.
Mary MacKillop
Too often we settle for an existence of lurching from one satisfaction to the next.
an inner peak
I know a few people, including several Food For Faith followers, who are nearing death. Some of these are elderly and accepting that their life on earth is naturally coming to an end. Others, well before their time, are struggling with poor health and living with diagnoses of terminal illness.
Ignatius of Loyola
Feelings that are uppermost in human consciousness are simply a starting point for discernment.