catholic
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Death is ugly. Death is never easy no matter how old or young a loved one may be. No one can escape death. I think of death as the great equalizer. All of us must pass through it no matter our title, prestige, or poverty. All of us must face death. How do we make…
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I am digging around Pope Benedict XVI’s letter on hope. Spe Salvi was given to the world in 2007. It is appropriate we consider in as Pilgrims of Hope in this Jubilee Year. Today the focus is on judgement as a setting in learning hope. When I think about the Last Judgement, Michelangelo Buonarroti’s masterpiece…
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March 19 is the great feast of Saint Joseph of which Saint John Paul II said, “Just as Saint Joseph took loving care of Mary and gladly dedicated himself to Jesus Christ’s upbringing, he likewise watches over and protects Christ’s Mystical Body, the Church, of which the Virgin Mary is the exemplar and model” Here…
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In this Jubilee Year, I reflect on hope. We are pilgrims of hope. Pope Benedict XVI wrote about this in his letter “Saved in Hope.”
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