We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28 RSV). Many times in my life I have been paralyzed trying to make a decision between two good and moral options. I can become so paralyzed by the fear of making the […]
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Where are you… asks the Creator. Where are you? Adam answers, “I was hiding.. I was afraid.” We are hiding dear LORD, hiding from your merciful Love, hiding from your Presence. We are hiding in our most wounded parts, in our deepest sin-alienation-fear. There are parts of us we keep from You. Those places are
How good to sing praise to our God;how pleasant to give fitting praise… Great is our Lord, vast in power with wisdom beyond measure. Who covers the heavens with clouds,provides rain for the earth,makes grass sprout on the mountains… Glorify the Lord, Jerusalem;Zion, offer praise to your God… Praise the Lord from the heavenspraise him
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What made him a disciple was the trust God showed in him despite his many sins. Pope Francis Pope Francis recently created a video message to the Church of the Americas to recognize the American Jubilee, which is being celebrated in Bogota, Columbia, August 27-30th. In the quote above he is speaking of St. Paul, a self-proclaimed blasphemer,
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You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder. James 2:19 Recently the Holy Father, Pope Francis, in a general audience wrote, “you may know the whole Bible, you may know all the liturgical rubrics, you may know all theology, but from this knowledge love is not automatic: loving has
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The longing for happiness, deeply rooted in the human heart, has always been accompanied by a desire to be free from illness and to be able to understand the meaning of sickness when it is experienced. – Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Instruction on Prayers for Healing In every heart there is a longing for happiness. In the
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O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endures forever. Ps. 118:1 Oh God you are so good, so loving, so present to me and so kind. Your touch is so gentle. I thank you oh my God for what you are and for who you are to me. I