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Emmir Nogueira: It’s a matter of heart

6 June 2018

The more I pray and meditate on the mission, the more I see it is a matter of the heart. Only God knows why. Perhaps my personal story has influenced me a bit. I have lived in mission in Asia, Africa, at a time when, as a child, the nuns and priests encouraged us to […]

Siege of Jericho: the power of prayer in Madagascar

30 May 2018

The Shalom in Madagascar, Africa, commemorated the Siege of Jericho with a seven-day adoration vigil from April 23-30, 2018. It began and ended with Holy Mass. According to Raimundo Manoel, a missionary member of Shalom Life Community in Madagascar, the Siege of Jericho vigil has been done every year in their chapel since 2012, but […]

Feast of the Holy Innocents: 2,000 years later we still remember the pain their mothers felt

20 December 2017

Thirty-four years ago I sat beside a hospital bed with its tubes dangling, pumps silent, all attempts at life support shut down, as I held my child, my 22-month-old son, cradling him in my arms as I watched the last flicker of his life ebb away. He died from drowning. But you, you mothers of the Holy Innocents, you whose babies, your young sons, perhaps your 22-month-olds, there you were cradling your children, bloody from the stab wounds inflicted by the soldiers. I think of you and I wonder.

Francisco and Jacinta’s lesson

16 May 2017

Children are called to holiness Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston said that this weekend’s celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima can teach us all about the universal call to holiness and conversion. “I’ve always had a great devotion to Our Lady of Fatima,” he told CNA, adding that he’s been involved […]

Jim Caviezel takes on wide slate of topics in fascinating new interview

2 May 2017

Actor Jim Caviezel has starred in Hollywood hits from “The Count of Monte Cristo” to “The Thin Red Line.” But he is best known for playing Jesus in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” an experience that he says affected him very deeply and spiritually. In a new interview, Caviezel talks about the importance […]

Why did the Pope go to Egypt?

2 May 2017

Pope Francis’ trip to Egypt on April 28 and 29 was a real success on all levels. But no one could’ve known for sure that was going to be the case. On paper, it was high-risk trip. The impressive security device put in place by the Egyptian government along the main roads the Pope was […]

7 Edith Stein quotes every woman should read

26 April 2017

Edith Stein was always an over-achiever. Born in Germany in 1891, and eventually known by her religious name, St. Teresa Benedicta, Stein could have been expected to lead a quiet life out of the public eye — since women at the time were offered a significantly smaller number of roles to play in society than men. […]

Lent is a key time to open ourselves to the light of Christ and let go of all the “false lights” that lead us away

27 March 2017

Pope Francis said Lent is a key time to open ourselves to the light of Christ and let go of all the “false lights” that lead us away from him, taking us instead down a path of darkness marked by our own selfishness. “If now I were to ask you, do you believe that Jesus […]

Can a sinner become a saint?

16 August 2016

Did canonized saints ever commit sin? Were they born with a halo? Were they perfect in every way possible? In the eyes of many Christians saints can appear too “heavenly” or “perfect” to be imitated. Often when reading a biography of a saint the reader can be left with the false impression that if you […]

Reflexion about Good Friday

3 April 2015

In Good Friday’s afternoon the great drama of Christ’s death in the Calvary is presented. The raised cross upon the world keeps itself stood as a sign of salvation and hope. By the Passion of Jesus according to the Gospel of John and also by the heart of the Beloved disciple, of the Mother, and […]

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