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This Sunday celebrates the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church. We are also fast approaching the onset of Lent. With that in mind, I would like to urge you [...]

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Our readers have likely heard of the death of John Allen on January 22, just days after his 61st birthday. If you follow Catholic news in English through any outlet, you’ve seen the news of his death — because whether or not the individual journalists working in these organizations knew him personally (and many did!), Read More…

A litany of prayer for Catholic journalist John Allen

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“Nothing so much presses man’s heart as love,” wrote St. Francis de Sales, whose feast day we celebrate today, in Treatise on the Love of God. “If a man know that he is beloved, be [...]

Readings: • Isa 8:23-9:3 • Psa 27:1, 4, 13-14 • 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 • Mt 4:12-23 Take a moment and make an inventory of every light you might use or benefit from in the [...]

A new pastoral letter from the bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, Bishop John Barres, reflects upon the “exhilarating wonder of the biblical imagination.”  Titled “God’s Word is Living and Effective,” the letter invites priests, deacons, and lay Catholics to approach Scripture with gratitude and openness: “gratitude for the wonder of such a gift and Read More…

This bishop will help you live Word of God Sunday and beyond

St. Francis de Sales is often described as a saint “for the laity,” and for good reason. Before the publication of his Introduction to the Devout Life in 1609, many Christians assumed that holiness was reserved for monks, nuns, and clergy. Ordinary people — parents, workers, the sick, the unmarried — were not encouraged enough to see Read More…

6 Ways St. Francis de Sales speaks to modern laity

God is certainly known for making something great out of a mess — Eden is, after all, the first and best example. After sin, we are promised a Savior. In fact, in both the story of God’s work in the world, and in our own personal lives, we can find many instances where He worked Read More…

If your life’s a shipwreck, that can actually be good news

Let’s be honest: Being poor in this world can really stink. And here we’re not talking about desperate poverty, which is an affront to human dignity and must be opposed, but the more “friendly” poverty that just keeps us from getting some of what we want. We might look around, especially on social media, and Read More…

Advice from St. Francis de Sales for when you hate being poor