Mass Readings What the paralytic’s friends teach us about faith
Today's Mass readings show four friends carrying a paralytic to Jesus. Their faith moves before words do.
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Prayer Act of Oblation to Merciful Love: St. Thérèse’s prayer of total surrender
St. Thérèse of Lisieux's Act of Oblation to Merciful Love, offered June 9, 1895. Full text and reflection on surrendering to divine…
Church St. John Paul II called saints the finest fruits of America’s Christian identity
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Prayer Late Have I Loved You: St. Augustine’s Prayer of Conversion
St. Augustine's confession of late conversion. Pray this when you realize God was always near.
News What St. Paul says about our culture’s death obsession
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Church Sister Alessandra Smerilli named to lead Vatican development office
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