December 4, 2024 Overcoming Life’s Hardships O Lord, we call upon You in our time of sorrow,that You give us the strength and will to bear our heavy burdensuntil we can again feel the warmth and love of Your divine compassion.Be mindful of us and have mercy on...
December 3, 2024 “As long as I can I will look at this world for both of us, as long as I can, I will laugh with the birds, I will sing with the flowers, I will pray to the stars, for both of us.”– Author Unknown Jenine Berardesca, Family Advisor for Catholic...
December 2, 2024 An Advent Prayer for Someone You Know Who Is Struggling with Loneliness By Jennifer Waddle Father, as we remember the birth of your Son and the significance of His coming, I ask that you help us to also remember those who are lonely. Lord, please open...
December 1, 2024 Charles Eugène de Foucauld de Pontbriand was born into an aristocratic family in Strasbourg in 1858. He was a French soldier, explorer and Catholic revert, who became a priest and hermit, living in the Sahara in Algeria. He lost his faith as a youth...
November 30, 2024 Blessing of God’s Grace by Kevin Smead This body wears a little moreWith every passing day,The evidence the end will comeFor this my house of clay. My sight grows dim, my hearing fades,My joints are filled with pain.The wrinkles now are on my...
November 29, 2024 The following reflection about shared grief was written by Mirabai Starr, who founded the online grief community Holy Lament: The Transformative Path of Loss and Longing, a “space for people to experience grief together.” The reflection appeared on...
