Now for something completely non-political — and really, quite inspiring. America is about to get another married priest, but one unlike any other. From the Louisville Courier-Journal: David Harris never considered his conversion to Catholicism six years ago to be a rejection of the Baptist faith that nourished him from childhood in Eastern Kentucky. But…

Think again. Read this item from the Catholic News Agency and — in the words of that great old hymn — ponder anew what the Almighty can do: Lucia Otgongerel was born in Mongolia 30 years ago without hands or legs. She lived in a deep depression until 2002 when she converted to Catholicism and,…

Looking ahead to this Sunday, and preparing my homily, I have been re-reading the story of Canaanite woman. The episode has many facets, but what strikes me, again and again, is this woman’s brave persistence and perseverance. (You’ll have to wait until Sunday to see what I’m able to do with that…I’m sort of curious…

…her online retreat is going gangbusters, and she’s just posted a heart-stirring meditation on energy: There are things seen, and unseen. Energy is seen and unseen, and all around us. God is all around us, too – seen amongst us in each other, and unseen, too. Our state of being – our mindset, our peace,…

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