August 2, 2023

Visitors take a group photo in front of a roadway that separates Castel Sant'Angelo from Via della Conciliazione, the wide boulevard leading to St. Peter's Square in Rome July 30, 2023. On an average workday, some 3,800 vehicles travel this road each hour. The city of Rome plans to create an underground roadway for vehicle traffic with the aim of turning the entire area above ground into a car-free zone in time for Holy Year 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Jubilee years encourage holier heart, prettier city

August 2, 2023
When a Holy Year is proclaimed, the Catholic Church gets busy preparing for a year of big religious celebrations, organized pilgrimages and special initiatives to help deepen faith.
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The Mirror on Eternity

August 2, 2023
For St. Clare, meditation on Christ's passion was always an expression of trust in God the Father.
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Changing Me

August 2, 2023
Reflect Meditate today on this sentence, “God, don’t change my circumstances, change me”.  Pray God, instead of asking youto change the outer world,today I simply request:guide me within, to the perfect interiorof my heart where you live. When I find you, it ...
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A Walking Prayer

August 2, 2023
This simple meditation on four psalms can put you on the path to better health—body and soul.
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