April 5, 2024

Photo of Padre Pio and the Madona by Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto, SJ, via Flickr

Padre Pio and the Madonna

Padre Pio nurtured his love for the Mother of Jesus from the time he was a child. He would go to the church in Pietrelcina to greet and to pray to Our Lady of Graces.
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man's hand holding a rosary while praying

Mercy and Consolation

Grief is hardly a pleasant or welcome emotional state, and yet, if we’re blessed to live long enough, all of us have to face it at different times in our lives.
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man looking into a valley

You Are a Son of Heaven

Francis undoubtedly carried a bit of guilt about his dramatic and showy rejection of his father in the city square many years before.
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phases of a solar eclipse | Photo by Bryan Goff on Unsplash

Eclipse seen as a way to pray, ‘engage with the work of God’s hands’

An astronomy buff since childhood, Father Robert Schrader anticipates quite a birthday present when he turns 75 April 8.
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