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This morning I read the opening lines of a poem by Jack Gilbert: “Sorrow everywhere. Slaughter everywhere.” But the poem, “A Brief for the Defense,” gracefully moves on: “. . . we enjoy our lives because that’s what God wants. . . . We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,/but not delight.”
Sit for a few minutes with this quote from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: “Contemplate how you are being asked to give your heart to God amidst everyday activities. Be prepared to meet your grace in every circumstance of life.”
Reflect One of my nightly rituals is checking my email to find messages from my husband, their subject lines indicating they’re from our online local
Reflect During our archdiocesan restructuring, my parish lost our beloved pastor and gained a different pastor, along with a parochial vicar and retired visiting priests.
Reflect As soon as my sister downloaded a birdsong app to my phone, I was hooked on learning which birds were in the trees near
Data show teens continue to struggle with mental health. Helping to address the problem is a moral obligation and will require support from all of us.
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