Carlo Acutis and the Gift of Presence
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Often attributed to John Lennon, this quote from American journalist Allen Saunders speaks to me especially this week of April 21, 2025, as I write this piece...
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Lent with Padre Pio: Tuesday of Holy Week
While things were not always as he wished, Padre Pio accepted what the Lord had asked of him.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Monday of Holy Week
Each of us has a special role to play in the life of the Church. Our task is to prayerfully discern what that role is.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Palm Sunday
To this day, Padre Pio is venerated for his holiness, simplicity, and poverty—three characteristics we can all try to emulate.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Fifth Saturday
From a very young age, Padre Pio spoke of interactions he had with angels, as well as saints and demons. In fact, when he was a child, he often spoke of his guardian angel as his friend.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Fifth Friday
Padre Pio was a man who admired simplicity. He wholly lived the Franciscan spirit of poverty with detachment from self, possessions, and comforts.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Fifth Thursday
We have all had moments in our lives when we feel as if God doesn’t see or hear us. Padre Pio was certainly no different.
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