The Mission Ad Gentes
In the early 1900s, a group of French missionary priests called the White Fathers (so-called because of their white habits) began mission work in French
In the early 1900s, a group of French missionary priests called the White Fathers (so-called because of their white habits) began mission work in French
We as Christians are called to a life of death and resurrection. Dying to ourselves, dying to our sin, dying to our desires.
To say that someone sees through rose-coloured or rose-tinted glasses is a common idiomatic expression by which we describe someone as seeing something as being
There’s an intriguing scene in John’s Gospel right after the Resurrection. Mary Magdalene is at the empty tomb, overcome with grief, when Jesus visits her,
“Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot.”
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As the world was shutting down this past April due to coronavirus, prisons and hospitals and nursing homes became fortresses, with no-one allowed in or
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Every good story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. I guess that’s why they make so many trilogies, like The Lord of the
“I don’t know where I get the strength and courage to do this work, but my strong relationship with God helps. It is a privilege
When I was growing up, I developed a vivid imagination. It was sparked by several stories that literally animated my childhood, mainly fairy tales that
I was surprised to discover that the Chinese bamboo takes a period of five years to grow. Usually, after tilling the soil, planting and fertilizing,
In every story, fable, or even everyday life, there is always a villain to twist things… or a betrayer. J. R. R. Tolkien presents an
Okay, take a deep breath, it’s time for quiet prayer with the Lord. After the appointment this morning, I still haven’t finished with that project,
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By Elizabeth Self, a writer at Clarifying Catholicism. As a conscientious Catholic, I’ve often been afraid that I may be called a hypocrite. There’s a
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted! ~ Matthew 5:4 There are two kinds of mourning. The first is the kind that
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Never say never. That’s what they have always said. And how true it is – both in this world and regarding Eternal Life! If you’re