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Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, The Joy of the Gospel
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Front Row With Francis: How Families Deal With Illness

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by on Jun 15, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, The Shepherd's Voice
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On June 10th, the Pope’s Wednesday general audience continued his catecheses on the family, focusing on the theme of sickness and suffering. Man experiences his own fragility primarily in the family, first as a child and, then, as an elderly person.While family sickness presents obvious challenges, it can also be a source of quiet strength […]

Healing Through Humility in this Lenten Journey
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Healing Through Humility in this Lenten Journey

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by on Feb 28, 2013 in Featured, Health & Fitness, Live in Christ
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The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23:11–12). God’s ways are not naturally our ways. God calls us to be servants or slaves to others. Humility is truth, that is the truth of who we are, including the good and […]

Letting God Find You
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Letting God Find You

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by on Dec 03, 2012 in Columnists, Featured, Health & Fitness, Live in Christ
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Before my feet touched the floor on January 1st, 2012, I offered a simple prayer: Please Lord, before the year is over, find me where you want me to be. Up to that point, I had been suffering from a decades-long chronic condition and although I imagined health in my future, that morning I offered every […]

Should We Pray for Healing?
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Should We Pray for Healing?

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by on Aug 27, 2012 in Columnists, Featured, Health & Fitness, Live in Christ
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It is ironic that, as a Catholic, the most difficult part of having a chronic health issue isn’t the health issue itself but is the big question: Should I pray for healing…or should I carry my cross? And it is that question that often keeps us spiraling through a journey that is already burdensome and […]