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Reflection

Salvation Is not for Sale

One night, the local news announced the lottery jackpot had reached nearly a billion dollars. Sitting with my housemates, we

Sr. Colleen Gibson Aug 18, 2026

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Blessed Among Us

Brother Roger Schutz

Founder, Taizé (1915-2005) After World War II, Roger Schutz, a Swiss-born Protestant pastor, dreamed of founding an ecumenical monastic community

Robert Ellsberg Aug 17, 2026

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Daily Prayer

Morning Intercessions

God of steadfast love, with Mary we sing your praises and pray: ℟. God of the living, hear our prayer.Help

Sr. Susan Barber, OSB Aug 15, 2026

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Blessed Among Us

St. Maximilian Kolbe

On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland. In retaliation, the commandant lined

Robert Ellsberg Aug 14, 2026

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I start each day with Give Us This Day to remind me of God’s presence at every moment, how God fills us with his grace to be love, light, and leaven for a world he has made for and entrusted to us.

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