Illustration by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB, Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.
Recognizable and Real
It turns out that nurturing the kingdom doesn’t take a green thumb.
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Upsetting Our Cherished Assumptions
Are we listening for God’s call as it summons us to new places?
Illustration by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Indiana. Used with permission.
No Thunderbolt Here
Perhaps if we can just muster up the courage to say over and over again, “Here I am, Lord,” we will find ourselves on the right path despite any detours we take in life.
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A Singular Word
We celebrate the incarnation and the resurrection messages with a singular word: love.
Christmas illustration by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB, Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. Used with permission.
This Long-Awaited Birth
Born in a manger yet the Savior of the world, we call upon him to teach us by his example, to guide us along his way and to help us as we proclaim him: Jesus, the Son of God!
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Bearing the Yoke with Jesus
What burdens are you carrying right now? Are you carrying them with Jesus by your side?
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Digging Deep
Thank goodness that God’s patience is also limitless, just waiting for our willingness to let go and receive.
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Lowly and Mighty
Hearing Maccabees today reminds us that much of what seems powerful and immutable in our own time will one day pass away. As believers in a God who has “cast down the mighty from their thrones and lifted up the lowly” (Luke 1:52), we know the kingdom of Christ is the only one that will truly last.
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Wherever We Find Ourselves
May our heartfelt prayer be not only “Lead me, Lord, along the everlasting way”—but also “Give me the grace—and the will—to follow.”
