Living well

Stephen . . . looked up intently to heaven.  According to St. Robert Bellarmine, “The secret to dying well is living well.”   It’s a simple formula: those who “live well” by trying their best to keep the commandments and embody the beatitudes will feel more prepared...

Food that endures

The food that endures for eternal life. In J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, a group of characters sets out on a dangerous quest.   At one point, they are given a special kind of bread called lembas, one bite of which had the power to sustain someone for an...

I want to follow your mercy

The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead. Let’s set the stage.   Peter has just healed a man who had been lame from birth.   Thrilled at his healing, the man begins jumping for joy in the Temple, which attracts a large crowd.   Everyone is...

Praising Our Lord

The Lord is . . . There are so many ways to pray.   We can intercede, recite the Rosary, adore the Eucharist, or ponder Scripture.   But we can also spend our prayer time praising the Lord.   We may not be so comfortable with this type of prayer, but its blessings are...

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