I have called you friends.

SAINT BERNARDINE OF SIENA, PRIEST (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I have called you friends. Friendship: it’s one of God’s greatest gifts to us. That’s because, in many ways, friends share the same heart. They experience one another’s joys as well as their sorrows. It’s this...

. . . that my joy might be in you.

5TH WEEK OF EASTER . . . that my joy might be in you.  You’ve probably heard the Latin expression quid pro quo. It literally means “something for something.” But it’s often used in the context of business dealings: someone agrees to do something for you, and then...

[They] met together to see about this matter.

SAINT JOHN I, POPE AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) [They] met together to see about this matter.  It was a matter of no little controversy. “The Way” had sprung from Judaism. But now Gentiles were also coming to believe the good news. And differences of opinion also...

Not as the world gives [peace] do I give it to you.

5TH WEEK OF EASTER Not as the world gives [peace] do I give it to you.  Advertising agencies have made a fortune using “peace” to sell their products. Whether it’s a bubble bath that promises to take us away from our worries, an all-inclusive island getaway, or just a...

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