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Rome Pilgrimage – Sunday Angelus and Catacombs

Our day started at Saint Peter’s Square with the Sunday Angelus of Pope Francis.  The square was filled with tens of thousands of people.  Pope Francis spoke of the need to “pray always, without growing weary.”  The readers of my … Continue reading

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To the Eyes of Faith

In Lumen Fidei (18) Pope Francis states, “Faith does not merely gaze at Jesus, but sees things as Jesus himself sees them, with his own eyes: it is a participation in his way of seeing.” Seeing things as Jesus sees … Continue reading

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Called and Sent Forth by God

This Sunday the Pope Francis celebrated mass with seminarians, novices, consecrated laypersons, and celery, in his homily he reflected on their being called and sent by the Lord.  We typically associate being called and sent by the Lord with the … Continue reading

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