Living Monstrance

Recently I saw some video tributes to Pope John Paul II on uTube. The thought that I had was, how is it, that this one little man, the leader of the smallest and weakest country in the whole world, is so huge? I mean, everyone in the world knew him and he had [...]

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Isn’t it true that everyone wants to be someone, but no one wants to be a no one?  We sort of think that way, that we must be a “one” and not a “zero”, not a nothing.  We are supposed to be all that we can be, a fulfilled, satisfied “someone”.
Aren’t we?
I think that when [...]

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I had the great privilege to go to Rome a few years ago and visit a friend in school there.  Rome is a mysterious city.  It has a mixture of pagan, medieval, and modern architecture and artifacts.  It also has a lot of smog because of those Euro-scooters that so many people over there drive.  [...]

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“In the world you shall have distress.  But have confidence.  I have overcome the world.”  (Jn 16:33)  The Lord spoke these words to His apostles at the Last Supper, the night that He was betrayed and taken captive, and the day before He was crucified to death.
Now, hold that thought and bear with me as [...]

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