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The Christian life is demanding: carrying out Christ's sanctifying mission on earth requires sacrifice. However, a life of self-giving doesn't lead to sadness, but rather brings with it true joy. When...

Christ is so humble that he waits for us, hidden,  in the form of  bread, in the Eucharist. Let us seek him, let us receive him. Let us ask him to help us to love him more and more. Christ made us for...

The words of Jesus, “Go out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch,” are addressed to each one of us.  Let us be open to the motions of the Holy Spirit, be attentive to the needs of others,...

The martyrs of the Church teach us by example how obedience to Christ and His Church leads to freedom, a freedom that even the greatest sufferings and difficulties cannot take away. It is the freedom ...

On the Feast of St Matthias, we reflect that living the fullness of the Christian faith does not require an extraordinary calling. All Christians, priests and lay faithful alike, have the duty, by vir...

God is not indifferent to our suffering. He becomes one of us to share in it, and he leads us as a shepherd leads his flock. To be led from the death of sin into life requires us to know Our Lord's li...

The joy of our faith is based on our hope in the Resurrection, and the reality of what Christ has done. He is the Good Shepherd, and we shall fear no evil. Today and always, let us be overcome with th...

"This is the day the Lord has made!" We are called to live each day with faith in our risen Lord, a faith which fills us with an active desire to share the joy of the Gospel with others, regardless of...