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Are You Looking Up or Around?
A late 19th-century artist, James Tissot, graphically posed a question for us. In his depiction of the Ascension, he asks, “Why do you stand looking up into heaven? (Act 1:11)
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Contemplation: Under the Cross
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org Amélie Ozanam, Blessed Frédéric’s widow, had a brief invocation, or perhaps a motto, that she often added to notes and letters that she wrote. It was “et sub cruce, Hozanna!”, meaning “and under the cross, Hozanna!” in...![Vincentian Priest Resisted Nazis, Became WWII Martyr for Italian Liberation](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/04/Morosinifeatured-fb-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Vincentian Priest Resisted Nazis, Became WWII Martyr for Italian Liberation
Father Giuseppe Morosini, CM (1913-1944) played a significant role in history through his courageous actions during World War II.
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Majesty that Jesus Brings forth
Jesus has gone up to heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Majesty on high as Lord. He wants us to be as fully human and whole as he is. On the Lord’s going up to heaven, we read that “to go up” means “to go down.” This matches another text that says Jesus...![St. Louise de Marillac: a committed woman (Part 4 of 5)](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2024/05/louise-part-4-galley-slaves-featured-1080x630.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
St. Louise de Marillac: a committed woman (Part 4 of 5)
Louise de Marillac, awakened by her faith in a God who takes the side of the poor, sees the person in distress and takes action.