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“His Love… Keeps Surprising us Today, Here and Now!”
In this third reflection on the Advent letter by Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM, we are invited to meditate on "His Love... keeps surprising us today, here and now!" These weekly reflections, based on the letter of the Superior General, are offered with the hope that they...
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Advent Mary
A presentation for Advent prepared by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
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Daughters of Charity Mission: Virgin of the Miraculous Medal, Mexico-Belize
Sister Elizabeth Sánchez, D.C., (Province of Mexico) has been living in St. Louis, Missouri, with the Daughters of the Province of St. Louise, USA, while learning English. She shares about her current mission in Belize, Central America. On October 24, 2013, the...
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God With Us
An Advent reflection, I can do that. It will be beautiful; all starlight and inspiration. I clear my plans for the evening, no record keeping, grading or lesson planning, no dishes or laundry. Inspiration needs quiet and time and putting the ‘to do’ list to the side....
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Nimble in Advent
Nimble in Advent (Is. 64; I Cor 1:3; Mk. 13:33) There’s a term I’ve heard used lately in business circles that’s practically become a buzz word. And that’s “nimble.” It refers to the quickness with which a given company can react to changes happening in the world...
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Between First Aid and Systemic Change
I was personally stopped cold by this post in America Magazine A 12-step Advent examen on what it means ‘to be parish’. It hit me as expressing something between the cracks of first aid and systemic change.
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Testimony that Is at once Humble and Courageous
Jesus, the incarnate Word, is the light that enlightens everyone. Christians prove themselves through the humble and courageous testimony they give in his behalf. This time, we have a portrait of John the Baptist giving a deposition in a court trial. That is because...
![Icon of Charity: With Light in the Eyes • A Video from Fr. Tomaz Mavrič, CM](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2017/12/TMSG400-icona-10-ENG.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Icon of Charity: With Light in the Eyes • A Video from Fr. Tomaz Mavrič, CM
This is the third video of the new "400 year series," with the participation of Father Tomaž Mavrič, CM and inspired by Fr. Luigi Mezzadri. Icon of Charity: With light in the eyes. The third video of the current series of reflections presents the triptych with the...
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Feast Day of Blessed Marcantonio Durando, C.M.
Read about Bl. Marcantonio Durando, C.M. and the Mercy Units, a small network of help centers to which people living in poverty could freely come, knowing that they would be welcomed and assisted.
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God Pitching His Tent Among Us
Prophet Ezekiel and Isaiah prophesied the coming of Messiah with the beautiful image of the good shepherd. “For thus says the Lord God; I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out…I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered...