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Do You Want to Be a Saint?

Friends, All Saints Day falls on a Sunday this year, so the Church can give special attention to this important solemnity. Léon Bloy famously said that there is only one real sadness in life: not to be a saint. Sainthood is the ordinary goal of Christian life; it’s what the whole ... Show more

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Both His Wounds and His Peace

Friends, peace be with you—an echo of the words of the risen Jesus in our Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter, also called Mercy Sunday. Christ gives his disciples the gift of shalom (peace). But there’s an exceptionally important juxtaposition here: He also shows them his wou ... Show more

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