On the Second Sunday of Easter at St. Anthony of Padua in Gardenville, Father Ty Hullinger and his congregation underscored the name of their neighborhood.
Sister Joyce Helfrich’s ministry to children with special needs included teaching at Villa Maria School and what is now St. Vincent’s Villa, both in Timonium.
According to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, “a genuflection, made by bending the right knee to the ground, signifies adoration, and therefore it is reserved for the Most Blessed Sacrament.”
“Pure love … knows that only one thing is needed to please God,” St. Faustina wrote, “to do even the smallest things out of great love—love, and always love.”
“So many Christian communities are the object of persecution today! Why? Because of the hatred of the spirit of this world,” the pope said.
There is so much joy to be found in these 40 beautifully illustrated pages.
Mother Lange is a witness to hope. When we read her story, we know what St. Paul means when he speaks of those who ‘hoped against hope’!
What a difference it makes to let God’s peace, his mercy rule our hearts.
The Benebikira Sisters, the oldest indigenous congregation in Rwanda, have sisters who are teachers, nurses, pharmacists, formators and administrators. But they also have religious with a unique title: Sister Listeners.
“It has always felt like a community and a family here – always,” Terri Archibald said.
This week’s 7 Quick Takes includes Easter fun and a trip to the zoo.
The very intensity of the interest in The Benedict Option in one way proves Dreher’s central point, namely, that there is a widely-felt instinct that something has gone rather deeply wrong with the culture and that classical Christianity, at least in the West, is in a bit of a mess.
