For anyone who has lost a child The suffering of losing a child – to violence, to hunger, to random genetic...
The Cry of the Earth
The Cry of the Earth We pray that each one of us will hear and take to heart the cry of the earth and of victims of...
For Political Leaders – Reflection
“Put not your trust in princes” could be the political motto of Christians. Indeed, the central events of our faith...
For the Pastoral Care of the Sick
I am a priest and a pastor of a parish. One of the things that means is that I anoint a lot of people. Parishioners...
For Migrants Fleeing Their Homes
FOR MIGRANTS FLEEING THEIR HOMESWe pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys full of...
For the Formation of Religious and Seminarians – Monthly Reflection
We pray that religious women and men, and seminarians, grow in their own vocations through their human, pastoral,...
For the role of women
I have a friend named Lyn who's old enough to be my mom. Lyn and I talk often about women's roles in the Church....
For New Martyrs
In the Scriptures, our Lord extends a compassionate invitation, saying, “Come to me, all you who are weary and...
For the terminally ill – Monthly Reflection
St. Mother Teresa said, “No one should die alone…each human should die with the sight of a loving face.” Too often...
FOR THE GIFT OF DIVERSITY IN THE CHURCH
St. John Paul II famously wrote in his encyclical, Ut Unum Sint, “the Church must breathe with her two lungs!” He was...
For persons with disabilities – Monthly Reflection
This month’s reflection is a prayer composed by the Assistant Director of L'Arche St. Louis. L’Arche St. Louis is one...
For the Pope – Monthly Reflection
We pray for the Holy Father; as he fulfills his mission, may he continue to accompany the flock entrusted to him, with...