Focus

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  On being patiently merciful to those who do us ill

  May 05, 2016

  We know patient people when we see them. Yet patience is rather difficult to define in a precise way.

  
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  Being Christ-like in bearing wrongs patiently

  May 05, 2016

  When Christians participate in a work of mercy they do so in imitation of Christ, who in his lifetime either performed the work himself or taught the

  

• Food for Thought

  May 05, 2016

  A September 2011 blog for the Midwest Capuchin Franciscan Vocations about the works of mercy says it seems easier to handle mishaps in life when they happen randomly, accidentally.

  
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  Food for Thought

  May 02, 2016

  "Forgiveness can seem contrary to human logic, which often yields to the dynamics of conflict and revenge," St. John Paul II said in his message for t

  
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  Forgive offences willingly

  May 02, 2016

  The corporal and spiritual works of mercy are transformational. While they encourage us to care for someone else who is in need, they also require from us a change of attitude, understanding and perspective.

  
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  The powerfully creative force called forgiveness

  May 02, 2016

  In the heat of the moment, with tempers flaring and family members shouting out every ill-chosen word, the power of forgiveness probably is the farthest thing from anyone's mind.

  
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  In letter to CDF, theologians and bishops call for reform of Vatican doctrinal investigations

  May 02, 2016

  A group of prominent global Catholic theologians, priests and bishops who have been criticized by the Vatican's chief doctrinal office have come together to call for a new process for theological investigations in the church that would be marked by openness and transparency instead of deep secrecy.

  
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  How can we implement Amoris Laetitia?

  May 02, 2016

  In a recent interview, Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois of Paris explains to Frederic Mounier how can we implement Amoris Laetitia.

  
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  Comforting the sorrowful

  Apr 22, 2016

  We hear in Isaiah 40:1: “‘Comfort, give to my people,’ says your God.”

  
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  Comforting the afflicted in practical ways

  Apr 22, 2016

  Bad news is hard to hear, like the very bad news that one’s long-held job is about to be lost to the forces of downsizing or outsourcing.