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The Cross, our only hope | Word Alive
Fr. Willy Raymond, CSC
June 26, 2020
In this reflection for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Willy Raymond, CSC, considers on the Cross of Christ in one man’s life, the Rosary as a powerful tool to know Christ and His Cross, and the great hope His Cross calls us to share. ...read more
St. Josemaria Escriva (1902-1975) is best known as the founder of Opus Dei, a Catholic organization of laypeople and priests, which functions on the principle that every single person is called to holiness in their ordinary daily life, wherever God has called them to be. In preparation for his feast day today, we have been ...read more
All of us are made for the love of God the Father. At times when that seems hard to realize, we can look to the examples of Jesus and his courageous father. ...read more
Especially during this time of pandemic, the Sacred Heart of Jesus challenges us to reach out to others with His mercy, His love, and His compassion. ...read more
Self-Giving. Surrender. Love. More surrender. Much more. Corpus Christi teaches us the true meaning of self-giving. ...read more
In 1799, two monks were killed while defending the Eucharist. What can we take from the witness of Eucharistic martyrs to inform our own faith lives? ...read more
God’s love is the source of everything, and it is that love which we celebrate on Trinity Sunday. What does that mean for us personally and as a community? ...read more
It can be hard to find hope sometimes when our lives seem less than perfect. That’s why it’s important to remember that God is the head writer of our story. ...read more
On Pentecost we celebrate the day that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to the Church, to the community. And this has profound implications for us today. ...read more
Fr. Michael McGivney is going to be beatified. Who was he? And why is he important to the Church today, more than a hundred years after his death? ...read more