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Into Your Hands, Lord

by Joannie Watson | Apr 8, 2022 | Between the Sundays, Praying | 0 |

Into your hands, Lord, I commend my spirit… Every night at Compline, the last of the “hours” of...

Joy in the Midst of Sorrow

by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff | Mar 28, 2021 | Into the Deep, Sundays | 0 |

“Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem” by Hippolyte Flandrin The Cross is the great...

Walking the Way of the Cross

by Joannie Watson | Mar 15, 2019 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

When I was growing up, praying the Stations of the Cross was a staple of every Friday in Lent. We...

My people, what have I done to you?

by Joannie Watson | Apr 14, 2017 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

The Reproaches The Good Friday Reproaches, or Improperia, are among the most unsettling prayers of...

Shall I Crucify Your King?

by Joannie Watson | Apr 7, 2017 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

As we approach Palm Sunday and Good Friday, we also approach one of the most difficult moments in...

Four Ways to Finish Lent Well

by Joannie Watson | Mar 31, 2017 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

As we near the end of Lent, it’s a good time to stop and assess how we have done thus far. Before...

Mobilizing one’s whole being

by Joannie Watson | Jul 3, 2015 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Pixar’s Inside Out. I was pleasantly surprised by it,...

The Cross in Our Lives

by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle | Mar 31, 2015 | In the Spotlight, Living | 0 |

There are so many reasons that Christ’s Cross should be on our minds as a Christian,...

Pope Francis (and Jesus) Wants us to “Shake things up!”

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. | Aug 14, 2013 | Sundays | 0 |

One of the themes of Pope Francis at World Youth Day 2013 was to “shake things up.” This is quite...

Daily Quote from St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church

by ICL Editor | Jun 13, 2012 | Daily Quote | 0 |

“Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey. They must have the Passion of Christ deeply embedded in their minds and hearts, because only from it can they...

Refined by Fire

by Hallie Lord | Apr 16, 2011 | Family | 0 |

If ever there was a romance that started off with a bang it was ours. It was love at first sight—the kind of love affair that many have trouble believing exists until they find themselves swept up in one of their own. We fell,...