St. René is now looked on as a patron saint of the Deaf....
" There are Old Testament prophets who complained that they were not up to the task. The Lord basically told them to go and do the task."...
. . . we fall into a rabbit hole: a situation in which you become so interested in a subject or an activity that you cannot stop trying to find out about it or doing it.(Cambridge Dictionary) ...
"The images that graced the walls of our parents' and grandparents' walls don't always work for younger people. As a matter of fact, they turn off many people."...
Today's poem, by Greg Kennedy, SJ, is something special for the feast day of St. John the Baptist....
"died in Rome in 1591, while nursing people who has been stricken with the plague. He was just 23 years old."...
:. . . responding to grace can make us free. Don’t be afraid to bother God with prayers of petition.."...
"Let’s be mindful of our fathers, whether living or deceased. It is helpful to call to mind St. Joseph and his role in the life of Jesus"...
The Holy Father further calls us to forge a personal and committed relationship with God which at the same time commits us to serving others, and learn to find Jesus in the faces of others, in their voices, in their pleas....