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Sunday, March 30

Today’s readings give us much to reflect on as we think about those many jobs we have and do each day. It’s easy to get frustrated or disheartened in a seemingly dead-end job-look at David. He was a shepherd, alone for long hours outside, guarding sheep against dangerous predators. Now there’s a tough job! And yet, we see how God worked through him, used the skills he developed and honed during those long days to become a great and sensitive-if imperfect-king. Continue reading

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Monday, March 31

“Work is, as has been said, an obligation, that is to say, a duty, on the part of man…Man must work, both because the Creator has commanded it and because of his own humanity, which requires work in order to be maintained and developed…” Continue reading

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Tuesday, April 1

The Eighth Station: Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem Throughout the Gospels, we see Jesus deeply involved with the concerns of individual people. He doesn’t simply go to political or religious leaders to learn about what the people are thinking; he goes right to the source, the people themselves. And here, even at the end of his earthly mission, we see Jesus attentive to the needs of specific individuals, sharing his own hurts and joys with them, and listening to theirs. Continue reading

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Wednesday, April 2

In this week’s Gospel, Jesus performs a miracle-giving sight to a beggar man who has been blind since birth! This story reveals Jesus’ divinity, but perhaps most important is the way that the various people react to this miracle. Continue reading

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Thursday, April 3

The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls for a Third Time Sometimes it may feel as though we’ve fallen one too many times. We can’t possibly get up again. God must be done with us-how can we be forgiven once more? We keep falling, keep failing, and we’re weighed down by shame and guilt. No one can love us enough to enable us to go on. But God is not done with us; God never tires of forgiving us, of showing us mercy! Failure should not keep us down-think of Timothy from Malawi. How hard did he work and struggle to make life better for his family? Continue reading

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Friday, April 4

St. Anthony of Padua, patron saint of harvests, the poor and lost items (1195–1231) “St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please come around. Something is lost which cannot be found!” How often have we said this short prayer when we’ve misplaced our car keys, a favorite toy or a piece of jewelry? We often ask for St. Anthony’s intercession, maybe even without realizing that we’re praying! Continue reading

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Saturday, April 5

In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus gives sight to a beggar man who has been blind since birth. But even after his blindness is cured, the man in the story is not sure that Jesus is the Messiah … until Jesus tells him plainly at the end of the parable! When the Pharisees question the man, he tells them that Jesus must be a prophet, that such a miracle could not be possible without God’s will. Continue reading

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Sunday, April 6

As human beings, we are social by nature. Made in the image and likeness of God-a God who is Three Persons in One, a community of Persons-we, too, are called to enter into community, to take care of one another. That means we pray for our neighbors, but it also means we look out for their physical needs. Continue reading

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Monday, April 7

“Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaining. As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” -1 Peter 4:8–10 Continue reading

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Tuesday, April 8

The Tenth Station: Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments When we think of those necessities the poor sometimes go without, there are probably several key items that come to mind: food, water and shelter, to name a few. Certainly, as we reflect on this week’s Story of Hope from Haiti, we recognize the importance of good healthcare for the development of children and communities. Continue reading

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