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Crowds await the arrival of Pope Francis for his Mass in Mother Teresa Square in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Faith
Brother Roger Schutz
We live in a world where light and darkness coexist. Through the life she lived, Mother Teresa invited people to choose light. In this way she opened a road to holiness for many others. So we shall be numerous, in Saint Peter’s Square on Oct. 19, rejoicing that Pope John Paul II, by declaring
FaithThe Word
Dianne Bergant
Suffering of various kinds and intensities explodes in the life of every human being.
FaithThe Word
Dianne Bergant
The readings challenge us: “I have set before you reputation and wisdom, comfort and eternal life.” What will we choose?
Faith
Robert A. Krieg
Seventy years ago a fateful meeting occurred in Rome. The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (the future Pope Pius XII), and Germany’s vice chancellor, Franz von Papen, formally signed a concordat between the Holy See and the German Reich on July 20, 1933.
FaithThe Word
Dianne Bergant
The future referred to in these readings is not simply the one we want for ourselves. It is God’s future, the one that God wants for us.
FaithThe Word
Dianne Bergant
We must believe that our religious tradition can carry us into new situations, and that its values can continue to be vital despite the challenges we find there.