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Joe Laramie, S.J., is the national director of the Pope’s Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer). He is the author of Love Him Ever More: a 9-Day Personal Retreat with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. Information and excerpts at JoeLaramieSJ.com.
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If heaven is like a wedding banquet, then purgatory may be understood as preparation for a great celebration. It is not a dreary waiting room at the D.M.V., but a place of lively hope.
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Pope Francis, your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” is beautiful and heartwarming. And for Catholics in the United States, the timing was perfect.
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The time is short: two weeks until this election. Can we change these candidates’ minds? I don’t know. Can faithful Catholics get their attention? Yes.
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A nun with lightsabers. 100 priests hearing confession. Spontaneous song. Prayers over pizza. Toddlers at Mass. The Eucharistic Congress is chaotic, loud, fun—and glorious.
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As a national preacher for the National Eucharistic Revival, I've preached in sunbelt parishes, humble rural churches and suburban auditoriums. All of them have been filled with God's grace.
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The pope’s monthly prayer intentions reflect the tension between the comfort and challenge of the Gospel. On March 13, the 11th anniversary of Francis’ papacy, there is no better gift than to pray with and for him.
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Why do Catholics celebrate holy days of obligation? Should we?
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Both running and our spiritual lives teach us to start small, embrace imperfection and recognize progress over time.
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I believe that the apostolic exhortation “The Joy of the Gospel” holds the key to understanding Pope Francis’ hopes for the synod. And that is why I’m hopeful about the synod.
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The rectory is dead. Long live the rectory!