Spirituality

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Michaelmas Novena | Homily

Let us remember that we are pilgrims, sojourners, members of a church militant here on earth, and that our time in this world is short.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day Nine

At last, we arrive at day nine of our novena. As it is with every pilgrimage, we arrive, and then we are sent.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day Eight

My friends, peace is not the absence of struggle. It is the presence of God.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day Seven

In these final days of our Novena, we ask for the grace of humble obedience. A pilgrimage (even a spiritual pilgrimage like this one that we are making together) reminds us that we are not in control.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day Six

In a sense, contending with doubt is inevitable. Against all the evil in the world and against the weakness of our own spirit we feel small and helpless.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day Five

How can we tell right from wrong? In most cases, thanks be to God, this is simple enough. But sometimes, knowing how best to serve the Lord is difficult.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day Four

Today we take a moment to examine zeal, the holy urgency that should engulf us like fire.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day Three

The third day of our novena holds out hope of perseverance through the intercession of God's holy angels.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day Two

The second day of our novena calls us to move beyond the darkness to a moment of deep conversion.

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Michaelmas Novena | Day One

As we begin our journey toward the light on the feast of St. Michael, we seek to begin our time of preparation with the knowledge of where we truly stand before God.

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Michaelmas and the Search for Peace in Troubled Times

In times when encounters with real evil in the world leave us overwhelmed, the surest path forward is not to seek something new, but to return with renewed fervor to the simple remedies the Church has always placed in our hands.

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Lighten up!

The more insight you gain through contemplating the Truth Who is God, the more of a sense of humor you will develop.

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A Special Message from the Eternal City

Fr. Claude reflects on the new pope's words.

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