Carlo Acutis and the Gift of Presence
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Often attributed to John Lennon, this quote from American journalist Allen Saunders speaks to me especially this week of April 21, 2025, as I write this piece...
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Friday
Padre Pio reminds us that if we walk with God there is no reason to worry about every step. God wants us to keep looking toward the ultimate destination.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Thursday
Padre Pio suffered from poor health his entire life, beginning around the age of 9. In his later life, after his ordination to the priesthood, he was separated from his religious community for almost five years because of his health.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Wednesday
Padre Pio’s spiritual life was everything to him and everything he did contributed to it. He made the time because it was important to him.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Tuesday
“Stay with me, Lord . . .” That was the prayer Padre Pio often recited—simple, straightforward, to the point.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Monday
Padre Pio’s day usually lasted about 19 hours. Each day for him was another opportunity to bring people closer into communion with Christ.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Third Sunday
Following a vision in which Christ appeared and pierced the friar in the side with a sword, Padre Pio was left with a physical wound to his side.
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