(photo: Anastasis, Chora Church, Istanbul (Constantinople), José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro, 2011) Another essential frontier lies in reconciliation and justice, especially in a world torn apart by conflict, inequality and abuse. Today, many suffer exclusion, and many wounds remain unhealed across generations and peoples...we must oppose the “globalization of powerlessness” with a culture of reconciliation — … Continue reading Pope Leo Calls for “Culture of Reconciliation”
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Pope Leo Connects Justice to Forgiveness
(photo: Vatican Media, September 20, 2025) Today Pope Leo XIV delivered an address in St. Peter's Square on the occasion of the Jubilee of Justice. In Pilgrims on the Way of Hope: A Resource for the Jubilee of Justice, the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) explains: The Jubilee of Justice is an opportunity … Continue reading Pope Leo Connects Justice to Forgiveness
Strive to Do Good to All
(photo by Tom Delaney, Sherburne County, Minnesota, 2025) It may look like a flower at first, but this is actually a very small delicate mushroom growing along our pasture fence line. It's called an Orange Pinwheel (Marasmius siccus) and definitely catches the eye with its saffron color. This mushroom is famous for its ability to … Continue reading Strive to Do Good to All
When you know how important you are, you know how important your forgiveness is!
(photo by Tom Delaney, Sherburne County, Minnesota, 2025) An amazing summer for wildlflowers continues on the oak savanna here in Central Minnesota. A patch of sage by the pastures does well every year, ans this year hosts a guest Black Eyed Susan. Today's Liturgy of the Hours and Liturgy of the Word again gives us … Continue reading When you know how important you are, you know how important your forgiveness is!
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