
Why I Had a Mass Offered for Janis Joplin
Mass offerings and other suffrages for the Poor Souls are one way of showing my thanks to all the artists and writers and historical figures who have delighted and affected me over the decades.
Mass offerings and other suffrages for the Poor Souls are one way of showing my thanks to all the artists and writers and historical figures who have delighted and affected me over the decades.
Address delivered at a white coat dedication ceremony for nursing students at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, on Sept. 24.
“If the sick person is too ashamed to show his wound to the doctor,” said St. Jerome, “the medicine cannot heal what it does not know.”
“The more docile we are to the promptings of grace, the more we grow in inner freedom and confidence during trials” (CCC 1742)
“God is the sovereign master of his plan. But to carry it out he also makes use of his creatures’ co-operation.” (CCC 306)
The crosses I was bearing — depression and M.S. — were crushing me, but here was the Pope himself telling me to unite my suffering with Christ.
For Father’s Day, here are a couple morsels of hard-won wisdom for all you young dads out there.
What does it mean to “trust in” the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
Address delivered at a pinning ceremony for nursing graduates at Bethel University, Mishawaka, Indiana, on May 1.
Refuse to capitulate. Grit your teeth and trudge on. Christ is right behind you.
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