we are assured the peace and fulfillment that doesn't come from the world
and breakthroughs with the stories of six women saints who profoundly changed her life: Teresa of Avila
Pope Francis praised Merton as one of four exemplary Americans
especially the Holy Eucharist and Confession
Instead of the Dark Ages being understood as a millennium of ignorance and backwardness inspired by the Catholic Church’s power
Discovering Christ the Servant: A Spirituality of Service Misc Children/Seasonal we are assured the peaceBecause Jesus came not to be served but to serve (Mk 10: 45), his Mystical Body, the Church, is essentially a servant Church. Its precisely through this service that she carries out her mission. The ancient diaconate was instituted, and has been restored in our time, not simply to stand alongside priestly, religious, and lay ministry but to imbue and empower each with a renewed sense of service. Indeed, the Greek word diakonia, which is translated in