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Jesus wants us to be free. And where is this freedom created? It is created in dialogue with God in a person’s own conscience... The conscience is the interior place for listening to the truth, to goodness, for listening to God; it is the inner place of my relationship with God, the One...

This will be my last Pastoral Pearls. It is with a heavy heart that I inform you all of my decision to leave Guardian Angels Staff and Parish. I have so enjoyed sharing my thoughts with you. Jobs are being restructured here at GA, and I find this just doesn’t fit me, so I am choosing...

We help, we lead others to Jesus with our words and our lives, with our witness. I like to recall what St. Francis of  Assisi used to say to the Friars: “Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary use words.”   ~ Pope Francis from 365 Daily Meditations with Pope...

Occasionally our world forgets the special value of time spent at the bedside of the sick, since we are in such a rush; caught up as we are in the frenzy of doing, producing, we forget about giving ourselves freely, taking care of others, being responsible for others. ~ Pope Francis from...

We must not be afraid of being Christian and living as Christians. We must have this courage to go and proclaim the risen Christ, for he is our peace, he made peace with his love, with his forgiveness, with his Blood and with his mercy.  ~ Pope Francis from 365 Daily Meditations with...

­If we – all of us – accept the grace of Jesus Christ, he changes us from sinners to saints. To become holy, we do not need to turn our eyes away and look somewhere else, or have, as it were, the face on a holy card! No, no, that is not necessary. To become saints, only one thing...

­We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversation, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others.  But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives...

To protect creation, to protect every man and woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love, is to open up a horizon of hope; it is to let a shaft of light break through the heavy clouds; it is to bring the warmth of hope! ~ Pope Francis from 365 Daily Meditations with Pope Francis, May...

It is impossible to exist without dialogue. All the wars, all the strife, all the unsolved problems over which we clash are due to a lack of dialogue. When there is a problem, talk: this makes Peace. ~ Pope Francis from 365 Daily Meditations with Pope Francis, May 9 To me these words...

Moreover, when our hearts are authentically open to universal communion, this sense of fraternity excludes nothing and no one. ~ Pope Francis from 365 Daily Meditations with Pope Francis, April 18 I love some of the words in this quote. Open Hearts - do you know what an open heart...