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Advent 2025: Living the Beatitudes with Joy
This Third Week of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday, we are rejoicing because of the anticipation of the long-awaited Messiah. Advent, a season of preparation, is coming to an end, and Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior will be coming into the world just as the Scriptures foretold. We need to continue to prepare for His arrival in our hearts, minds, and actions.
Discovering Hope in the Beatitudes: A Review of Eight Promises of God by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames
In his newest book, “Eight Promises of God: Discovering Hope Through the Beatitudes,” Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, invites us to see the Beatitudes not as distant ideals or abstract teachings but as living promises.
St. Vincent de Paul: Witness to Eternity
This article explores the life and legacy of St. Vincent de Paul, the "Apostle of Charity," who transformed from a young priest into one of history's greatest advocates for the poor and marginalized.
Cultivating Joy: Rejoicing Like Mary
Joy has an elusive quality about it. Intuitively, we know that there is more to joy than a happy moment in time, but we find it difficult to explain and even more difficult to attain.

