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Dear Friends,
A couple weeks into September, the Church will celebrate two related feasts: the Exaltation of the Cross and Our Lady of Sorrows. Today, as always, the triumph Christ won on the cross anchors our lives, and through all the trials we face Mary remains as close to us as she was to her Son when she shared in his Passion on Calvary. This month, may you find strength in her consoling presence.
In Jesus and Mary, |
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Rev. Philip Nolan, O.P. Editor-in-Chief |
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SAINT WHO?Saints of the Ordinary |
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This month’s saints lived seemingly ordinary lives, serving God in generally undramatic ways. |
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…and these great features |
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| Holy Places by Anthony Esolen
By appearing to Saint Juan Diego at Guadalupe, Our Lady showed the Mexican people God’s special favor. |
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| She Pondered These Things in Her Heart by Melissa Dee
A toddler’s futile insistence upon independence reminds us of the depth of our own reliance upon God. |
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| Great Conversion Stories by John Janaro
Philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand was raised without any religion but sought baptism at age six and entered the Catholic Church after receiving his doctorate. |
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| Our Life in Christ by Father Richard Veras
Our religion is not an escape from reality but a journey toward the center of reality, God himself. |
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| Credible Witnesses by Heather King
Pedro Ballester died at twenty-one of cancer in 2018, having offered his illness for the pope and the Church. |
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| Essay: Labor Day by Gina Loehr
God has built a rhythm of labor and rest into creation, bestowing a dignity upon labor and rest as our reward. |
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| A Father’s Blessing by Israel McGrew
The pain of worldly loss helps us to remember to seek our consolation in Christ, not the things of earth. |
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LECTIO DIVINAA Prayerful Reading of Sacred Scripture |
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The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
The Gospel for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Sunday, September 20, 2026) Matthew 20:1-16 |
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| Cover Commentary
The Creation
The anonymous artist depicts Christ as a young man looking upon his new creation. |
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Art Commentary
Saint Jerome in His Study
Van Eyck shows Saint Jerome contemplating God’s Word, enlightened by the Holy Spirit. |
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Read the commentary by Jem Sullivan |
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Saint Jerome in His Study (c. 1435), Jan van Eyck (c. 1390–1441), Detroit Institute of Arts. |
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| Prayer before study
Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate the darkness of my understanding. |
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