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Yesterday, Today and Forever

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There is a saying that some people often quip, "The only constant thing is change." It's a paradoxical statement, how we all yearn for something constant and unchanging yet on earth all we seemingly experience is change. Many times we don't want change and we fear the possibilities it might bring. Other times we are dying for change and fear the possibility of stagnation. The measure of time marks what changes on the earth. Time marches on. People are born and they die. Empires rise and fall. The sun rises and sets. And on it goes. Yet, in all this change, we yearn for something eternal. Today was the last day of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI. One of the names he is now officially referred to is "Pontiff Emeritus." Tears of sorrow, solidarity and gratitude flowed down my cheeks today as I watched the frail yet adept Holy Father l eave his papal residence in Rome, enter into a helicopter and fly over the city in a quiet but marked exit from his auth

Intimacy Beyond Measure

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The following is a beautiful reflection written and lived by a dear friend of mine, Josh Johnson, from the diocese of Baton Rouge, LA. He will be ordained to the Deaconate in May. The Living Stations: 10 th Station- Jesus is Stripped Jesus, I will forever be grateful for the day you invited me to be stripped of all the lies I believed about myself and about you.   It was about five years ago and I was hanging out at the Seminary with a friend I had not spoken with in many years.   As we were catching up on each other’s lives, my friend shared with me that four months after his wedding day, his bride suddenly went deaf.   He took her to see their family doctor to find out why she suddenly went deaf and their doctor found tumors all over her body.   Soon after this discovery, she went into surgery to have the tumors removed and after the tumors were successfully removed, she became paralyzed.   In the midst of his tears, he shared with me how he never expected that this was

Cardinal Dolan's Audio Link To Press Conference

Cardinal Dolan shares a few words last week on the resignation of the Holy Father- http://www.archny.org/media/audio-clips/02.11.13_PopeResignation.mp3

Thank You Vancouver

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I just wanted to express my heartfelt thanks for all the kindness of the people who came to the teacher's conference and the One conference this past weekend in Vancouver, BC. You are all in my prayers! The Matt Maher concert was awesome! May God continue to bless Matt and all of you.

Fr. Barron Comments on the Resignation of the Holy Father

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Kid President Sings a Song About Love...

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cute one-

Kid President Gives a Pep Talk...

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Saw this today...thought you all might like it...."you're gooder than that!!!"

Our Beloved Holy Father To Resign

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Obviously the whole world has heard about this. I will write more later....

Understanding Our Lives...

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The following is a beautiful Lenten reflection from Sr. Anne Marie Walsh, our General Superior- Understanding the Story of Our Lives – A Lenten Reflection It is a positive fact that one day all of us will leave the bounds of time and enter into the limitless realms of eternity.  The light of heaven will reveal to us things that eye has not seen, ear has not heard, and the mind of man has not conceived. But while we live in time our lives are probably best characterized  by the kind of story they tell, or at least have begun to tell.  They can be small stories or great stories, subplots that weave in and out of greater narratives.  The beauty of a story is that it develops over time.  And while it is yet being written, the plot evolves, characters change,  conflicts surface,  challenges are faced, good and evil wrestle, heroes are born, villains are conquered and new adventures are begun.   Heroes may  fall.    But even if they fall many times yet rise again to greatness, ou