April 4, 2026
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April 4, 2026

Holy Saturday

Emptiness and fullness at first seem complete opposites. But in the spiritual life they are not. In the spiritual life we find the fulfilment of our deepest desires by becoming empty for God.

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April 3, 2026
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April 3, 2026

Good Friday

Good Friday: day of the cross, day of suffering, day of hope, day of abandonment, day of victory, day of mourning, day of joy, day of endings, day of beginnings. . . .

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April 2, 2026
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April 2, 2026

Clinging to the Love of Jesus

What is important is to keep clinging to the real, lasting, and unambiguous love of Jesus. 

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April 1, 2026
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April 1, 2026

The Victory of Jesus

Jesus has called you from the moment you were knitted together in your mother‘s womb. 

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March 31, 2026
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March 31, 2026

Peeling Off Our Blind-Folds

We are called to be contemplatives, that is see-ers, men and women who are called to see the coming of God. 

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March 30, 2026
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March 30, 2026

Giving and Multiplying

What we hold on to always diminishes. What we give away always multiplies. It is the great illogic. 

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March 29, 2026
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March 29, 2026

God Longs for Our Love

Augustine said: “My soul is restless until it rests in you, O God,” but when I examine the tortuous story of our own salvation, I see not only that we are yearning to belong to God, but that God is also yearning to belong to us.

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March 28, 2026
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March 28, 2026

The Mystery of the Incarnation

God became a little baby. Who can be afraid of a little baby? A tiny little baby is completely dependent on its parents, nurses, and caregivers.

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March 27, 2026
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March 27, 2026

The Downward-Moving Way of Jesus

The world says, “When you were young you were dependent and could not go where you wanted, but when you grow old you will be able to make your own decisions, go your own way, and control your own destiny.”

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March 26, 2026
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March 26, 2026

Show Me the Way

Dear Lord, Be with me today. Listen to my confusion and help me know how to live it.

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March 25, 2026
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March 25, 2026

Manifestations of God’s Glory

You and I are called to become other Christs, to be living manifestations of God in this world. 

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March 24, 2026
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March 24, 2026

God’s Power Calls Us Close

People with power do not invite intimacy. We fear people with power.

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March 23, 2026
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March 23, 2026

Lord Here I Am

I really want to ask you to practice prayer as a practice of the presence of God.

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March 22, 2026
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March 22, 2026

Choose Life

Jesus says, “Think about the Kingdom first and all the other things you are so worried about will fall into place.

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March 21, 2026
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March 21, 2026

We Are Not Alone

We are not alone. We have each other. 

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March 20, 2026
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March 20, 2026

Listen to the Voice of Love

The voice is very sensitive. It can be very quiet. It is sometimes hard to hear. 

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March 19, 2026
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March 19, 2026

The Center of Being

I know that I have to move from speaking about Jesus to letting him speak within me, from thinking about Jesus to letting him think within me, from acting for and with Jesus to letting him act through me.

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March 18, 2026
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March 18, 2026

Call Me Back to You

I trust in you, Lord, but keep helping me in my many moments of distrust and doubt.

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March 17, 2026
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March 17, 2026

Mercy is Greater

God looks at our world not only with sad or angry eyes; God’s mercy is far greater than God’s sadness and anger.

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March 16, 2026
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March 16, 2026

The Upside-down Kingdom

The Kingdom is where everything is turned upside down. Those who are marginal, those considered not respectable, are suddenly proclaimed as the people who are called to the Kingdom.

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