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The peony’s symbolism, “Love of God,” has a dual expression of love.

Our urge to send our “thoughts and prayers” over social media is such a common and reflexive response that it has become devalued in the eyes of many.

God wants us to live our lives to their fullest capacity. He’s yearning for us to embrace the beauty of creation with the gifts he has given us.

Davis: It’s been a journey of self discovery. A pathway to feeling. I’m not in recovery; I’m in rediscovery.

“My own hunch is that we will get to where we should be going by following neither the instinct of the liberal nor that of the conservative fully.”

In our participation in the Eucharist, the Passion continues, and through us Christ re-creates the world.

One of the most American ideals — the sanctity of home — has been imperiled for some time. Two organizations — Catholic Charities USA and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness — are united in the belief that it doesn’t have to be this way.

As someone who leads an apostolate for Catholic pilgrimage, I often get asked which one pilgrimage journey is my favorite. Easy answers recount long, arduous pilgrimages between California missions, or through the Wisconsin farmland that leads us to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a local girl.

My favorite pilgrimage, however, is the one I make each time I attend Mass.