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For All We’ve Received
In the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, towering statues of the apostles line each wall. I took a moment before each one, marveling at the fact that each one of them gave their entire lives to Christ, loved Him, and died for others to know Him. The Catechism reads, “The communion of saints is the Church” (CCC 946). That’s us. Our family, friends, the people we work with or the barista at the local coffee shop. Each one of us is invited into a deep friendship with God, invited to choose Heaven, and to strive for sainthood. But how can we be counted among the saints? In the…
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From Death to Life
“It all leads to the Resurrection.” A missionary friend reminded me of this as we led students on a pilgrimage through the streets of Rome. I had always known of the Resurrection but had never taken it to heart. All of salvation history leads to the Resurrection. Hearing the joy beneath his words made me realize the weight of the Truth. It’s the same joy the apostles proclaim after Pentecost, that they are witnesses of the Resurrection. I had been so focused on enduring the suffering and hardship of the crosses in life, I had almost forgotten about the joy awaiting me. Reminders of the Resurrection have resurfaced over the…