This is the 24th year of my priestly life. It feels as if I was ordained yesterday, so quickly have the years passed. What springs forth from my heart after more than fifty years of
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DECEMBER 1 St. Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) Imagine a pleasure-loving, indisciplined young aristocrat who was thrown out of the army for insubordination (he insisted on keeping a mistress), explored the Sahara at age 23, and
In this article, the author explains how a hopeful and optimistic attitude promotes happiness and even better physical health. Through careful planning and years of hard work, Rajan, 47, had built up a thriving textile
In Ashley Anderson and Jacob Mann’s animated short film, Extinguished, attraction is literally represented as a flame right where a person’s heart beats in his or her chest. A young man’s fire goes off when his
What would you do if a young woman you cared about were to become a drug addict, and then turned to prostitution to support her drug habit? Or a promising, friendly young man were to
Who gets addicted? What do addicts take? What does addiction do? The author, who has written a book on this subject, explains what substance abuse is, what substances are misused by youngsters, how they affect
An extraordinary story of generosity is that of P. Kalyanasundarm from Tamil Nadu, now 75, who was given the rare title of “Man of the Millennium.” What is best known about Mr. Kalyanasundaram is that
“If we want to help change history and promote real development, we need to hear the cry of the poor and commit ourselves to ending their marginalization.” Pope Francis has declared the Sunday before Christ
Katherine got the worst fright of her life and the deepest sense of peace on the same night. She was on a small ship crossing from mainland Italy to Sardinia, where her family lived. The