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Best of SLHour: The Beatitudes, 40 Days at Sea with Sr Orianne and
Music by Miley Azbill and Dana Catherine!

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Deacon Pedro

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, we revisit some of the conversations we had on this program in the Fall of 2024. We take a fresh look at the beatitudes with Eugene Aucoin, author of The Beatitudes: Eight Steps to Inner Peace and Happiness. and take we dive deep into the ocean with Sr. Orianne as […]

Homily of Pope Francis on last day in Abu Dhabi

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

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On the final day of his Apostolic Journey to the UAE, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. Read the full text of his homily here.

Understanding Gaudete et Exsultate

Monday, April 9, 2018

Allyson Kenny

Today, Pope Francis released a new papal document - Gaudete et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World. The Latin title, Rejoice and Be Glad, comes from Matthew 5:12, part of the Sermon on the Mount - Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. The Sermon on the Mount figures heavily into the document, providing a sort of 'roadmap' to holiness. Here are a few points to keep in mind as you read through the document:

To witness Jesus teaching The Beatitudes…

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Chris Adamczyk

It is here on the Mount of Beatitudes that many witnessed Jesus’ teaching on the Beatitudes. Here his voice carried over the hills, between the trees, mixed in the air with the sun, the hills, the birds, the grass and the people. We tend to want to picture and pray about this moment with a […]

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the Thirtieth World Youth Day 2015

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God (Mt 5: 8) Dear Young Friends, We continue our spiritual pilgrimage toward Krakow, where in July 2016 the next international World Youth Day will be held. As our guide for the journey we have chosen the Beatitudes. Last year we reflected on the beatitude […]

Letters from the Holy Land: The Sea of Galilee

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Jeroen Van Der Biezen

I quote our guide as we stand on the Mount of Beatitudes admiring the sunset on the Sea of Galilee: “the Sea of Galilee receives and gives, but the Dead See receives and never gives. The Sea of Galilee receives water from the river Jordan, and gives water to the Dead See in the South, […]

IEC Day 7 – John Monaghan: Living out the Eucharist through Christian Solidarity

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Andrew Santos

Published below is the full text of John Monaghan’s personal testimony.  Monaghan is the vice president for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Ireland. He offered some sobering stats on the number of people served by the SVDP, increasing poverty and isolation (especially for young people) in Ireland and the resources needed to […]

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