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I Only Need You, Lord

“The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.” How often have we heard, said, or sung these words from Psalm 23? But do we truly believe them? Do our life choices reflect that belief?
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Showing Compassion in the Workplace

In every workplace, there are moments when our colleagues may find themselves facing challenges, setbacks, or personal struggles that affect their well-being and performance.
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Finding Delight amid the Gloom

This morning I read the opening lines of a poem by Jack Gilbert: “Sorrow everywhere. Slaughter everywhere.” But the poem, “A Brief for the Defense,” gracefully moves on: “. . . we enjoy our lives because that’s what God wants. ...
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Embrace the Quiet

We are surrounded by so much noise on a daily basis. Some of it is unavoidable, some of it is self-imposed. It’s almost as if we’re afraid of the quiet.
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Listening and Asking Questions

The next time you are talking with someone, ask a question. Something like: How did that make you feel? What did you think about that? Why?
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Justice and Solidarity

Dorothy Day was a social activist, pacifist, Catholic worker, and peacemaker. She lived at a time that reflected social injustice against others, and she actively refused to fade into all the noise.
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Here I Am, Lord

“He [Ananias] answered, ‘Here I am, Lord’” (Acts 9:10). The words “Here I am, Lord” are spoken by a variety of people in the Bible, including St. Ananias.
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