February 19, 2026
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February 19, 2026

True Peacemaking

If giving, and receiving the fruits of God’s intimate love for all people were our main concern, peace would be near.

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February 18, 2026
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February 18, 2026

Becoming a Receiver

We who live in the illusion of control and self-sufficiency must learn true joy, peace, forgiveness, and love from our poor brothers and sisters…

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February 17, 2026
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February 17, 2026

Bringing & Receiving the Gifts of God

One of the most compelling qualities of life in the spirit of Jesus is that we are always being sent out to bring and receive the gifts of God to and from all peoples and nations.

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February 16, 2026
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February 16, 2026

Rooted in the First Love

When we are no longer dominated by fear and have experienced the first love of God, we no longer need to know from moment to moment what is going to happen. 

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February 15, 2026
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February 15, 2026

A Spirit of Gratitude

Life loses its dynamism and exuberance when everything that happens to us is viewed as a predictable result of predictable actions…..

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February 14, 2026
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February 14, 2026

Learning to Be

I may have come to the theoretical insight that being is more important than doing, but when asked to just be with people who can do very little, I realize how far I am from the realization of that insight. 

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February 13, 2026
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February 13, 2026

Called to be Fruitful

In our contemporary society, with its emphasis on accomplishment and success, we often live as if being productive is the same as being fruitful.

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February 12, 2026
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February 12, 2026

Holy Contagiousness

Countless people experience their existence as dull, boring, stagnant, and routine. They lack vitality, a deep desire to be alive.

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February 11, 2026
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February 11, 2026

The Intimacy of God’s House

Living in the intimacy of God‘s house, we gradually come to know the mysterious truth that the God who loves us with a perfect love, includes all people in that love without diminishing in any way the unique quality of God‘s love for each individual person.

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February 10, 2026
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February 10, 2026

Belonging to All Humanity

The mystery of the incarnation reveals to us the spiritual dimension of human solidarity.

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February 9, 2026
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February 9, 2026

 A Fearless Space

God alone is free enough from wounds to offer us a fearless space. 

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February 8, 2026
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February 8, 2026

 The First Love

The first love says: “You are loved long before other people can love you or you can love others.

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February 7, 2026
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February 7, 2026

Intimacy with God

By entering into the intimacy of our inner most self, Jesus offers us the opportunity to enter into his own intimacy with God.

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February 6, 2026
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February 6, 2026

Place of True Belonging

The perfect love about which St. John speaks, embraces and transcends all feelings, emotions, and passions. The perfect love that drives out all fear is the divine love in which we are invited to participate.

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February 5, 2026
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February 5, 2026

Make Your Home in Me

When Jesus says: “Make your home in me as I make mine in you,” he offers us an intimate place that we can truly call “home.” 

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February 4, 2026
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February 4, 2026

The House of Christ

Why is there no reason to fear any longer? Jesus himself answers this question succinctly when he approaches his frightened disciples walking on the lake: 

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February 3, 2026
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February 3, 2026

The Lord’s Reassuring Voice

Though we think of ourselves as followers of Jesus, we are often seduced by the fearful questions the world presents to us. 

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February 2, 2026
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February 2, 2026

Love Filled Answers

When we consider how much our educational, political, religious, and even social lives are geared to finding answers to questions born of fear…

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February 1, 2026
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February 1, 2026

Resisting Fearful Questions

The agenda of our world - the issues and items that fill newspapers and newscasts - is an agenda of fear and power. It is amazing, yes frightening, to see how easily that agenda becomes ours.

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January 31, 2026
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January 31, 2026

We Love Because He First Loved Us

The mystery of God‘s presence can be touched only by a deep awareness of his absence.

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