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Gifts of the Spirit: Piety is compassion to be shared

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It was raining hard the day our son, then a high school freshman, encountered a rain-drenched student he did not know but who, unlike...

Gifts of the Spirit: Why the gift of piety is more...

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We know real piety when we see it, right? Yes, but no. Pope Francis expressed concern in a 2014 talk that piety, known as...

Gifts of the Spirit: Another name for fortitude is courage

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When I was a little girl, I took swimming lessons at the municipal pool in the town near my farm home. The instructor was...

Gifts of the Spirit: Fortitude provides us with never-ending perseverance

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When wondering how we will get through a crisis, when we are faced with decisions that challenge our beliefs, when heaven seems far away,...

Gifts of the Spirit: Learning to recognize the voice of the...

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"Lord, if you could just tell us what to do, like, now ... that would be much appreciated." It was a dark and rainy Friday...

Gifts of the Spirit: Counsel is about discerning good judgment

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I must have been in the third or fourth grade when I first heard about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In our rural...

Gifts of the Spirit: Discerning your life’s path with the gift...

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For the past eight years, I've watched my husband prayerfully discern every move he's made, career or otherwise. Discernment is something we are all encouraged...

Gifts of the Spirit: Knowledge is more than just facts

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What is knowledge? More specifically, what is knowledge in relation to our Catholic faith? Several years ago, I came upon St. Bonaventure's "Prayer for the...

Gifts of the Spirit: Understanding helps us see through God’s eyes

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The gift of understanding, described in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, differs from wisdom (No. 1831). While wisdom desires to contemplate the things...

Gifts of the Spirit: We need the gift of understanding more...

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"I just can't understand ..." How often do we utter those words in consternation, confusion and anger during these troubled times? Often, what we don't...