“A new state of affairs today both in the Church and in social, economic, political and cultural life, calls with a particular urgency for the action of the lay faithful. If lack of commitment is always unacceptable, the present time renders it even more so. It is not permissible for anyone to remain idle.”
–Christifidelis Laici n.3
Mary, the Spouse of the Holy Spirit
By Fr. Christopher Foeckler, MJ • Phoenix, AZ As we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost at the end of this month of May, we can recall that on the day of Pentecost the [...]
Bringing Help to Widows and Children
Dear Friend in Christ, Thomas, MJ, a member of the Miles Jesu men’s community in Awka, Nigeria, sends “Greetings of peace and love from our Miles Jesu apostolate dedicated to caring for children and [...]
Oil Changes and Open Doors
By Joe Sullivan, MJ • Phoenix, AZ My car hit 110,000 miles the other day, so I took it in for service. “I’m going to walk home, and in two hours walk back”, I [...]
Light and Water
By Fr. Christopher Foeckler, MJ • Phoenix, AZ The two main elements of the beautiful and elaborate Easter Vigil are light and water. The Light takes several forms: a blazing fire that is blessed [...]
Winter Brings Hardship
Dear Friend in Christ, “January was very cold for us,” Zoriana, MJ, director of the Miles Jesu Soup Kitchen, tells us. “Sometimes the thermometers dropped to -20º C and even lower. The cold was [...]
Persistence
By Joe Sullivan, MJ • Phoenix, AZ Every year I make an eight-day silent retreat. This past December I did it at the Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House in Lincoln, Nebraska. “Arr [...]
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