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‘A new teaching--and with authority!’ (Mk 1:27) Two very different men united in one Gospel—one Polish, the first non-Italian pope in 450...

My friend Mark engages regularly with Kim, a cancer-stricken cousin. As the only Christian in the family, he prays sensitively yet firmly...

I’m praying for grace this early morn to be bigger than I am. Having suffered for a few weeks with a painful eye injury, Annette needs me...

I know my beloved daughter well. I fight for her best, especially when she refuses the beauty that I see. I am so proud of her. I love...

Two prophetic pastors, one American, one Polish. Both changed the face of Christendom in the last half of the 21st century. One declared...

My son Nick and his wife Meg endured the loss of two children early in their marriage. They welcomed then wept over Luke and Elizabeth....

By Marco Casanova ‘My Jesus, hide my soul in Your heart as You lie in the sepulcher alone. Let my heart be as a fire to keep You warm....

As you read this, Abbey and I, along with our Polish Living Waters Coordinator Jacek, are holding a series of important meetings in...

Ania Bandura Ania is a Polish journalist who interviewed me for a Catholic journal last December before our training in Kraków. We met,...

Latvia is a beautiful nation of two million persons, sparkling like a jewel on the Baltic Sea. Like Lithuania, Latvia belonged to the...

‘I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body…Fear Him who…has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear...

One of our dearest friends in all of Europe is Vilma Karveliene who heads up Living Waters in Lithuania. She champions healing for all...

We have lost holy fear. A virtual search on the topic yielded an underwear ad and a 5-point tract on why we don’t need to fear God...

During Lent, we shall prayerfully reflect upon the requests of our Living Waters friends in Eastern Europe. Karolina, a Polish intern...

Besides beloved France, Eastern Europe—namely Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania—are Desert Stream Ministries’ main partners on the continent....

‘To make obvious or clear to the eye of one’s heart’ (Gr. epiphany). True desires of the heart may languish until someone manifests what...

‘Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart’ (Lk. 2:19, 51). Aging agitates me. Docility flows not peaceably from...

I tend to prepare myself for the worst on this Sunday, the Feast of the Holy Family. I have heard too many dismal homilies on the...

By Abbey Foard We enter the manger tonight and adore Infant Jesus. There He invites us to heal. Let me give you an example from a recent...

By Katie Comiskey The joy of Advent is often lost on me. As one prone to melancholy, I dwell more on disappointment than victories....