Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

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A Word of Hope for January 20, 2023

On the occasion of the sending of the Apostles, Fr. Dominic Holtz, OP muses on the role of encountering God through mediators—concluding that, even though we are imperfect ministers, when we proclaim the Good News, it is really Christ proclaiming it through us.

A Word of Hope for January 19, 2023

Fr. Dominic Holtz, OP, hearing how the crowd pressed upon Jesus, reminds us that we are limited ministers of the Gospel. We cannot do everything that we would like to respond to the needs of the people of God. The Good News is that we do not have to, since we can ask Jesus for help.

A Word of Hope for December 12, 2022

Fr. Dominic Holtz, OP uses the example of Our Lady of Guadalupe to remind us to not be like Narcissus, only speaking of ourselves, nor like Echo, only repeating the words of others. Instead, when Mary appeared in the guise of the indigenous people, she encouraged them to tell of their own faith in their own way, and to listen to the stories of others.