Never Give Up

An ordinary man engages the circumstances of daily life, seeking to draw closer to the Mystery who gives meaning to everything.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Welcoming the Gift of Life

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In the same address to international ambassadors (on January 9) in which Pope Leo warns against "the zeal for war" and many other ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Saint Agnes: A Love Greater than the Violence of this World

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⭐Happy Saint Agnes Day!⭐ "What I longed for, I now see; what I hoped for, I now possess; in heaven I am espoused to him whom on earth I...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Prayer

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“O Thou Eternal God, out of whose absolute power and infinite intelligence the whole universe has come into being, we humbly confess that we...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

War and Trees

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Europe and the USA are staring each other down over Greenland. The United States is threatening to use military force (“if necessary”) to se...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Two Leaders from the United States, Two Different Visions

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I understand that the first person quoted here is not a politician, and places himself at the service of all nations. Nevertheless he has a ...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Theophany: God Reveals and Gives Himself

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Happy Feast of the "Baptism of the Lord," or — as it is known in the Eastern Church — the "Theophany," which is the culm...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

The “Eternal Light For All Nations”

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May the light of Christmas continue to grow in our hearts in this new year. (Giotto, Nativity .)
Friday, January 9, 2026

"Everything is Reborn from the Silent Power of Life Welcomed"

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Before the Christmas Season concludes, I want to present some of the powerful words of Pope Leo's Christmas homily (courtesy of Vatican ...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

The Short Days of January

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We've had some beautiful afternoons, even if they are brief. The days are getting longer, but the arc of the sun remains low two weeks a...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Venezuela: A "Splendid Little War"? Or Something Else..?

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"I desire to see America fashioned into the greatest nation in the world, greatest not so much by virtue of her area and wealth as by h...
Monday, January 5, 2026

Christmas Week… Epiphany Week!!

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As the lovely Christmas Season continues, let’s have a peek at some decorations:
Friday, January 2, 2026

This is ME at Sixty-Three

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I’m 63 years old on this day. And I don’t have much to say. Instead two pictures I present here. And I thank God for every moment, every day...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Happy New Year and Merry Christmas Season

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Happy New Year 2026!  And Merry Christmas Day Eight , the Octave of Christmas Week, dedicated to Mary the Mother of Jesus, the Theotokos, th...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

A "New Reality" at the Center of Human Life

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It's interesting to read from old journals I kept intermittently over the years. I have some reflections I wrote in a notebook thirty-fi...
Friday, December 26, 2025

Jesus Comes to Save Sinners

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Mercy is an incredible thing. During Christmas we remember Jesus coming among us. He comes for the poor, and for the Gentiles, and for Israe...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Merry Christmas 2025

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Merry Christmas to everyone, from all of us! All the "kids" (and grandkids) are here today. [This picture is a clearer version of ...
Monday, December 22, 2025

Janaro Girls are Having Fun! (and some "news")

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Presenting the Janaro Girls, the next generation! Eileen "arranged" the three granddaughters on our couch and took a bunch of pict...
Sunday, December 21, 2025

"Let the Earth Be Opened"

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Fourth Sunday of Advent. The days are full of signs. We have struggled through this long night. We have crept along our ways, blind, hoping ...
Friday, December 19, 2025

"The Radiance of Your Glory"

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Collect for December 19th. This prayer is very beautiful. Christmas is almost here!
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

We Are Not Alone

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Pope Leo encourages us to hope for "beautiful and joyful" events to happen to us in the approaching Christmas season, because we a...
Sunday, December 14, 2025

Rejoice! And Trust in the Lord.

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#GaudeteSunday , the Third Sunday of Advent, is here already. Today we cry out, “ Rejoice! The Lord is near. ”  Rejoice! Even if you don...
Friday, December 12, 2025

The Virgin of Guadalupe "in Her Own Words"

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On this great Feast Day, I want to present two excerpts from the original account of the events of December 9-12, 1531, as dictated by Saint...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Juan Diego, Mother Mary, and God’s Merciful Love

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Today is the Feast of Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, patron of indigenous peoples, instrument and messenger of the Mother of God, the mer...
Monday, December 8, 2025

Mary, Conceived Without Sin

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Happy Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception … and the beginning of the beautiful “Days of Mary” that light up every Advent Season. Here ar...
Saturday, December 6, 2025

Happy Saint Nicholas Day!

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Happy Saint Nicholas Day!  “ O Father and Pontiff [Bishop] Nicholas, the holiness of your life was set before your flock as a rule of faith...
Friday, December 5, 2025

The Commitment to Peace

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Pope Leo speaks about the strength that comes from a genuine commitment to PEACE.  He is not naive. He knows that true peace is difficult, a...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Saint Francis Xavier, East Asia, and the "Catholicity" of Christ

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December 3: The incredible SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, missionary to East Asia. To his intercession (among others) I entrust my ongoing and increa...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Welcome to Advent 2025

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This Advent, let us remember that Jesus is with us, that He loves us, and that He is the Lord of history.
Monday, December 1, 2025

The 1700-Year-Old Legacy of the First Council of Nicaea

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Pope Leo XIV, Bartholomew (Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople), and other leaders of Catholic and other ancient churches met together in T...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

The Example of Dorothy Day

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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has honored the 45th anniversary of the death of Dorothy Day in this Instagram post. They e...
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John Janaro is Associate Professor Emeritus of Theology at Christendom College. He is a Catholic theologian, and a writer, researcher, and lecturer on issues in religion and culture. His most recent book is NEVER GIVE UP: MY LIFE AND GOD'S MERCY. He is married to Eileen Janaro and they are parents of five, all of whom were kids when this blog began in 2011. Some of them have grown up since then.
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