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Mary of Magdala: the apostle of mercy
Perhaps, after the resurrection, Jesus appeared to a woman first simply because she was there, and the men weren’t. She made herself available to Him. And so should we.
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Ora et Labora, Prayer and Work
In St. Benedict’s rule for living monastic life, one finds many pearls of wisdom for living in our domestic church.
![Living Heroically: The Life (and Lifestyle) of the Venerable Mary Ward](https://thefaceofgraceproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mary-Ward-46-praying-for-companion-in-vocation-crisis-from-Wikimedia.jpg)
Living Heroically: The Life (and Lifestyle) of the Venerable Mary Ward
Summertime brings summer reading, and the Catholic saints of the underground English Church give us a model for struggling with joy today in our own lives. Mary Ward is a saint for our times.