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Thursday October 22, 2026

ESPRESSO SHOT: Do Not Be Afraid

From Pope John Paul II first homily as he begins his pontificate in 1978: "Do not be afraid. Open, I say open wide the doors for Christ.... Christ knows “that which is in man”. He alone knows it. So often today, man does not know that which is in him, in the depths of his mind and heart. So often he is uncertain…

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Sunday October 18, 2026

You Belong to God, Not Caesar

When the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus in this Sundays Gospel passage, He answered with words that reach into the very heart of our lives: “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” The coin bore Caesar’s image, and so it belonged to Caesar. But you and I bear…

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Friday October 16, 2026

ESPRESSO SHOT: The Sacred Heart is an "Abyss of love"

From a letter written by the French nun St. Margaret Mary: This divine heart (Sacred Heart of Jesus) is an abyss of all blessings, and into it the poor should submerge all their needs. It is an abyss of joy in which all of us can immerse our sorrows. It is an abyss of lowliness to counteract our foolishness, an…

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