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Our lives unfold through relationships. And holy relationships, those sacred unions blessed by God, are always founded on love. For it is love which joins and holds people together. Always remember that God is love. And as a child of God, made in his image, love is the very essence of who you are. Nevertheless, love is a mystery, for …

Imagine falling asleep at home, only to awaken in a strange, mystical place. Of course, curiosity compels you to explore your new surroundings, a large room containing thousands of dials. These dials are like the ones found on radios that have control knobs to change stations and to adjust the volume. And like radio dials, they’re labeled. But here, the …

Born in Columbia, South Carolina on April 2, 1928, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin was the son of Italian immigrants Joseph and Maria Bernardin. At age 24, the young Roman Catholic was ordained as a priest. In 1972, Bernardin became Archbishop of Cincinnati; and ten years later, he was appointed the seventh Archbishop of Chicago. Pope Paul II elevated Bernardin to the …