Breathe In God’s Mercy

By Annika Meyer It is crazy how fast four years go by in the blink of an eye. As my time at the University of Missouri comes to a close, I can’t help but reflect on all that the past four years has brought to me as a student. It seems like just yesterday I […]

By Mary Mertes Dear Newman Family, When I joined you my junior year of college, it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Accepting a position on the staff to serve you was truly a dream come true. I’m excited to share with you my next step, and sad to say that it will lead […]

“Spiraling out of control,” is a phrase that can easily describe the current display of human existence. In addition to the violence, unrest, uneasiness and turmoil that are common elements of our daily news, other essential pieces are misplaced or missing. Many lack an objective center around which to order and structure their lives or […]

Any builder worth his or her salt knows the value and importance of a cornerstone. Properly laying and securing this primary unit determines how the rest of the project unfolds and its success. Cornerstones are necessary elements not only of buildings but of lives as well. Many human beings conduct the business of their lives […]

We often act out of ignorance. Armed with the best of intentions, we think we are seeing clearly and correctly, but we are not. We don’t always understand the full meaning of things and only perceive part of the truth. Hence, our judgments and actions can be impaired by myopic, incomplete or erroneous perceptions. The […]

What a wonderful joy fills us today as we ponder the inexhaustible mercy of God. “Mercy is the heart of God,” Pope Francis tells us. The image of a heart has been used to point to the very life source of a person as it is the organ that allows life to flow through our […]