

Magnanimity Through The Life of Madiba
photo credit: Yousuf Karsh In the month of April, we have been focused on promoting the virtue of Magnanimity to our youth as well as our community at large. This cumbersome word is not only difficult to say but it also presents quite the challenge to live out as well. According to Alexandre Havard, author of From Temperament to Character, it is the assigned virtue of leaders. Larger than life, wouldn’t you agree? To break this big word down a bit further, magnanimity represe


“Love’s Second Name”
By: Krista Keil Title and excerpts taken from St. John Paul II’s homily, on April 30, 2000 The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word “mercy,” is a scene from Full House, in which I can hear Uncle Jesse saying, “Have Mercy!” While funny, this is a prime example of how the word “mercy” is misused and misunderstood in our modern day society. In secular spaces, I don’t often hear the concept of “mercy” being talked about much- but why not? Mercy. What is it? What