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Learn media fasting for intentional living

Every Lent, I wonder what I will do to enter more profoundly into this penitential season...

Make Friday nights special for family during Lent

The Lenten Season invites us to take a step back and focus on ways ...

Question Corner: Can laypeople ever absolve sins? Chanting in 'Novus Ordo'

Q: If someone is dying, can anyone hear their confession and offer absolution?

Called to be Holy

The readings for this Sunday are a call and a reminder of who we are and how...


How even a short drive can be a faith gift to your kids

Ever since I learned how to drive, one thing has ...

In a polarized world, what is the mission of the Church?

Almost daily we hear America being described as ...

What we as Church can learn from Mardi Gras

Catholics treasure the unity we have in faith.

Force and suffering: Suggestions for Lenten reading

"Put your sword back into its sheath," Jesus rebuked a disciple in the Garden of Gethsemane.

A Great Surprise

We all have our daily routines. I have a daily morning routine...

What does it mean to say the Church is Catholic?

For most of us, our experience of “church” (with a small ‘c’)...

Journeying through Lent with the love that never fails

No matter how old I get, February is always a time of ...

St. Josephine Bakhita’s 114 Scars

Human cruelty, at times, seems to know no boundaries. 

Our yearly reminder to support Catholic media

According to some published accounts, February’s Catholic Press Month has been around ...

Meeting and praying with Sister Thea Bowman

Sitting at a kitchen table in Chicago more than three decades ago, I had a chance to get to know a holy woman who might one day be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.


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