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'Communion': For the life of the world, 'come-unity'

Thinking about Christ's Last Supper evokes many images. The institution of the Eucharist ...

All the 'feelz': How praying the psalms can help us manage our emotions

Like most people of a certain vintage, my mom loves to talk about how the world has changed ...

Finding hope in Easter and the little resurrections of daily life

For me, April has always been the herald of newness, ...

World Poetry Day: Poems as prayer in different form

A friend recently had a volume of poems published ...

Question Corner: Weekly Friday sacrifices: You mean they never went away?

While answering a question about vegetarians and vegans during Lent, you mentioned the requirement for continuing a penance on Fridays, even if not abstaining from meat. Can you explain why? My understanding is that our penance helps us remember Good Friday every week, to draw us closer to our Lord.

Author of Mercy and All Goodness

Every story, poem, and written work has an author.

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.


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