Michael D. O’Brien is one of the great spiritual writers of our age. Though most of his books are novels, they invite one into a deeper contemplation of the great …
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Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Eph 1:17-23 OR Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23 Lk 24:46-53 It took a while for me to learn why the ascension of Jesus mattered. I mean, …
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This is what I want my children to know: If they ever fear that love has gone forever, love has not left. Even in death, life is changed, but not …
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The modern tradition of Catholic social teaching (CST) — the toolbox of principles the church calls us to draw upon to build the just social order — was instigated by …
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The seal of the confessional is one of the first things Catholic children learn as they are preparing for their first confession. At first, it comes as a shock to …
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Eighty thousand adolescents thought they were traveling to Rome for the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis. Instead, many were in the Eternal City for the Holy Father’s funeral. A pope’s …
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“One of the good things about a Catholic church is that it isn’t respectable…You can find anyone in it, from duchesses to whores, from tramps to kings.” — Dame Philippa …
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Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as “the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years.” As we absorb the news of Francis’ death and anticipate …
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Pope Francis funeral, Divine Mercy Sunday, oldest U.S. nun | Week in Review
by Megan Marleyby Megan Marley1. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21 at age 88. Elected in 2013, he first greeted the world from St. Peter’s Basilica as a bishop of Rome …
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We are nearing the end of President Trump’s second “First 100 Days,” and the elation it brought to some and the defeatism and despair it brought others are waning with …