Sister Norma, the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, has experience seeing and being nourished by the faith of the migrants she has worked with for decades.
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Paris archdiocese convenes council in response to historic rise in converts
Nationwide, the number of adult baptisms skyrocketed to 17,800 catechumens baptized during the Easter Vigil on April 19, 2025.
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Interview: Cardinal Nemet of Belgrade on faith and burnout
Very few of us are cardinals, but many of us have suffered, are suffering or will suffer from burnout. That’s why many of us will resonate with Cardinal Nemet’s practical advice: Surround yourself with people who love you (and will tell you when you need help), and then get professional help.
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Father James Martin: Lessons from mowing lawns, riding bikes and a fateful walk to school
Finding God in suburbia: An exclusive excerpt from the new book “Work in Progress”
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Sister Helen Prejean: You don’t know what spiritual seeds will turn into
I always like (well, love) talking to Helen Prejean, C.S.J., the anti-death penalty activist and author of Dead Man Walking. Something she said in our conversation on the latest episode of “The Spiritual Life” podcast brought me up short.
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Can a monastery’s space for quiet save the world?
An agnostic, I came to the Abbey seeking not Christ but quiet. For nearly two days I remained unplugged from the information world; no texts, e-mails, YouTube, Instagram, phone calls, etc.
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Podcast: Spiritual advice you don’t want to miss for 2026
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Sebastian get some spiritual wisdom for the new year from Eric Sundrup, S.J., the vice president for mission and ministry at Xavier University and longtime spiritual director of the show.
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Read: Pope Leo’s Epiphany homily for the close of the Jubilee of Hope
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV presided over the rite of the closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 6, 2026, officially ending the Jubilee of Hope, which began Christmas Eve 2024. He also presided over Mass for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord in the basilica. Below is the […]
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How do I reset my spiritual life in the New Year?
In my conversation with Brother Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., on the premiere of the second season of “The Spiritual Life” podcast, we tackled six questions we’ve gotten from listeners and viewers over the last year. We thought that having a Trappist and a Jesuit, given their different spiritual perspectives, address the same questions would make for […]