A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Jill Rice
Jill Rice
Jill Rice is a 2022-23 O’Hare Fellow at America. She is now the SEO and Analytics Associate at America. She graduated from Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus and majored in classical languages and comparative literature.
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We are those who have betrayed Jesus, just as Judas did
A Reflection for Tuesday of Holy Week, by Jill Rice
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Praying for a child who has left the faith? Join the St. Monica club.
The St. Monica Ministry is composed mostly of mothers but welcomes anyone who wishes to meet regularly to pray for people who have left the Catholic Church.
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Finding the divine in anything and everything: A review of the year in poetry
With great poetry God is not only in the details, but in the details of the details.
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Sin, hell and scrupulosity: How to repent during Lent (and how not to)
A Reflection for Friday of the First Week of Lent, by Jill Rice
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Catholics: You don’t have to feel bad about reading romance novels
The genre that spawned “Bridgerton” is perhaps the least Catholic type of fiction available today, but its relationships are more Catholic than expected.
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Let us appreciate creation for what it is: a miracle
Memorial of Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs, by Jill Rice
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5 lessons about evangelization from my time as a figure skating coach
Coaching ice skating, in some ways, isn’t far from teaching others about the church: It requires a knowledge of the rules involved, but it also means that I, too, must be willing to learn and listen and respond.
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When heaven and earth get a little bit closer together
A Reflection for Thursday before Epiphany, by Jill Rice
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Consistency and order might seem like boring qualities. But they were the reasons I loved Pope Benedict.
Pope Benedict XVI’s life and writings for the church show that one can be a staunch defender of order in the church’s teaching while still respecting God’s infinite love and mercy.