Diocesan newspapers in New York and Portland, Ore., are shutting down this year. With fewer Catholic print publications in the United States, who will tell the story of the local church?
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The gift that shows up in the midst of our December weariness
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent, by Kevin Clarke
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The Top 10 Christmas hymns played in churches
Results of a poll of 9,000 Christian churches last December were released this Dec. 1. What Christmas carols made the Top 10?
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Prominent Jesuit artist restricted from ministry after allegations of sexually abusing women religious
Slovenian Jesuit and artist Father Marko Rupnik has been barred from hearing confessions or offering spiritual direction after complaints about his ministry.
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‘I haven’t had a full night’s sleep since’: Priest who buried 8 children reflects on 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting
Reflecting on the horror and the events of the intervening years, Msgr. Weiss said: “Gratitude sustains me. I pray a lot and try to keep myself in the Lord’s hands.”
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Pope Francis: Keep the creche in Christmas.
Stopping to gaze at and perhaps pray before a Nativity scene is one of the best ways to remember the real meaning of Christmas, Pope Francis said.
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Don’t let the hectic parts of this season fool you. The blessings of Advent are about simplicity.
A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week of Advent, by Jill Rice
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Hope, disappointment and the future tense
A Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent, by James T. Keane
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Why indifference is so important to Jesuit spirituality
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, by J.D. Long-García
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What I learned about the priesthood of all believers as a priest lay dying in a hospital room
The graces of the sacraments of Anointing of the Sick, Ordination, Baptism, Matrimony and Eucharist compounded as they were being lived out.