This week’s guest is Nichole M. Flores, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia and a contributing writer for America. In celebration of this week’s feast, we spoke to Dr. Flores about her recent article: “Guadalupe’s Legacy: How a 486-year-old vision of Mary in Mexico continues to influence the church.” Dr. […]
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The urgent, lonely, relevant, humbling, joyful, experience of being a newly ordained priest
I never wanted to be a priest. But here I am. Newly minted Father Brendan, and still wondering how I got here.
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Pope Francis: We need to go to Sunday Mass
“We don’t go to Mass to give something to God, but to receive from him that which we truly need.”
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Dec. 14: Blessed are the peacemakers
A reflection for the second Thursday of Advent
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California bishops call for prayers amid ‘new normal’ of wildfires
“Friends, as the wildfires continue, the needs of our neighbors continue to increase.” —Archbishop Gomez
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Meet the man behind Pope Francis’ social media strategy
Bishop Paul Tighe, the secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, has been called “the Vatican’s nicest guy.”
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Is there actually a War on Christmas? Most Americans seem not to care.
Fewer Americans believe in the biblical Christmas story and a growing number are opting not to attend church services.
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Dec. 13: The things we carry
A reflection for the second Wednesday of Advent
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Dec. 12: Only connect
A reflection for the second Tuesday of Advent
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Pope Francis: Guadalupe feast shows Mary’s closeness to those on margins
In his homily, Pope Francis reflected on the reading from St. Luke’s Gospel, in which the angel appears to Mary, informing her that she is with child.