Rest assured, my brothers and sisters, Jesus feels your hurt.
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Dear Catholic bishops: This is not the time to play defense
We need our shepherds to stand with us, their flock, and not merely flock together.
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What can I say to my kids when they ask why we keep faith in this church?
I have found myself for the first time truly afraid of what it means to ask and to allow my children to be part of the church.
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Older inmates have paid their debts. Are we willing to forgive them?
Forgiveness remains one of the toughest virtues to embrace, and nothing is harder than forgiving the most reviled among us.
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Jesus knew about Cardinal McCarrick
He knew about Uncle Ted, and he knew about everything else we’re about to find out. That is why he came.
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For Catholics, marriage is a mission
Like the apostles, we have been sent out two by two to proclaim the message of Jesus with our imperfect lives.
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Dementia didn’t rob me of my mom. It revealed her truest self.
Your mom’s gone. That’s what people told me during the last year of my mother’s life when she suffered from dementia.
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Father Jacques Hamel, Europe’s first 21st-century martyr
The scene of the Rev. Jacques Hamel’s martyrdom is striking because the town is so ordinary and peaceful. It is hard to believe that such a brutal attack could take place here.
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Don’t feel guilty about taking a retreat from Trump
If Jesus was not too busy to take a break, then neither are we.
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How the 465-year-old arm of St. Francis Xavier brought faith and healing to Canada
When I was asked to accompany the Jesuit saint’s arm across Canada, various fears and questions flashed across my mind.