Naming God in all things.
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Lenten tips from a daily Mass rookie
I had expected Mass to bring with it a bursting of spirit. But this is Mass—nothing is going to jump out of a cake.
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Dear regular Mass-goers: The seats at the end of the pew aren’t for you
I was raised Catholic. I know the strategy. The first-class seats are at the end of the pew.
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Pastries, parties and more: What Purim and Mardi Gras have in common.
Purim and Mardi Gras serve, paradoxically, as a farcical introduction to a period of deep religious seriousness.
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St. James and the road of life
A pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago has historically been many things, including, in the Middle Ages, a penance for one’s sins. Last year, 277,915 athletes, bikers, families and friends made the Way of St. James a challenge, vacation or spiritual experience.
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Fasting, fat shaming and finding Christ in my body
People like me have unconsciously learned to hate the bodies God created because they do not meet the standard created by society.
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Why travel if you aren’t going to get a little lost?
Lessons from a Jesuit road trip to Illinois.
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My year of service sent my parents into a panic. It sent me deeper into the heart of Mercy.
During my volunteer experience, I was mostly on the receiving end of mercy.
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Who is Madeleine Delbrêl—the “French Dorothy Day” Pope Francis made venerable this weekend?
Madeleine Delbrêl is a saint for the rest of us.
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What Jesus gets—and scientists might miss—about the meaning of the mouth
The lips that can speak of the whole universe close in silence to pay homage to the person who is here present.