I grew up in the era of “Black is Beautiful.” But standing before ‘La Moreneta’ was different.
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The Queens of Chavara: Carmelite sisters at ground zero of India’s AIDS epidemic
“Yes, some are H.I.V.-positive, but what is that?” asks Sister Agie. “They are precious children; they have their whole life before them.”
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Can owning a dog make you a better Catholic? Mine did.
When you replace “God” with “Dog” in a lot of Bible verses, they became startlingly apt commentary.
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The case for dragging your bored teens (and tired self) to Mass
My boys’ complaints about going to church and my refusal to capitulate to them are themselves a kind of ritual.
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I thought Good Catholics didn’t need therapy. Then I went.
I was Catholic. You pray, you receive the sacraments, you imitate the saints. What more guidance do you need?
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A re-appreciation of Julian of Norwich’s ‘gospel of love’
‘Shewings’ is the first book ever written by a woman in the English language.
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Under the Gaze of Dorothy Day: Living with my grandmother’s faith
My grandmother, Dorothy Day, believed that to lose one’s faith was the greatest sadness.
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I’ve been a priest for 63 years. Celebrating Mass has never gotten old.
Celebrating Mass was wonderful the first time I did it 63 years ago. It is, if possible, even more wonderful today.
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My son’s gift of organ donation taught me death is not the last word.
Christopher’s death gave five people the chance to live.
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A Sorta Catholic’s Very Catholic Wedding
Turns out, like having a kid or climbing Mount Everest or doing anything worth doing, you can’t sorta get married.