I typed “Why does God…” into Google to see what would auto-populate. The question, “Why does God hate me?” was number three on the list.
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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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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.
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Behind the scenes: What it’s like to interview Pope Francis
Some part of me hoped that the interview would help teach me how to be more like Francis. But it’s clear the only thing he wants is for us to want to be more like Jesus.
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The Father, the Son and the Hay Maze
I got lost in a maze of darkness and could not get out. Christ is like the great hero, rushing into the cold and dark to save us.
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Have a meal prayer, share responsibility, take your time at the table: Tips for a grace-filled Thanksgiving
If you’re looking at Turkey Day with a certain amount of apprehension, here are a few tips from Jesuit life that we’ve found help make things not only manageable but sometimes unexpectedly great.
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America magazine’s own stained glass: The rich history of the LaFarge Windows
It is not often that you find stained glass on the 11th floor of a mid-century skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan.
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I’ve visited over 100 churches across the globe. Here’s what it’s taught me about my Catholic faith.
There is great comfort in knowing that in each church there were people worshiping the same God, hearing the same Gospel, striving to live out the two greatest commandments.
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I’m a transgender woman. Here’s what I want the Catholic Church to know about my life.
I just know that “I am,” that God made me this way, and that God made me this way for a reason.
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Prayer and processing: How to talk to our students about mass shootings
What can the 21st-century educator offer his or her students in the wake of all the violence, anger and hate they see in the media?