How did all of the efforts that had borne buckets a year ago result in so many losses in our final year?
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Legos, wine, dog treats: Advent calendars are officially out of control
More and more Advent calendars seem aimed at adding to product lines rather than counting down to Christmas.
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The time I was St. Nicholas for 72 college freshmen
You can have your Vegas heist movies, Hollywood; I will take the hustle in which a bunch of college guys end up secretly delivering gifts to freshmen every time.
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How imaginative prayer helped me reconcile with my father
My father shaped my concept of God, and Ignatian prayer brought me closer to my father and Christ.
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Good homilies matter — and inspiring preachers need inspiration, too.
How do our religious leaders launch this spirited season of Advent in the hope of spiritual healing? Above all else, Saint Paul counsels: “Don’t stifle the spirit!”
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Advent is a season meant for joyful hope. But this year, I’m struggling with anger and resentment.
I am generally a joyful person, a loving person, a forgiving person, but right now I am struggling to be any of those things.
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When Thanksgiving gratitude comes with a side of guilt
How can we be grateful in a world filled with inequality?
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Parents: Wills and medical directives are the last best gift you can give your kids.
Here is a way to show how much you really love your children: Do the paperwork.
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A Jesuit guide to dealing with unvaccinated family members this holiday season
If some of your family members aren’t vaccinated, you might have some hard choices to make this holiday season. St. Ignatius can help.
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The best holiday tradition you’ve never heard of: Venezuelans roller skating to Christmas Mass at sunrise
One of the best parts of Christmas is hearing about how other people celebrate it. And in Venezuela, they have all-night roller skating, which ends with everyone skating to Mass at dawn.