We are called as Catholics to honor the dignity of every single person—and there are small but meaningful ways to reach out to someone who has experienced a pregnancy loss.
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Want to convince others to get the Covid-19 vaccine? Try listening to them first.
If we listened more than we lectured, maybe we would find different reasons to arrive at the same behaviors that help us heal.
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How Saints Benedict and Ignatius inspired my own Rule of Life
I have Ignatius and Benedict to thank for guiding me into a regular rhythm of noticing God in daily life and capturing this truth into words that steer me into saying yes and no to the right things.
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How accepting my homosexuality made me more pro-life
My belief in the sanctity of human life was supported by my own struggle to accept myself as a gay person.
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Their community lost 13 members to Covid. These Felician sisters still found God in the pandemic.
Two sisters reflected for America on the experiences of faith and grace they have found in the midst of a profoundly challenging time for their community.
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God’s voice or mine? 7 tips on what to listen to in prayer
Read an excerpt from Fr. James Martin’s new book on prayer
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Joe Biden knows the grief of losing family—and how our pain can have a purpose.
The story of Joe Biden can be told in many ways. But from my vantage point, it is the story of one soul’s journey from darkness to light, from Good Friday to Easter Sunday.
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MLK believed there was ‘no slave nor free’ in Christ. A trip to Alaska taught me there’s no Black, white or Eskimo either.
Raised Catholic, I was familiar with St. Paul’s words. But it took an unforgettable trip to Alaska for me to appreciate what they might mean in my own life.
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Trump’s supporters see him as a messiah. What does it mean for Christians to try and love them—and him?
What are we to do with the fact that the insurrectionists and presumably many more of President Trump’s supporters really treat this man like a messiah?
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My friend on death row drew me the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It inspires me to be a better Jesuit every day.
A picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus hangs above my bed and is one of my most precious possessions. Its artist, like Jesus, has been condemned to die for his crimes.