Just feeling good is spiritually different from the sensation of feeling one’s “heart drawn to God,” even if the circumstances are outwardly negative, bleak.
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Pope Francis’ critics are dividing the church and families—including mine.
Every conversation my mother and I had about religion drifted into an argument about Pope Francis. Being unable to talk about God with the person who gave me my faith as she lay dying was agonizing.
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Covid-19 in the land where Jesus walked
During Jerusalem’s lockdown, my family saw the Holy Land—and each other—with new eyes.
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Remembering George Anderson: a Jesuit for and with the poor
George M. Anderson, S.J., who died on Aug. 4 at age 86, was for many years the conscience of America magazine, especially in his focus on and commitment to the poor.
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Contemplating creation through the lens of a wildlife camera
Bobcats, bears, foxes, hares, deer, raccoons, birds and the occasional coyote: Each day we capture wildlife on our trail camera, and my twin daughters continually become more entranced by animals.
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Blessed Stanley Rother’s Oklahoma roots
How a state with just 3 percent Catholics shaped the first U.S.-born martyr to be beatified by the Catholic Church
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The crucifixion of George Floyd
Death by lynching and death by crucifixion are atrocities of the worst order. But such killings say different things about the societies in which they are committed.
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Father James Martin: Wearing a mask is pro-life
The question comes down to this: Are you really pro-life? Do you reverence all lives—the check-out clerk as much as the unborn child?
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Why did Christ choose a fisherman?
Jesus called his followers to be fishers of men. We can understand this better if we consider what it takes to be a fisher of fish.
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Should you go to Mass in a pandemic? 5 rules for discerning a hard question.
With some guidance from St. Ignatius of Loyola.