Loving God, in the midst of our world’s—your world’s—coronavirus crisis, we beg to bring before you the brave women and men who are closest to the sick and suffering.
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What a forgotten Black nun can teach us about racism and Covid-19
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, I have thought often about Sister Mary Anthony Duchemin and the extraordinary sacrifice that she made to the church and community at large in 1832.
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Finding God in a commercial? What I learned from an unconventional advertising project.
If St. Ignatius Loyola had a tagline, it would be “God in all things.” And he would probably hate it.
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We’re all monks now
Advice for living under quarantine from Trappist monks
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Keeping your marriage vows under coronavirus quarantine
On the other side of the pandemic, we may see “corona babies” and “corona divorces.” May we also see the best in each other as we live our vows in the time of quarantine.
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With my daughters at home for school, I am finally getting a Catholic education
I am getting a window into the daily lives of my daughters, and I truly understand what my wife has always told me: Catholic schooling has defined her view of the world.
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When perpetual adoration takes on a new meaning
I visualized the monstrance standing still and silent within the closed tabernacle.
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Our Muslim health forum was zoombombed. I still believe in the good of humanity.
My heart rate spiked. My hands began to shake and sweat and then turned cold. I was suddenly alert, alarmed. Were we just zoombombed?
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Why faith and fear of death are not incompatible
As fearful and fearless Christians, we are called to lovingly and cautiously care for our own lives and those of others, acknowledging the startling beauty and value of human life in all stages.
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This Easter, rediscover the art of feasting.
There is something that I am reminded of when we gather at our family table: the church’s practice of feasting.