The lesson I take from Jesus’ washing of the feet is this: I do not decide which lives have value and dignity; God does.
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Father James Martin: Where was God when Notre Dame was in flames?
Our Lady knows exactly what it is like to stand by and see someone you love suffer and die. But Our Lady also knew that, somehow, God was with her in that time of grief. But we could well ask: Where was God yesterday in Paris?
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The spire of Notre Dame has fallen, but our faith endures
We will continue to write our stories, in glass and in stone, perhaps, but also in how we live our lives with others and for others.
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Pilgrimage—like the sacraments—is all about the details
Couldn’t it be apple juice instead of wine? Isn’t it the principle that matters? It could, of course, but then we would lose everything.
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Meet the Catholic graffiti artist who created a giant St. Thomas Aquinas mural in Texas
The final design of the graffiti mural, along with the choice of artist to paint it, were great ways to highlight the bold moves the university was making.
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The wrong way to ask Catholics for money amid the sex abuse crisis
It is that time of year when a portion of Mass is dedicated to the Annual Appeal. The collection used to be called the Cardinal’s Appeal, but this is the Archdiocese of Washington, and we’ve been having some problems with our cardinals lately.
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Why Virginia’s National Championship is the perfect Easter redemption story
Thanks to the resilience of the U.V.A. team—and the fervent prayers of many fans—the darkest day in the program’s history will now be remembered as the first step on their road to redemption.
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A church built on ruins
No place in the world has such a talent for rebuilding what once seemed lost as Rome.
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How Jewish spirituality enriches my Catholic faith
I—a girl schooled by the Sisters of Loretto and a phalanx of Jesuits—have found my sense of the divine animated by the sacred Jewish lens of wonder and wisdom.
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After losing my 8-year-old son to cancer, I am not afraid of death
From 1997: While I am eager to live, I am also eager to take the journey when God calls me.