This was the first time I realized that being the H.R. rep across the desk from someone I knew provided comfort for them.
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Top 100 quotes I overheard at the Synod on Young People
“Young people aren’t here for the church; they are the church—the most beautiful and dynamic part of the church.”
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I took in a Honduran refugee. It was no big deal—really.
In the “current climate” it has evidently become much easier to hate. But it has also easy to feel self-satisfied about doing the smallest amount of good.
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Running a marathon with a sprained ankle and a shaken faith
At first, I blamed God for my injury. Then I thanked God for every step.
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How do I find God in a newsroom massacre?
The Capital Gazette massacre is not only about incalculable loss but also all the gifts the departed gave us and leave us.
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In the midst of the sex abuse scandal, what do the People of God want from church hierarchy?
Further rounds of “apologies” and requests for prayers are inadequate. We have heard all that before. The resounding theme at my parish event was that it is now time for the church to act.
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What baby boomers owe the next generation of Catholics
The church needs our young people. But we elders cannot nurture them in the faith if we repel them.
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So your pastor can’t preach. Now what?
Instead of skipping Mass, try these resources as a complement (not a substitute) to the homily.
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Why I want my daughter to grow up in a noisy, chaotic Catholic Church
A silent church is a dead church because life makes joyful noise.
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I am gay and Catholic. Are you willing to walk in my shoes?
I wonder what you would feel if you knew me. If you saw what the lives you ask us to lead are actually like.