Each day, George Williams, S.J., passes through metal doors plastered with the word “CONDEMNED” to minister to the men of San Quentin State Prison.
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Podcast: Amid coronavirus scare, Pope Francis catches a cold
On this week’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast, Rome correspondent Gerard O’Connell describes the fear surrounding coronavirus that has gripped the Eternal City.
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There is more to Lent than just ‘giving up’
Try to see Lent as not simply a “giving up,” but an invitation from God to become the person God wants you to be.
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Meet the Louisiana priest behind a 100-gallon crop duster blessing
It is a beautiful thing when the sacred and the quirky come together in such a way that only Catholicism can arrange.
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Podcast: Rutilio Grande would not have been beatified a few decades ago. What changed?
This week’s “Inside the Vatican” explores the relationship between faith, global politics and the Catholic understanding of sainthood.
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Before Lent, count your ordinary blessings
In this last week of Ordinary Time before Lent, take time to reflect on the ordinary blessings in your life and cultivate gratitude for them.
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Podcast: An Intergenerational Conversation on ‘Querida Amazonia’
This week on the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, the hosts take a deep dive into “Querida Amazonia.”
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Look for God’s light in the darkness
While some parts of your life are dark, they are not beyond God’s ability to bring light into them. There is always hope, there is always the promise of new life, and suffering is never the last word.
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Podcast: What ‘Querida Amazonia’ says about married priests and women deacons, in 3 minutes
In this brief update of America’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast, I explain how these decisions fit into Francis’ pattern of entrusting important decisions to local churches—and what challenges churches face when trying to make these decisions.
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Podcast: Why has Pope Benedict’s secretary disappeared from public events?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle explain why Archbishop Georg Gänswein has been missing from public events in recent weeks.