A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Ashley McKinless
Prayer
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When my husband abused me, a priest told me to wait and pray. That was never enough.
The church’s respect for marriage should never supersede its respect for the lives and safety of the people who enter into that sacrament. It’s time for the church to do more to speak up for abused women.
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Communion, death and a Last Supper in the NICU on Holy Thursday
For me, Communion is holy and very real, a connection to God and to God’s people. As a hospital chaplain, though, my job is to support the spirituality of patients and families right where they are.
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Superstition can be sinful. And it’s more common than Catholics might think.
Catholics: Think twice before you bury poor St. Joseph upside down in your front lawn when trying to sell your house.
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Feel like you ‘failed’ Lent? God is still close to you.
Despite all my prayers and preparations, I struggled to commit to a single Lenten promise for 40 days. Does this mean I failed at Lent?
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Archbishop Lori calls for prayers after Baltimore Key Bridge collapse
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed about 1:30 a.m. March 26 after a 900-foot container ship collided with one of its major support pilings.
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Dorothy Day’s ‘Letter to an Agnostic’
From 1934: Servant of God Dorothy Day pens a letter to an agnostic friend on the supposed “morbidness” of religion.
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The best gift you can give Pope Francis on his 11th anniversary? Praying with (and for) him.
The pope’s monthly prayer intentions reflect the tension between the comfort and challenge of the Gospel. On March 13, the 11th anniversary of Francis’ papacy, there is no better gift than to pray with and for him.
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Pope Francis tells grieving parents: It’s OK to ask ‘Why, Lord?’
In a speech read by an aide, Pope Francis told a group of grieving parents that the best response to grief is “to imitate the emotion and compassion of Jesus in the face of pain.”
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The gift of doing the same thing every day
There is a profound grace in submitting ourselves to a rhythm of time that we do not control.