I derive much of my hope, inner peace and creative inspiration from those saints and prophets who lived in and spoke from the margins outside the white, privileged worlds of power and authority in both church and society.
Saints
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One cannonball and 500 years later: How to celebrate the Ignatian Year
In an effort to foster a prayerful community in celebration together, America has compiled a list of events that will be updated as the year goes on.
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Who was the Venezuelan ‘doctor of the poor’ Pope Francis just beatified?
The saintly, magnanimous way of Dr. Hernández can inspire us especially in this dreadful time of global medical emergency.
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When I came out as a gay Catholic, Saints Augustine and Monica helped me grow closer to my mom — and God
My mom and I have dedicated ourselves to loving each other as parent and child and as children of God. I believe Monica and Augustine did the same—even when they were at odds over Augustine’s sexual behavior.
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Paul Elie: Daniel Berrigan was a fierce critic of the United States. He was also a great American.
Can we imagine Daniel Berrigan’s portrait, all gussied up, unfurled above the high altar of St. Peter’s? I know I can; but on his centenary it is more than enough to envision this great American’s visage on view in a gallery in the nation’s capital.
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I’m a young man of God in a high-stress, chaotic world. St. Joseph was too.
St. Joseph seems to keep appearing in my life.
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Doubt is normal. The saints have experienced it, too.
There is much more to life and discipleship than death, yet death determines the final meaning of both.
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St. Michael the Archangel is back. (Or at least his prayer is.)
Renewed interest in the prayer developed in the fall of 2018 in the wake of concerns about church unity and new revelations of the sexual abuse of children by clergy.
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The Catholic priest who refused a lifeboat rescue: A forgotten story from the sinking of the Titanic
On the 109th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Ashley Herzog writes about the last moments of Father Thomas Byles, who ministered to Catholic passengers and is being proposed for sainthood.
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Read: Pope Francis explains prayer and the communion of saints
Pope Francis reflects on the connection between prayer and the communion of saints in his weekly Wednesday audience.