One way through grief is service. And as many of us know, from the tips of our fingers through the depths of our hearts to the bottom of our wallets, there are many ways to serve.
Spirituality
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Whatever and ever Amen: Two Gen-X Catholics remember classic retreat songs.
Did the singer-songwriter era come about specifically to fill a demand by retreat directors for a poignant soundtrack to accompany the spiritual epiphanies of 16-year-olds?
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‘Can I hold my Jesus?’ The Eucharist gave my nana peace in her dying days. She wouldn’t want it to be politicized.
How could I express that no matter what, the Eucharist unceasingly calls me back home to the Catholic faith? That’s why this document on the Eucharist from the U.S. bishops shakes me.
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St. Augustine meets America’s Got Talent: The spirituality of Nightbirde’s viral hit “It’s OK”
Nightbirde recognizes the habit of trying to fix things on one’s own. She sings, “Don’t know why I take the tightrope and cry when I fall.”
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Juneteenth supposedly marked the end of slavery—so why did the Jesuits keep a man in bondage for two years after that?
Juneteenth is more than a day of celebration. It is a challenge to be accountable to one another as members of a beloved community.
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A spiritual diary about getting the ordinary, miraculous Covid-19 vaccine
A tribute to the shot that may be saving the world.
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‘You can’t find God in following what other people tell you to love’: lessons from my Jesuit high school teacher
A graduate of a Jesuit high school in conversation with his English teacher from three decades ago on Ignatian and Jesuit education.
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Pilgrims return to Spain’s ‘El Camino’ paths after pandemic
After a year of being kept off the Way of St. James due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, soul-searchers hoping to heal wounds left by the coronavirus are once again strapping on backpacks and following trails to the shrine in the city of Santiago de Compostela.
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The Temptation of Spiritual Whataboutism
Just because others have it worse than I do doesn’t mean I should avoid my struggles.
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Once I discovered liberation theology, I couldn’t be Catholic without it
If the people are in the streets in protest, then the church has to be in the streets in protest, too.