Advent couldn’t be more relevant this year. Let’s invite it into our homes, since we’ll all be there.
Spirituality
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Waiting for a Covid test is more than just standing in line. It’s an act of mercy.
The line was not immeasurable because it stretched out for over three hours. It was immeasurable because it pointed to hope.
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Good (and a bit clichéd) Jesuit wisdom for pandemic spirituality: Just let go.
As churches have opened up all over the country, there has been a particularly powerful and graced “letting go” available for some Catholics.
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Whatever brings a person to God is holy—whether you like it or not
Whatever brings a person closer to God is holy.
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The single life is a sacred vocation—and it’s more fulfilling than our culture leads you to believe.
A willingness to recognize the holiness of the ordinary might be the highest ideal of the solitary life.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (maybe) spoke with the dead
‘The root of Spiritism…is the diseased moral condition of the age,’ one Catholic author wrote.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Mary shows how to turn fear into invitation to hear God’s call
There is no better way to pray than like Mary, who opened her heart to God with humility and trust, Pope Francis said.
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Infuriating life (and post-election) advice: If you want peace, accept things as they are.
This is the prayer: Accept things as they are. It was all meant to be.
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Election Day’s chaos and long lines brought me hope for my country—and my church
Whatever comes next may be ugly. We all know this. But for reasons I can hardly explain, I felt buoyed up the morning after the election.
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God, please just give me (and the country) a little patience.
The only reaction that matters right now for most of us is spiritual. We need patience. We need to let the votes be counted.