The purpose of crying out to the Lord in prayer is not to get used to suffering, but to remember that God, and not humankind, is the only source of salvation and consolation, Pope Francis said.
Spirituality
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
The startling debut of Raven Leilani
As a high school student in a rigorous art program, she had been drawn to Impressionism. Its tension—between precision and subjectivity, seeing clearly and feeling deeply—marks Leilani’s fiction output.
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Tomb of young Italian tech whiz opened for veneration
Before his death from leukemia in 2006, Acutis was an average teen with an above-average knack for computers. He put that knowledge to use by creating an online database of eucharistic miracles around the world.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
In defense of people-watching after Communion
After months of Zoom liturgies, I am beginning to think people-watching at Mass can itself be an opportunity for deeper communion.
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Pastoral letter urges Catholics to draw closer to God, one another amid pandemic
The pastoral, which is in English and Spanish, is titled “Transformed by Hope, Let Us Rebuild Our Tomorrow!” and addressed to all the people of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
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My father lost his Catholic faith—but God never left him
My father turned away from religion. While reading his old letters, I got a glimpse of some of his earlier experiences with the Church.
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Hurricane Laura made me evacuate my home at 9-months pregnant. I’m still trusting God.
Even in the the eye of a storm that seems so colossal we can see no tomorrow, I know this: God is good.
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Can we make retreats better? How modern Catholics are reinventing an ancient tradition.
These modern retreat centers are helping people grow closer to God.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Can you be human without the world?
We like to fancy ourselves as free from an enveloping world.
Posted inFaith, Video
Should I go back to Mass? | Behind the Story
Churches are beginning to reopen. Should you go back to Mass? Four of America’s editors who recently attended Mass at their local parishes discuss the discernment process and safety measures around this question facing Catholics during the Covid-19 pandemic. They also reflect on how the pandemic has impacted our understanding of the parish as a […]