A tension between materialism and a yearning for greater meaning runs throughout the band’s new album.
Spirituality
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‘Father Stan’s Our Man’: Okla. farm town honors hometown hero on path to sainthood
Year after year, the slain priest’s childhood church celebrates a special anniversary Mass remembering the sacrifice Rev. Stanley Francis Rother made to serve Mayan descendants in a poor, mountain village 50 miles west of Guatemala City.
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From the “Confessions” to Conversion: Elizabeth Breunig’s path to Catholicism
This week’s podcast features Elizabeth Bruenig, a contributing writer for America. Her recent article is called “How Augustine’s Confessions and left politics inspired my conversion to Catholicism.” “I was always interested in Christianity. Even as a kid I was active in my church,” Bruenig said. But what was lacking in her Protestant upbringing was the […]
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Finding God in song (and breakdancing) at the Steubenville Youth Conferences
Maybe you heard about the breakdancing priests. Seeing the video sparked memories of my own experiences at Steubenville.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Words of wisdom: Always go to the funeral.
It’s not just for the family. It’s for you.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Want to know who you are? Ask what you want.
Then ask: Is it a pearl of great price?
Posted inFaith, Features
How Augustine’s Confessions and left politics inspired my conversion to Catholicism
Without quite knowing it, I had begun to rely on the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Reverence of the past is not fidelity, Italian biblicist tells priests
Like the religious authorities of the Sanhedrin criticized by Jesus, some clergy are faithful only to themselves, “rich in devout reverence to the past,” wrote Italian biblicist Father Giulio Cirignano.
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Pastoral work and theology cannot be separated
The distinction between the disciplines of theological work and how these function in our common life is necessary.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
The Transgression
We all unfold as music. / Our desire appears each morning.