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The Choices of Our New Pope
The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn’t take long for the basilica bells to confirm the news we were all […]
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St. Carlo and Timing
(OSV News) – Eighty thousand adolescents thought they were traveling to Rome for the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis. Instead, many were in the Eternal City for the Holy Father’s […]
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Loving Sinners, Admonishing Sin
(OSV News) – Matthew, Zaccheus, Mary Magdalene, the woman at the well, the one caught in adultery, the sinful woman at the house of Simon the Pharisee, tax collectors, sinners, […]
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A New Heart This Lent
(OSV News) – I know it’s part of getting older, but when my husband was told to go to the ER because a clinical trial EKG had revealed an irregular […]
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Reviving Monasticism
(OSV News) – Praying for vocations usually means praying for more priests. That’s a good and necessary effort, of course, because without priests, there is no Eucharist. But there’s another […]
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Free People of Color and the Catholic Faith
Black History Month is officially observed every February, but there’s something unfortunate about that. Don’t get me wrong: It’s great to recognize the contributions of Black Americans. But dedicating a […]
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Total Immersion
They say learning a language is like riding a bicycle, but I’m not sure I believe that. Back in the day, I was pretty good at French. Five years of […]
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Hope and Its Enemies
As a new year begins, it’s natural to look to the future with a sense of hope. But for Catholics, the Holy Year 2025 presents a unique opportunity to explore […]
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Advent: We See What We’re Looking For
I’m old enough to remember reading Highlights Magazine in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. My favorite feature was the hidden pictures puzzle. The task was to find a […]
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A Faith that Questions
The Scriptures are full of questions – by one count, more than 2,500 of them. The first is posed by the serpent in the Garden of Eden: “Did God say, […]
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Master of All the Saints
“Who do you say that I am?” It’s the question Jesus posed to the men closest to Him, the one Peter answered with an unequivocal confession of faith in Him […]
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The Battles We Fight
“Choose your battles” is generally good advice. It’s wise to acknowledge that not every fight can be won, that we may not have the resources to sustain a war on […]