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Christ’s Own Baptism Reveals His Plan for Our Salvation
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord The feast of the Baptism of the Lord is very important to the Church’s process of bringing us to Christ because it reveals […]
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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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Holy Attention: Reclaiming Quiet in the New Year
If you’re trying to write a book about quiet and you’re a mom of four, you might need a few extensions on your deadline. Such was the reality for writer […]
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Don’t Let Jubilee Year 2025 Pass You By
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis ushered in a gift to the Church that comes once every 25 years: a jubilee year, this year themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” Jubilee celebrations have […]
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In Christ, We Find All Peace and Happiness
Fourth Sunday of Advent This weekend observes the last Sunday in Advent. The first reading is from the Book of Micah, who is regarded as one of the minor prophets, […]
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Why I’m Spending Christmas in Bethlehem This Year
This Christmas, while massive crowds of pilgrims will flock to Rome for the opening of the Jubilee year, I’ll be spending the holy season in Bethlehem. For many, Rome’s grand […]
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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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‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’
Whatever astrophysicists might theorize about how time slows as one approaches the edge of a black hole, the clock runs ever forward, 60 minutes every hour, day after day. And […]
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On Gaudete Sunday, We Rejoice in the Coming of the Lord
Third Sunday of Advent An atmosphere of delighted expectation overtakes this weekend’s liturgy. It is Gaudete Sunday, a name taken from the Latin rendition of the first word of the […]
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A Gift for Yourself in 2025: Planning Ahead as Self-Care
Growing up on a small farm, vacations were rare for Liz Gilbert. But one summer, her parents enlisted a neighbor to tend to their goats and chickens so the Gilberts […]
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Our Common Home
We live in an old house, my family and I. Its beauty and craftsmanship are a marvel to behold. Sometimes in the morning, as I sit in an armchair in […]
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Sounding the Alarm on the Dangers of AI
Remember HAL? For those whose memories may not go back that far, HAL (Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer) was the murderous artificial intelligence machine in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film “2001: A […]