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More than a ‘cracker’
AmenAmen Matysek CommentaryCommentaryEucharistFeature

More than a ‘cracker’

George P. Matysek Jr.May 8, 20244 min read
As one of my own daughters prepares to receive her first Communion this spring, my wife and I try to explain that in the Eucharist we encounter the God of the universe. Just as food feeds and nourishes our bodies, the Eucharist feeds and nourishes our souls. It gives us the strength to resist sin and to be Christ’s presence in the world.
‘Stack days’ for growth
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‘Stack days’ for growth

Mark VivianoApril 18, 20244 min read
Greatness doesn’t just happen; it’s the result of daily dedication and effort.
‘Just-us’ sessions?
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‘Just-us’ sessions?

Carole Norris GreeneMarch 19, 20244 min read
Perhaps “just-us sessions” initially could lead to discussions of ways to uphold the dignity of others without being torn down for atrocities that took root long before many were born.
Love makes room
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Love makes room

George P. Matysek Jr.February 26, 20243 min read
Managing Editor George Matysek Jr. shares some personal reflections on welcoming a sixth child to his family.
Firm foundation
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Firm foundation

Christopher GuntyDecember 26, 20233 min read
We need support poles and decking to give our faith life some structure. Those are other sacraments, including reconciliation/confession, and devotionals such as praying the rosary, the Angelus, Divine Mercy chaplet or morning and evening prayer.
Christmas still calls
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Christmas still calls

Carole Norris GreeneDecember 18, 20233 min read
God will never dishonor himself by going back on this tremendous gift of free will. And when our choices cause us pain, God never stops encouraging us to “confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help” (Heb 4:16).
Praying for the dead
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Praying for the dead

Christopher GuntyNovember 2, 20234 min read
The things that weigh us down in this life – fatigue, difficult jobs, pain, injustice, our sins – will all be gone in heaven.
The music in my head
AmenCommentaryEucharist

The music in my head

Carole Norris GreeneOctober 5, 20233 min read
Through their three-year eucharistic revival, the U.S. bishops are calling on Catholics to “enter more deeply by faith and love” into the mystery of mysteries, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
Love and truth
AmenCommentary

Love and truth

Father Matthew BueningSeptember 7, 20234 min read
We must be humble and open to new ways that express the reality of LGBT Catholics within the loving embrace of the church.
Take heart, press forward
AmenBlack Catholic MinistryCommentaryRacial Justice

Take heart, press forward

Carole Norris GreeneJuly 13, 20234 min read
Congress XIII participants can take heart from the consecrated men and women who for decades courageously spoke truth to power as they called for the inclusion of the cultural contributions of Black Catholics to the Catholic Church during those troubling times before the Baltimore-based National Black Catholic Congress Inc. (NBCC) was established.
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September 4, 20226 Min Read

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