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Question Corner: Should general absolution be a more regular practice?
CommentaryQuestion CornerWorship & Sacraments

Question Corner: Should general absolution be a more regular practice?

Jenna Marie CooperAugust 28, 20244 min read
If a parish is able to have at least a weekly Sunday Mass, then there would likewise seem to be enough of a priestly presence in that area to allow penitents to have their individual confessions heard within a reasonable time frame.
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20 ways for busy people to converse with God
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20 ways for busy people to converse with God

Megan NyeAugust 25, 20246 min read
Here are some ways you can satisfy your thirsty soul by injecting prayer into your busy life.
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Keep the faith, parents
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Keep the faith, parents

Rita BuettnerAugust 25, 20244 min read
That is part of being a parent—offering, inviting, hoping, and loving, and recognizing that your child might take a different path.
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Jesus is waiting for you
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Jesus is waiting for you

Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P.August 24, 20244 min read
We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other.
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Question Corner: Is spiritual communion the same as sacramental Communion?
CommentaryQuestion CornerWorship & Sacraments

Question Corner: Is spiritual communion the same as sacramental Communion?

Jenna Marie CooperAugust 21, 20244 min read
While a spiritual communion might be a praiseworthy aid to one’s spiritual life, it is not the same thing as a physical, sacramental Communion.
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Study on Catholic attitudes on immigration shows need for instruction
CommentaryImmigration and Migration

Study on Catholic attitudes on immigration shows need for instruction

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzioAugust 21, 20244 min read
At least 46 percent of our Catholics need better instruction on what the church teaches so that their opinions on migration will be informed by Catholic social teaching.
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How to raise your kids into faithful adults
CommentaryMarriage & Family Life

How to raise your kids into faithful adults

Dr. Greg PopcakAugust 21, 20248 min read
The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life (an apostolate of Holy Cross Family Ministries) worked with the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate to create the Future Faithful Families Project.
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Christ on river, Christ down street
CommentaryEucharist

Christ on river, Christ down street

Jaymie Stuart WolfeAugust 20, 20244 min read
I’ll give the big events all I’ve got, but focus more of my attention on the daily opportunities God gives me to both see Christ living and active in my life and be Christ to the people I encounter where he has placed me.
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No warranty needed
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No warranty needed

Rita BuettnerAugust 19, 20243 min read
’Tis the season for back-to-school shopping, and last week I found myself at the computer store, picking up a laptop. The store employee behind the counter rang up the purchase and then looked at me. “Do you want to get the warranty on that?” “No,” I said. “It costs almost half the price of the […]
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The National Eucharistic Congress: A taste of heaven
CommentaryEucharist

The National Eucharistic Congress: A taste of heaven

Bishop Andrew H. CozzensAugust 19, 20245 min read
To see 60,000 people — the largest procession in this country in almost 50 years — gathered to show their love and honor for Jesus Christ was powerful.
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