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What does it taste like?
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What does it taste like?

Rita BuettnerFebruary 5, 20233 min read
Some questions are difficult to answer. What is it like to receive the Eucharist? What is it like to believe that this life we are enjoying is just a part of a whole extraordinary journey that leads us to God?
4 tips for building a media-smart family
CommentaryFeatureYouth Ministry

4 tips for building a media-smart family

Sister Nancy UsslemannFebruary 5, 20234 min read
Living virtuously with our media requires communicating together to become a media-smart family.
Here is the simplest way to share faith with kids
CommentaryFeatureYouth Ministry

Here is the simplest way to share faith with kids

Laura Kelly FanucciFebruary 4, 20234 min read
We can’t simply drop kids off at Catholic school or religious education classes and consider the job done.
Let good prevail
CommentaryWit & Wisdom

Let good prevail

Father Joseph BreighnerFebruary 2, 20232 min read
Fortunately the United States and its allies continue to provide weapons, food and logistical support to the people of Ukraine. Our prayer is that good will prevail over the evil of Putin.
Living my Lenten discipline through the lessons of Black History Month
Black Catholic MinistryCommentaryRacial Justice

Living my Lenten discipline through the lessons of Black History Month

Effie CaldarolaFebruary 1, 20234 min read
King’s long-ago observation rang true: The 11 o’clock hour on Sunday is the most segregated in America.
Memories of a saint
AmenBlack Catholic MinistryCommentaryFeatureRacial Justice

Memories of a saint

Adrienne CurryFebruary 1, 20234 min read
Throughout her life, Sister Thea pioneered the rights of African Americans in the Catholic Church and refused to accept the racial injustices she witnessed within her community.
Question Corner: Leaving early and the paschal candle
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Question Corner: Leaving early and the paschal candle

Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 30, 20234 min read
The final blessing is the official conclusion of the Mass, so — in that sense — once the final blessing is said, Mass is over and you may leave without technically missing any of the Mass.
An open letter to Marie Kondo: Thanks for sparking my joy
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An open letter to Marie Kondo: Thanks for sparking my joy

Rita BuettnerJanuary 28, 20233 min read
Dear Marie,
I’m grinning ear to ear. I hear you’ve given up on a tidy house—and that you’re happier for it.
Question Corner: Burning or burying sacramentals? And why use holy water?
CommentaryFeatureQuestion Corner

Question Corner: Burning or burying sacramentals? And why use holy water?

Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 25, 20234 min read
If you have sacramental objects which you no longer need but which are still in relatively good shape, the best and easiest thing to do is pass them along to someone else who could use them.
Centered on Christ
Charity in TruthCommentaryFeatureSchools

Centered on Christ

Archbishop William E. LoriJanuary 24, 20233 min read
Christ is at the center, there in the midst of all that we do, the way we approach every subject, every aspect of the school.
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