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Why confess to a priest? What if it’s been a long time?
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Why confess to a priest? What if it’s been a long time?

Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 3, 20233 min read
While we know for sure that sins are forgiven through the sacrament, God is of course free to extend his grace beyond even what he has promised.
Christmas treats, victories, and memories (7 Quick Takes)
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Christmas treats, victories, and memories (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerDecember 29, 20224 min read
We’ve reached the point in our Christmas break where I am not entirely sure what day of the week it is. What I do know is that we are still in the midst of our Christmas celebrations.
A season of change, a time of hope
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A season of change, a time of hope

Greg ErlandsonDecember 29, 20223 min read
In the darkest days of winter, we are filled with new hope, just as when we hold that new child.
A Christmas Eve Miracle
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A Christmas Eve Miracle

Rita BuettnerDecember 27, 20223 min read
On Christmas Eve morning, we woke up to find that our furnace had stopped working.
Toward eternity
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Toward eternity

Father Joseph BreighnerDecember 27, 20222 min read
We can see the passing years and decades as simply growing older. Or we can see the passing years and decades as growing toward eternity.
Lights in the sky a cherished Christmas memory
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Lights in the sky a cherished Christmas memory

Mitzy DerasDecember 22, 20221 min read
Enjoying snow and hot chocolate is a cozy way to spend Christmas, but watching the sky light up in celebration of the birth of Christ is just as magical.
Pierogi factory: Catholic Review managing editor relishes Polish Christmas traditions
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Pierogi factory: Catholic Review managing editor relishes Polish Christmas traditions

George P. Matysek Jr.December 20, 20223 min read
Using a cherished family recipe handed down from ancestors from Poland, Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek Jr. and his wife, Treasa, spend the wee hours before Christmas making, kneading and rolling out dough and then dropping homemade potato-and-cheese filling into each carefully crafted circle.
When the end of Advent is a scramble to the finish
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When the end of Advent is a scramble to the finish

Rita BuettnerDecember 18, 20223 min read
In these final days of Advent, I am way behind on my preparation for Christmas.
Memorial is reminder of ‘suffering, struggle, loss’ of community’s children
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Memorial is reminder of ‘suffering, struggle, loss’ of community’s children

Father Matthew GworekDecember 15, 20225 min read
With woodland walks and natural ponds embracing a circular granite basin carefully etched with the names of those who perished that day in 2012, the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial offers a simple beauty.
Like St. Francis, we can learn from the poor
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Like St. Francis, we can learn from the poor

Mary MarroccoDecember 15, 20225 min read
It’s a sign of St. Francis’ holiness that his fame draws people to the cross from which Christ receives and gazes on all who come.
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