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Question Corner: Does a person’s mortal sin prior to becoming Catholic follow him or her until confession and absolution?
CommentaryQuestion Corner

Question Corner: Does a person’s mortal sin prior to becoming Catholic follow him or her until confession and absolution?

Jenna Marie CooperSeptember 10, 20254 min read
When in doubt, bring it up in confession anyway. If a person does bear the guilt of a sin committed in their pre-Catholic life, the priest will be happy to grant absolution.
Crabs and conversation 
CommentaryThe Domestic Church

Crabs and conversation 

Rita BuettnerSeptember 10, 20253 min read
When we crack claws and pluck crab meat over brown paper, we do it patiently and with joy for the process and the time together. Perhaps we can bring that same patient joy to our hopes for God’s work in our life.  
Let’s make America serious again
CommentaryThe Catholic Difference

Let’s make America serious again

George WeigelSeptember 10, 20255 min read
Has the Great Republic lost the capacity for serious public debate? Why is American politics dominated by the screamers and the vulgarizers? Where are the adults in the room?
Cal Ripken, Carlo Acutis, Pier Georgio Frassati, and Heroes in Our Lives
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Cal Ripken, Carlo Acutis, Pier Georgio Frassati, and Heroes in Our Lives

Rita BuettnerSeptember 8, 20254 min read
As we marked the anniversary of Cal breaking the streak, lots of those decades-old emotions came back.
Keeping it real 
Charity in TruthCommentaryFrom the Archbishop

Keeping it real 

Archbishop William E. LoriSeptember 8, 20254 min read
AI has made it more difficult to perceive what is real and what is unreal in the virtual world. And it has made it easier for its users to be deceived.
The sounds of silence
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The sounds of silence

Greg ErlandsonSeptember 5, 20253 min read
People like us who come to visit the properties have the same quiet demeanor one finds in a cemetery. We walk among ghosts.
Question Corner: What is church teaching on openness to kids in marriages between older adults?
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Question Corner: What is church teaching on openness to kids in marriages between older adults?

Jenna Marie CooperSeptember 4, 20254 min read
In order to marry in the Catholic Church, a couple does need to be at least open to life in principle — but it is not a requirement that children necessarily be foreseen as a realistic possibility in the intended union.
Helping kids and teens cope with the threat of school violence
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Helping kids and teens cope with the threat of school violence

Joseph D. WhiteSeptember 3, 20253 min read
Tips for parents on managing children’s worries about school shootings
AI tips for students
CommentarySchools

AI tips for students

Sister Hosea RupprechtSeptember 3, 20255 min read
As students of all ages return to the classroom, educators are faced with all the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can help or hinder their students’ learning.
Time for college move-in day
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Time for college move-in day

Rita BuettnerAugust 31, 20254 min read
I don’t want to say I’ve become a college move-in enthusiast, but I love our nieces and nephews, and I love visiting college campuses.
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