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Question Corner: Why can’t the church offer a completely gluten-free host?
CommentaryEucharistQuestion Corner

Question Corner: Why can’t the church offer a completely gluten-free host?

Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 19, 20254 min read
It is true that actual wheat must be used in a valid celebration of the Eucharist, but there are still ways to receive holy Communion even as a Catholic with a severe gluten intolerance.
Family is where we learn to serve the least among us
CommentaryMarriage & Family Life

Family is where we learn to serve the least among us

Laura Kelly FanucciFebruary 18, 20253 min read
Family is the way that we learn to love, serve and humble ourselves over and over again to care for Christ in our midst.
Documenting Jesus
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Documenting Jesus

Carole Norris GreeneFebruary 17, 20253 min read
Here in the United States, the threat of facing mass deportation due to the absence of proper documentation does not have to be faced alone.
Look to the skies
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Look to the skies

Scott P. RichertFebruary 17, 20254 min read
When we experience the beauty of a sunset and that yearning in our soul, we may grasp for just a moment what it means to be made in the image and likeness of God.
Breakfast Casserole Time
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Breakfast Casserole Time

Rita BuettnerFebruary 16, 20253 min read
Warm, hearty breakfasts are perfect for wintry days.
Russia’s sacrilegious war on Ukraine 
CommentaryThe Catholic DifferenceWar in Ukraine

Russia’s sacrilegious war on Ukraine 

George WeigelFebruary 13, 20255 min read
Those responsible for devising U.S. foreign policy should recognize how that train wreck helps define Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine, even as it conditions any resolution of the war worthy of the name “peace.”
Who are Ss. Cyril and Methodius, the other Feb. 14 saints?
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Who are Ss. Cyril and Methodius, the other Feb. 14 saints?

J.J. ZieglerFebruary 13, 20256 min read
Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent popes have repeatedly sought to draw greater attention to them.
Question Corner: Is a person divorced due to an abusive marriage unable to receive Communion?
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Question Corner: Is a person divorced due to an abusive marriage unable to receive Communion?

Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 12, 20254 min read
Divorce only becomes an obstacle for receiving the sacraments when a divorced Catholic attempts to remarry civilly without having had their first marriage declared null by a Catholic marriage tribunal.
That First Communion Joy
BlogCommentaryOpen Window

That First Communion Joy

Rita BuettnerFebruary 10, 20253 min read
Our twin nephews made their First Communion this weekend, and I was so excited for them.
A hymn to human dignity
CommentaryHealth CareJubilee 2025

A hymn to human dignity

Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P.February 10, 20254 min read
Let’s get started and lend our voices to this symphony through our charity to the sick and the elderly on the World Day of the Sick!
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