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Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL
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Super Bowl LVI: The Catholic Roots of the NFL

Kate O’HareFebruary 10, 20227 min read
As fans prepare to watch the Rams take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m., Catholic viewers may not realize how much their fellow believers have been involved in the history and success of American football.
Is your parish family-friendly?
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Is your parish family-friendly?

Laura Kelly FanucciFebruary 10, 20224 min read
Making a parish family-friendly is a practical and spiritual undertaking. It both requires a checklist and an examination of conscience.
How Tom Brady can inspire our Lenten discipline
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How Tom Brady can inspire our Lenten discipline

Elise Italiano UreneckFebruary 10, 20224 min read
What we choose to do for our Lenten disciplines should help us make incremental progress toward holiness.
One city’s effort to close the digital divide
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One city’s effort to close the digital divide

Mark PattisonJanuary 27, 20225 min read
In 2021, nearly one in four U.S. households did not have an internet connection, according to Reviews.org, a website that evaluates products and services for home internet connectivity.
Remembering the life of a beloved Black nun, leader and friend
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Remembering the life of a beloved Black nun, leader and friend

Shannen Dee WilliamsJanuary 3, 20225 min read
2021 saw the passing of some of the nation’s most important leaders, thinkers, writers and freedom fighters of the modern era.
A meditation on Mary’s heart at the Nativity
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A meditation on Mary’s heart at the Nativity

Cassandra PalmerDecember 22, 20213 min read
All along, Mary’s immaculate heart had always been fertile ground for God’s love to grow.
My Advent pilgrimage to the gravesite of Sister Thea Bowman
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My Advent pilgrimage to the gravesite of Sister Thea Bowman

Shannen Dee WilliamsDecember 9, 20214 min read
In these trying times, one can only wonder what Sister Thea, an unapologetic champion of Black life, mothers, families and social equality, might say about the current state of our bitterly divided nation and church.
Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek: Poor in spirit
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Jesuit Father Walter Ciszek: Poor in spirit

Father Richard Malloy, S.J.December 4, 20214 min read
Walter Ciszek was a tough kid growing up in the rugged coal country of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. In the mysterious ways of God, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1928 and, as a novice, offered to go to the Russian missions. In 1938, he was sent to Poland and later accompanied workers who were heading into […]
Christmas supply chain issues opportunity for what matters
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Christmas supply chain issues opportunity for what matters

Anna JonesNovember 23, 20213 min read
If we can get back to the realization that Advent is fruitful because we have four weeks set aside to focus on hope in God’s promises, peace in God’s plan, joy in God’s providence, and love of the Lord and others, then maybe we’ll see it as gift of four weeks to slowly prepare for Jesus instead of a competition of liturgical living activities to complete.
This Advent, focus on presence not presents
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This Advent, focus on presence not presents

Katie Prejean McGradyNovember 23, 20214 min read
If we can get back to the realization that Advent is fruitful because we have four weeks set aside to focus on hope in God’s promises, peace in God’s plan, joy in God’s providence, and love of the Lord and others, then maybe we’ll see it as gift of four weeks to slowly prepare for Jesus instead of a competition of liturgical living activities to complete.
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