Perspectives gained from my Archives internship
Julia Kierul
Small, everyday occurrences tend to be overshadowed by history's grand, extraordinary, or abnormal events. On the surface, worldly events such as the French Revolution or the "discovery" of the Americas ...
'There Are Two': Pope Gelasius and Jefferson's 'Wall of Separation'Kenneth Craycraft
In a Jan. 1, 1802, letter to the Danbury, Connecticut, Baptist Association, President Thomas Jefferson wrote one of the most famous sentences in American presidential history. After quoting the religion ...
ReadersFather Robert M. O'Grady
''Sacred scripture is of the greatest importance in the celebration of the liturgy. For it is from scripture that lessons are read and explained in the homily, and psalms are sung; the prayers, ...
Deer in the dusky eveningEffie Caldarola
On a dusky fall evening, I take a walk down a familiar neighborhood street. Ahead of me, a small deer looks my way at the same moment I spot him. Freezing, I realize he's being followed by seven companions. ...
World Mission Sunday: A Universal Day of Celebration!Maureen Crowley Heil
Because our Church is universal, Mass is celebrated in many different dialects every day. When you consider the message spoken around our altars, it becomes apparent that we speak a common language -- ...
What God has joinedScott Hahn
In today's Gospel, the Pharisees try to trap Jesus with a trick question. The "lawfulness" of divorce in Israel was never an issue. Moses had long ago allowed it (see Deuteronomy 24:1-4). But Jesus ...
The Synod on Synodality approaches its conclusionRussell Shaw
Participants in the Synod on Synodality spent two days before the start of its final session in a closed retreat that ended with a "penitential liturgy." The synod office also provided the participants ...
Scripture Reflection for Oct. 6, 2024, Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary TimeFather Joshua J. Whitfield
Gn 2:18-24 Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 Heb 2:9-11 Mk 10:2-16 or 10:2-12 As Eve to Adam in the purity of Eden, as bride to groom in the joy of a wedding: it is a primeval holiness, the holiness of a woman ...
Make everything a sacrifice to sanctify the worldDr. R. Jared Staudt
"Make everything you can a sacrifice." -- The Angel of Portugal to the three Fatima children Sacrifice stands before us as the hidden key to life. The word itself may sound frightening, conjuring ...
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Culture & Events
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Perspectives gained from my Archives internshipJulia Kierul
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'There Are Two': Pope Gelasius and Jefferson's 'Wall of Separation'Kenneth Craycraft
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The challenges of being a Catholic voterGreg Erlandson
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The Synod on Synodality approaches its conclusionRussell Shaw
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The real choice Catholic schools offerMichael Reardon
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Scripture Reflection for Sept. 29, 2024, Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeacon Greg Kandra
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Election year mannersRussell Shaw
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Are you a media apostle?Sister Hosea Rupprecht
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Why we give thanks for priestsCourtney O’Brien
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Faith & Family
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ReadersFather Robert M. O'Grady
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World Mission Sunday: A Universal Day of Celebration!Maureen Crowley Heil
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What God has joinedScott Hahn
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Make everything a sacrifice to sanctify the worldDr. R. Jared Staudt
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Why do Catholics emphasize the body more than the blood of Jesus in Communion reception?Jenna Marie Cooper
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Scripture Reflection for Oct. 6, 2024, Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary TimeFather Joshua J. Whitfield
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Praise the Lord -- and forget the ammunitionJaymie Stuart Wolfe
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ServersFather Robert M. O'Grady
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Join the Cardinal Cushing Club and See the World!Maureen Crowley Heil
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To belong to ChristScott Hahn
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Spirituality
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Deer in the dusky eveningEffie Caldarola
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Underground RailroadEffie Caldarola
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Demographic decline as caused by 'procreation'Michael Pakaluk
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Visiting the dying, a distinct work of mercyMichael Pakaluk
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Pushed off the platformMichael Pakaluk
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Advice to fathersMichael Pakaluk
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The higher you go liturgically, the lower you should go in service of the poorBishop Robert Barron
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The Easter Season is the fleshly seasonMichael Pakaluk
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Ripley and RupnikEffie Caldarola
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The three countercultural promises of a priestBishop Robert Barron
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In Depth
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What went wrong in the Sexual Revolution? New documentary takes a lookLizzy Joslyn
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Does God make people gay? A theologian respondsMary Rezac Catholic News Agency
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Why Catholics should beware as high-tech 'deepfake' videos emergeKevin Jones
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Cardinal Caffarra explains the reasons behind the dubiaCatholic News Agency
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