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2016

Three Views on 'Having a Vocation'

| Charles Kestermeier, SJ

When I was in grade school, the whole idea of having a vocation seemed rather clear to me: I learned that I had a vocation either to the priesthood or to marriage, and that was it. Anyone not choosing to be a priest (or brother) or a nun...

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Erasmus and the Second Vatican Council

| Thomas Cummings

John Courtney Murray referred to the development of doctrine as the “issue under the issues” at Vatican II.[1] Whether the Council Fathers considered changing the practice of liturgy, the teaching on religious freedom, or the...

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10 Books for Adult Faith Formation: Part 3

| Mary Ann Wilson

Continuing our five-part follow-up to the essay "Forming Adults in Faith Through Fiction," here are the next ten recommended books for use in adult faith formation. 21) Patricia Hample, Virgin…

Motherhood as a Path to Sainthood

| Allison Ciraulo

Saints throughout the ages have lived lives of heroic virtue in every imaginable context, as martyrs, missionaries, and mystics; doctors, lawyers, and teachers; workers, cloistered contemplatives, and itinerant beggars. There are also pl...

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10 Books for Adult Faith Formation: Part 2

| Mary Ann Wilson

Continuing our five-part follow-up to the essay "Forming Adults in Faith Through Fiction," here are the next ten recommended books for use in adult faith formation. 11) Dorothy…

How to Pray the Rosary with Middle Schoolers

| Sammi Kretz

Sammi Kretz describes introducing the Rosary to her middle school students and reflects on the importance of Marian devotion and traditional prayers.

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Henri de Lubac and the Mystical Body of Christ

| Novice Joseph Wagner, O.S.B.

The Church on earth is the visible manifestation of Christ’s love that is enfleshed between each of her members. St. Jerome described this incarnation of love in his famous phrase Corpus Christi ecclesia est, quae vinculo stringitu...

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The Mystery of Fatherhood

| Timothy P. O’Malley

As an adopting father, I have a unique relationship with my child. While many babies bond with their mother through late night breastfeeding, as adopting parents, my wife and I split this nightly vigil. From his earliest days in the...

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Stories of Grace: Episode 3

| Andy Miles

"I started to think about how often I had told others I would pray for them.  I used it as a meaningless phrase to convey that they were in my mind.  But had I ever really prayed for them?  Really prayed?"…

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Speaking to the Heart

| Ellen Voegele

Ellen Voegele describes the ministry of COR at East 220, an organization that welcomes adults interested in exploring Catholicism or growing in faith.

St. Matthew, Child of God

| Karla Bellinger

Karla Bellinger, of the Marten Program, gives a homily for the Feast of St. Matthew for the McGrath Institute for Church Life's monthly Vespers.

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"A Good Catholic Meddles in Politics"

| Michael Jordan Laskey

Mike Jordan Laskey offers sound advice to Catholics about engaging in political life before, during, and especially after the upcoming election.

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God's Patience and the Bible

| John P. Manfredi

How do we teach our students the virtue of patience? John Paul Manfredi suggests that this education can take place through forming our students to read the Scriptures.

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10 Books for Adult Faith Formation: Part 1

| Mary Ann Wilson

As a follow-up to her essay "Forming Adults in Faith through Fiction," Mary Ann Wilson provides a list of 50 recommended titles. Here are books 1–10.

How to Become a Catechist

| Trenton Mattingly

Trention Mattingly, an Echo 13 apprentice, discusses what he's learned about being a catechetical leader in the Diocese of St. Augustine.

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Stories of Grace: Episode 2

| Stephanie Reuter

"Something as simple as laundry couldn't possibly be a way to draw me closer to God- could it?" EDITORIAL NOTE: This reflection is an installment of the popular Stories of Grace Podcast. Visit here…

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Why Chant is Good for Children

| Timothy P. O’Malley

My three year old son is a regular Mass-goer. Aware of his very short attention span, we make sure to sit in the front each and every Sunday. He loves when there is singing, especially chant. He loves elaborate processions. He loves ince...

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An Invitation to Vespers

| Carolyn Pirtle

What is Vespers? Why should we pray it? Carolyn Pirtle invites you to rediscover this ancient form of prayer and join us for Vespers on September 21 at 5:15pm in Geddes Hall.

Forming Adults in Faith Through Fiction

| Mary Ann Wilson

Can reading a novel really help a person grow in faith? Mary Ann Wilson answers yes, arguing that literature can play a key role in adult faith formation.

The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

| Timothy P. O’Malley

Timothy P. O'Malley on how Mary's suffering, contemplated on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, is redemptive. Mary's pain makes our pain meaningful.

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The Politics of Gratitude

| Robert G. Christian III

What can break the cycle of poverty? Only the grateful recognition that all is gift, and that all have a responsibility to share their goods with others.

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Song of the Sorrowful Mother

| Carolyn Pirtle

Commemorate the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows through Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's stunning musical setting of the ancient sequence, Stabat Mater Dolorosa.

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