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Stories of Grace: Episode 8
"There isn't a tidy bow that I can wrap on this story. But, I learned, it's not the bow that makes things beautiful; it's the gift of life itself."…
Advent Fun and Festivity: St. Lucy's Day
Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Lucy, a third-century Sicilian girl who pledged her virginity to Christ and endured a martyr’s death when she refused to renounce her faith. Numerous versions of St. Lucy’s martyrd...
The Virgin of Guadalupe and the Season of Advent
For some Christian people throughout the world, especially Mexican and Mexican-American Christians, December 12, of course, is the celebration of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. The feast commemorates her December 9–12, 1531 appearan...
The Immaculate Conception: A Dogma of Consent
Renée Roden on freedom to love.
The Problem of Experience
What happens when experience is treated as an end unto itself? Madeline Running thinks about how young people might properly understand experience in college.
Stories of Grace: Episode 7
"Like performing and articulating music, we are meant to develop our relationship with God so that we can perform mercy and articulate love to all of humanity." We all have bad habits. Nail biting, hair twirling, maybe midnight snac...
Burial of the Dead: Opportunities and Challenges
Brian McMichael of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend suggests that the pastoral rites for the dead are an occasion for practicing the virtue of hope.
Black Friday, Advent, and a Nativity Set
Timothy P. O'Malley offers a way to get ready for the season of Advent. Forget heading to the malls with the crowds on Black Friday and instead set up a Nativity Set.