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  1. Nourishing the Imaginations of the Young Church

    | Megan Shepherd

    In seeking to capacitate young people for mature lives of faith, Notre Dame Vision offers an opportunity for young people and the adults who minister to them to encounter the fullness of Jesus Christ revealed in the Scriptures, the sacra...

  5. Our Lady, Doer of Knots

    | Allison Ciraulo

    At the beginning of our marriage, my husband and I spent six months living in Argentina as volunteers at a hospice house. The hospice was run by a religious community with whom we were connected, and welcomed terminally ill men and women...

    Mary Undoer Of Knots Picmonkey

  7. God Reigns Over the Nations

    | Hans Tolpingrud

    Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. Alleluia! Christ is Risen! In our daily lectionary, we are pointed to the incredible depth and range of the human experience that we find in the Psal...

  8. Embracing Parish Life: Step 4—Getting Involved

    | Katie Diltz

    In thinking about writing this series for young adults on embracing parish life, I began by informally surveying young adult Catholics in my social networks. The 85 people who responded to my Google survey represent an atypical sampling ...

  9. Embracing Parish Life: Step 3—Tithing

    | Katie Diltz

    I love budgeting. It might be a slight obsession. My friends and coworkers can attest to my willingness to tell anyone and everyone how wonderful and important it is to budget. The first expense category on our monthly budget is “G...

  10. Metaphors in the Catechetical Imagination

    | Ronald K. Bullis

    Christ and his Church have always used metaphors to fashion and to articulate meaning, to express the inexpressible presence of God, and to communicate his truths,[1] such as “I am the good shepherd” (Jn 10:11, 14). The Natio...

  12. "You can eat with us": On Poverty and Community

    | Brad Klingele

    Twenty years ago, I asked Paul, the tall, burly, blunt, and opinionated leader of the Catholic soup kitchen, if I could take my youth group to serve dinner.“Nope!” he barked.Startled, I squeaked out, “Um, why?”...

  13. Embracing Parish Life: Step 2—Registering at a Parish

    | Katie Diltz

    Throughout my 20s and into my early 30s there have been some “defining moments” that have made me feel like I’m slowly but surely reaching adulthood. Getting my car’s oil changed, purchasing and cooking a Thanksgi...

  14. "Parks and Recreation": Icon of Community

    | Carolyn Pirtle

    Over the past several months, I’ve been rewatching NBC’s comedy series Parks and Recreation, which is, in my opinion, one of the most quietly wonderful shows ever to be on television. Having seen every episode at least once n...

    Pirtle Parks And Rec Crop

  16. A Vision of Heaven: Dorm Community as Christian Community

    | Renée D. Roden

    How good it is and how pleasant when kindred dwell as one. —Psalm 133:1 A wise priest once held up for me, as an image of spiritual maturity, the Gospel story of the Visitation. Luke narrates the story of Mary running…

  17. Goodness Multiplied: An Examination of Christian Community

    | Claire Fyrqvist

    I was a lone wolf until college. I prided myself on not having a group of friends but many distinctive, particular friendships. I hated following the crowd and I thought of myself as something of an artist. Maybe it was becoming Catholic...

  18. Christian Education and Residence Life

    | Anthony J. Oleck

    I woke up one Friday morning to shouts and pounding at my door. It was just before 6am, and I leapt out of bed and stumbled across my apartment, opening the door to find two frantic women from Building Services. They informed me that a r...

  19. Mother's Day Quotations: A Bouquet from Church Life

    | The Editors

    In honor of this upcoming Mother's Day, as well as the ongoing month of Mary, we've rounded up a list of highlights on motherhood from Church Life Journal's pages. We offer the list below as a "bouquet" of quotations offering insig...

  20. Motherhood and the Eucharist

    | Madeline Running

    Iam a new mother, but each day I realize more and more that the journey into motherhood is a process of becoming. Reflection on this process often leads me back to Our Blessed Mother, who also had to become a mother. As Mary became ...

    Maryeucharist