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Vacation Bible School season has rolled around again, folks. Here’s the ten kids you may meet this summer: 1. The Jumper This kid jumps and jumps and jumps to every song on the VBS playlist. Interlude? No problem. Just keeps jumping. 2. The Fruit Ninja The Fruit Ninja easily could be mistaken for …
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“Young adult” is practically a synonym for “mass-hopper” in my archdiocese. Ok, so I made that word up and some young adults indeed attend the same parish weekly. They sit in the same pew. They sit next to the same people every week. They park in the same parking spot. I am not one of …
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The women and children pursue their cases with patience and perseverance just a hundred yards away behind the sign. They are in detention. The following outlines my experiences with the migrant community in seeking peace: Last summer, I stood across from these mothers and their children and waved. A strong network of activists with …
Pope Francis on Building Walls: “This is not the gospel” Read More »
I poked around my parish library one evening. We’re lucky to have perpetual adoration and access to the library 24/7, but I rarely stop in. With school now ending for the semester, I am on a mission to read more. I picked out a few books and some other goodies! Here’s what I left with!: 1. …
The signature of Catholics calisthenics: Stand, sit, stand, sit, stand, kneel, stand, kneel, stand… . You’ve heard of beach-bod and dad-bod, but what about Mass-bod? Get Mass-bod ready with these 10 easy exercises: 1. Stretching A solid stretch. Always necessary to prevent injury. Bonus: Be sure to touch your toes to achieve the most profound …
Pope Francis will visit the US this week. This marks his first visit to the US since his papacy began in 2013. He will visit the White House, address Congress, attend the World Meeting on Families, and immerse himself in a spectrum of other engagements. When the details of his visit became public, the rarity …
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Since you obviously won’t be visiting the Vatican, perhaps you are thinking of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception instead. Not so fast, my friend: 1. The doors are really heavy 2. There’s nowhere to sit 3. You might get lost looking at one of the 100+ side altars 4. …
Now that Father Robert Barron is Bishop Robert Barrron, let’s review this list again… 1. Word on Fire Word on Fire serves as a global media ministry with dozens of formats including DVDs, study programs, videos, homilies, and books. Fr. Barron founded this ministry and assures us he plans to continue Word on Fire in …
Haven’t read Laudato Si’ yet and need a little kick to get going? Or just want to read it again? Play Laudato Si’ BINGO as you read. See you how quick you can score a B-I-N-G-O: Or use our printer-friendly version: And while you are in an encyclical kind of mood, be sure to also …
My friend looks at me, “Pope Francis is taking the Church in a new direction…things will change…and the bishops in Ireland are following his lead,” and I feel a tug on my heart. During Francis’ first year in the chair of Peter, I heard these comments especially often. They popped up especially after headlines such …
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