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Offering Hospitality to Strangers
Maureen Crowley Heil
After moving eleven times in 42 years, I am no stranger to being a newcomer. Hospitable neighbors are always a plus. Here, we are incredibly blessed. For example, because our latest house needed to be ...
Begotten by loveScott Hahn
God is love, and He revealed that love in sending His only Son to be a sacrificial offering for our sins. In these words from today's Epistle, we should hear an echo of the story of Abraham's ...
The 1924 convention of Catholic Students' Mission CrusadeThomas Lester
On May 29, 1924, a gathering of 15,000 Catholic students and hundreds of priests and representatives from nearly every religious order in the Archdiocese of Boston gathered on Boston College's Alumni ...
Preparing for the Holy Year of 2025Father Robert M. O’Grady
Anticipating Pope Francis' decree of May 9, 2024, in last week's column, we announced the Holy Year of 2025 with its title Pilgrims of Hope. Before the solemn announcement, the pope and the Holy ...
Scripture Reflection for May 5, 2024, Sixth Sunday of EasterJem Sullivan
Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 1 Jn 4:7-10 Jn 15:9-17 In a digital culture dominated by social media and technological means of communication, the idea of friendship can often be ...
Political decision year aheadRussell Shaw
Evidently timed to coincide with the heating up of the presidential race, a movie called "Civil War" made its debut in theaters across the country in March. It is premised on the fantastic notion of Texas ...
What's going on with the Latin Mass?Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: What's going on with the Latin Mass, and why do some priests like to celebrate it while others don't? (Ocean View, DE) A: It's good to keep in mind that priests are human beings who, like the rest ...
On the vineScott Hahn
In today's Gospel, Jesus tells us that He is the true vine that God intended Israel to be -- the source of divine life and wisdom for the nations (see Sirach 24:17-24). In Baptism, each of us was ...
Honor Mothers at Home and In the MissionsMaureen Crowley Heil
In many countries in the missions, women are responsible for the daily collection of water used by their families. Sometimes, they must walk miles to do so. Think of the difficulty of the return trip. ...
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