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Family and friends, the 2024 election and ThanksgivingElizabeth Scalia

Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for -- mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children all around -- I am particularly thankful that none of our ...

The world says 'jump!'; Jesus says otherwise Elizabeth Scalia

The world is hyperventilating like I've never seen it before. Particularly for anyone who watches broadcast news (I don't) or participates in social media platforms (sadly, I do), the world has ...

The little way to pray all day, even if you have no time to spare!Elizabeth Scalia

There is a saying, dubiously attributed to St. Francis de Sales but it sounds more like Venerable Fulton Sheen to me: "Every one of us needs half an hour of prayer every day, except when we are busy -- ...

Meeting Jesus at midnight or in the wee small hours Elizabeth Scalia

We all have them, those desperate times, particularly in the wee small hours of the morning, when illness or anxiety pulls us up from our beds and down to our knees, or keeps us on our feet, pacing the ...

Endless filth needs transparency, truth, tiers and tearsElizabeth Scalia

It was terrible to learn that Jean Vanier -- whom so many Catholics had looked up to as the saintly, heroic founder of L'Arche -- had been manipulating and abusing women who came to him seeking spiritual ...

Pope Francis: 10 titles for 10 years Elizabeth Scalia

Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as "the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years." Over the last 10 years, he has led the church with energy and optimism, traveling ...

Why it is good and necessary to take pajama daysElizabeth Scalia

Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Although I've given up grousing for Lent, I recently found myself complaining to anyone who would listen that life was beginning to feel like the instructions on a bottle of ...

Praying for Bishop Alvarez, with Benedict, Van Thuan and Kung Elizabeth Scalia

In recent news, a train derailment in Ohio threatens to spread toxicity throughout the environment. In recent news, the U.S. government is shooting "spy balloons" and other unknown objects from the sky. In ...