St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty
St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
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Letting the Eucharist Work in Us
Sister Holda, my Franciscan sixth-grade teacher at St. Peter’s in Skokie, Illinois, made all of us memorize Anima Christi.
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Encounters with Pope Francis
And even that wasn’t the worst. “I was really emotional in a moment where really no one saw,” Boehner said in a press conference.
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Lenten Penance: Getting Back on Track
Our understanding of penance is based on our understanding of sin.
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Eucharist: Jesus Always With Us
The majority of weekday Masses that I attended in the 1950s were “Low Masses” that involved no singing.
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Confirmation: What’s a Parent to Do?
The girls wobble unsteadily on new heels; the boys in their suits look awkward as colts.
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