March 2025

Tulips in bloom

Dear Reader: The Beauty of Change

Every spring, I am amazed when I watch the world begin to wake up from its long winter slumber and once again bring forth its beauty.
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Lent Gives ‘Spring Training’ A Whole New Meaning 

This author offers us practical ways to make the best of the 40 days of Lent. 
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Women religious and the Church

The Nuns Are OK: Building a Sustainable Future for Women Religious 

While numbers in congregations of women religious are falling in the United States, Catholic sisters from all corners of the country are reimagining how to live out their missions in a shifting cultural landscape. 
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Your Prayer Life: Looking at the Bigger Picture 

Sometimes we can only break the bonds of disordered attachments when God leads us to the desert. 
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Names as an Act of Reverence 

Some of the most powerful life lessons are taught through simple interactions or encounters.
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The Great Surrender: Embracing ‘Sister Death’ 

St. Francis embraced all journeys of life—and even his own death—with a willing heart. 
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The Hidden Sanctuary of Holy Angels 

Tucked away in Belmont, North Carolina, Holy Angels has not only cared for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities but has also transformed lives, including those of the caregivers.  
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