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‘Swift to Spurn’
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The New Abbess
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For the Love of the Word
ArticleFor the Love of the WordPope Francis’s theological initiatives, like the “Sunday of the Word of God,” are just as important as his political statements. By Rita FerroneJanuary 28, 2020Pope...
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Teaching & Preaching
ArticleTeaching & Preaching Preachers should emulate teachers at mass, striving to be adaptable, humble, loving, and willing to learn by inviting participation from the congregation.By Natalia M....
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The American Parish Today
ArticleThe American Parish TodayThe U.S. church is not so much in decline as undergoing a profound transition, a reality we can and should joyfully embrace.By The EditorsMarch 27, 2020The American...
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Are All Welcome?
ArticleAre All Welcome?Churches are spaces for every part of the body of Christ. By not making them accessible to disabled Catholics, we fail in our commitment to universal inclusion.By Madeline...
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Authentically Black, Truly Catholic
ArticleAuthentically Black, Truly CatholicBlack people were practicing Catholicism in North America hundreds of years before the United States was founded.By Tia Noelle PrattApril 1, 2020The American...
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A Sign of Trouble
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Pandemic, Protests & Pentecost
ArticlePandemic, Protests & PentecostPentecost readings can lead to easy, watered-down homiletics about unity amid diverse peoples. In response to the killing of George Floyd, the church must do...
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Institutional Advantage
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Moved with Pity
ArticleMoved with PityI didn’t realize how hard it would be to see people attending Mass this way. Faces I’ve known for years, obscured for protection. Suddenly, we were all very fragile.By Regina...
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Jazz Vespers
ArticleJazz VespersDuring lockdown, daily concerts from balconies in Brooklyn created a welcome ritual that shaped the endless days and strengthened the community.By David GibsonAugust 12,...
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Mass in the Orange Zone
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A Living Catholic Tradition
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Where the Action Is
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‘Don’t Invite the Theologians’
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Work of Human Hands
ArticleWork of Human HandsWe shouldn’t be fearful of further transformations in the appearance of the Bible. The Word of God can speak as well in a laptop as from a manuscript.By Luke Timothy...
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Earnest Desire
ArticleEarnest DesirePope Francis’s letter on liturgical formation challenges and affirms the People of God as a whole. By Rita FerroneAugust 27, 2022LiturgyPope FrancisU.S. Catholicism
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The Liturgies of the Triduum
ArticleThe Liturgies of the TriduumHow important is it to get to the three great Triduum liturgies? For a lot of Catholics, it’s getting harder and harder, because of work.By Rita FerroneApril 5,...
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Baptismal Ecclesiology & Vatican II
ArticleBaptismal Ecclesiology & Vatican IIVatican II set out to recover the central importance of baptism. But have we fully grasped what it means to belong to a “baptismal priesthood”?By Rita...
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