May 15, 2020

Virus stopped couple’s dream wedding, but ceremony still ‘special’

When Matthew and Bethany Vogel got engaged in January 2019, they had no way to foresee the virus that would upend events worldwide in spring 2020, including their wedding.

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Jesus walking n the field with his disciples

Exploring the World Jesus Knew

This scholar takes a look at the environment that helped shape salvation.
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Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and its newspaper, The Catholic Worker, is depicted in a stained-glass window at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in the Staten Island borough of New York. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Dorothy Day: Model of Mercy

She provided a voice to the unheard. Pope Francis acknowledged that in his speech last September to the US Congress.
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priest with congregation

Welcoming the Stranger: Tips for Parishes

A culture of hospitality helps parishes grow and thrive.
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Finding the Bay of Parables

I was a Jesuit novice. Over 25 years ago, during the first month in the novitiate, I read about a place called the "Bay of Parables. " While I can't remember what book this was, I remember the vivid impression ...
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Journey to Ephesus

When we think of biblical lands, the nation of Turkey, which straddles Europe and Asia, rarely comes to mind. Yet as a major center for the early Church, this ancient land is home to many sites sacred to the Christian ...
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James Foley: Journalist, Man of Faith

He was murdered by ISIS as he exposed to the world the suffering of the Syrian people. His loved ones look back on his life and legacy.
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