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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Statue of Jesus

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

Dorothy Day provided a voice to the unheard. Pope Francis acknowledged that in his speech last September to the US Congress.
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Welcoming the stranger

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

Home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, this city is also steeped in Christian history.
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Irena Sendler: World War II’s Polish Angel

Irena Sendlerowa (Sendler), a Catholic who became known as the "Polish Angel, " saved the lives of an estimated 2,500 Jewish children during the Holocaust.
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