March 17, 2023

An Indigenous woman reacts as Pope Francis meets with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities at Maskwacis, Alberta, July 25, 2022. Women leaders from among Canada's Indigenous nations were at the United Nations' New York headquarters March 8, 2023, seeking broad support, including from Pope Francis, in their ongoing campaign to stop violence against their communities' women and girls. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Indigenous Canadians seek support to fight violence against women, girls

Women leaders from among Canada's Indigenous nations were at the United Nations' New York headquarters, seeking broad support, including from Pope Francis, in their ongoing campaign to stop violence against their communities' women and girls.
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The Question of Why

Reflect Almost four years ago, a young man walked into a Walmart here in my hometown of El Paso. He opened fire in what became one of the worst mass shootings in our country. Since then, I have sat with ...
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man with arms outstretched | Photo by Xan Griffin on Unsplash

St. Francis Explained Perfect Joy

“Which commandment is the first of all?” (Mark 12 :28). One of the best stories about St. Francis is his explanation to Brother Leo about “perfect joy.” “When we come to St. Mary of the Angels, soaked by the rain and ...
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Lent with St. Clare: Third Friday

“I admonish and exhort all my sisters, both those present and those to come, to strive always to imitate the way of holy simplicity, humility, and poverty.” —The Testament of St. Clare For many of us, simplicity is something that ...
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