Church & Spirituality

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When Someone You Love Loses Faith

The younger generations are drifting from the Church. What can we do to reach them?

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Simple Ways to Share Our Faith

Evangelization is not a strong suit for many Catholics. Here are some practical steps to remedy that.
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A Prodigal Daughter Returns

After years away from the Church, a prodigal daughter came home again.
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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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A Sacred Invitation: Laying Down our Power Before the Manger

It was mid-November when I began unpacking holiday crates and adorning our home with Christmas decorations. Perhaps it was the ongoing surge of dizzying news that made decorating for Christmas so early sound so enticing—a small bit of joy I ...
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Faithfully Catholic. Authentically Franciscan.

“Go, rebuild my Church!” This divine inspiration, which St. Francis received at San Damiano provides a suitable backdrop for Franciscan Media’s new mission-oriented focus.
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The Work of Our Hands: A Meditation on Labor Day

This Labor Day, maybe every day, I will say a prayer for these unsung heroes.
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