August 2021

Dear Reader: Welcome, Friar Pete!

When Tom Greene announced his retirement from drawing Pete and Repeat, our staff found itself facing a dilemma: How do you replace a staple of the magazine while also not erasing its legacy?
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Saint Clare of Assisi and her sisters

St. Clare: Light of Assisi

When St. Clare died, the Church lost a luminary. But her legacy shines brightly to this day.
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Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory

Convert to Cardinal: The Journey of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory

Inspired by his Catholic schoolteachers, Wilton Gregory dreamed of becoming a priest. Last year, Pope Francis named him the first Black US cardinal.
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St. Clare of Assisi

Let Us Pray: St. Clare’s Prayerful Life

The privilege of poverty, as much as I can embrace it, is an outer simplification. Advancing age reveals it to me, but Clare shows me how to maximize its revelations.
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Screen shot from film

Film Reviews with Sister Rose

Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews IN THE HEIGHTS, SUMMER OF SOUL, and BUILDING A BRIDGE in our August issue!
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Jesus and his cross

Who Do You Say That I Am? A Meditation on Jesus

Jesus asks this of all his disciples. How do we respond?
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Louis of France: A Saintly King

To care for his people, Louis of France built cathedrals, churches, libraries, hospitals, and orphanages.
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