Staff Editorial

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Jesus’ Sacred Heart Connects Everything  

Jesus’ sense of “heart” leads him to embrace the cross, where his side was pierced. The blood and water that flowed out energize and support the missionary vocation of all baptized persons.

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Shared Dignity Leads to Solidarity 

When we appeal to each other’s dignity, we start building something beautiful: solidarity.
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A Lenten Journey toward Hope 

Sometimes in life there can be two totally unrelated things that, upon closer look, are actually connected.
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High Hopes for the Jubilee

A survey of the news hardly inspires hope.
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A Time to Rebuild

St. Francis told us to “begin again,” but first we need to rebuild the ruins in and around us. 
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Far More Than What St. Francis Expected 

The crèche may be the most popular Christian devotional practice and example of inculturation (situating Jesus in every culture).
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Replacing Moral Outrage with Curiosity and Wonder

It would be wise in our age to return to the wisdom that arose from Vatican II around the notion of inculturation—the idea that diversity within differing cultures contributes to a “deeper humanity” and a “better plan for the universe.”
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