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Perspective

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Paul Winkler

Aug 23, 2024

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Work: fundamental, decisive for making life more human

(Photo: Adobe Stock) Pope St. John Paul II wrote in Laborem Exercens , “It is certainly true that work, as a human issue, is at the very...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Jared Staudt

Aug 22, 2024

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The Eucharist and the Mission of the Laity: The Case of Extraordinary Ministers

After writing about mission and the call to holiness , I was asked to answer this question: “How did extraordinary ministers of holy...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Brianna Heldt

Aug 22, 2024

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How to live well: A mother's reflection on vocation

Our vocation enables us to encounter and embody Christ's love

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Aug 21, 2024

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When was baseball’s Golden Age?

Amidst a presidential campaign in which many of our countrymen deplore the choices we face in November, let’s take a break, follow the...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Mary Beth Bonacci

Aug 18, 2024

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The real Catholic motherhood

I’m at 35,000 feet where, thanks to the miracle of modern satellite technology, I can do something I rarely do: watch daytime TV –...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Aug 14, 2024

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Repurposing the Catholic Campaign for Human Development

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), rhetorically oversold as the “U.S. Church’s anti-poverty program” – Do no other such...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Deacon Marc Nestorick

Aug 12, 2024

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'For a safe trip to God': The 'why' of the funeral vigil

(Photo by André Escaleira, Jr.) My grandfather passed away when I was a young child. He was a firefighter and passed away in the line of...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Jared Staudt

Aug 8, 2024

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The Power of Silence and the Problem of Sound in Adoration

“The most powerful experience at the National Eucharistic Congress was the Adoration, Father. Tens of thousands of people all turned...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Aug 7, 2024

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Potholes on the road to Synod 2024

The ecclesiastical propaganda machine created for last October’s Synod on Synodality for a Synodal Church is still grinding away, and...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

George Weigel

Jul 31, 2024

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Charity, good manners, and driving the Interstates

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says some interesting things about charity, the supreme theological virtue that, as St. Paul wrote...

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Deacon Marc Nestorick

Jul 29, 2024

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Catholic funerals matter: Why you should have one

The casket is incensed during the Final Commendation of the funeral rite, offering the soul of the deceased to God before processing to...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Jared Staudt

Jul 25, 2024

4

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What the Universal Call to Holiness Entails

Why aren’t we holy? God, in fact, wills that we become holy: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification” (1 Thes 4:3). So why...

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