By Christina Capecchi
It’s Wednesday morning on Lower Grey Cloud Island, a wooded retreat tucked 15 miles down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minn. The world feels lush and fertile, birdsong rising through a canopy of maples.
6/12/26
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By Elizabeth Foss
She smiles as she enters the pew on the opposite end from where I’m sitting. Three little boys, all in a row, file in after her and before her husband.
6/12/26
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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
Hearing the good news that the Catholic bishops of the United States, acknowledging the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, consecrated our country to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we can only rejoice that Christ allows us another opportunity to thank him, beg his continued assistance and give ourselves entirely to him.
6/11/26
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By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
The feast of Corpus Christi brings with it an incredible variety of expressions of belief in and love for Christ truly present in the Holy Eucharist.
6/6/26
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By Fr. Steven Oetjen
“It is not good for the man to be alone,” God said of Adam in the garden, before the creation of Eve (Gen 2:18). But it is fair to ask, “Why was it not good?” After all, everything God created up to that point was called “good.”
5/30/26
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
Certainly, AI has been a subtle, largely unnoticed part of our lives for a long time. But, in 2023, when the viral launch of the seductively user-friendly ChatGPT brought AI into our homes, schools and offices, we were forced to confront the far more profound impacts of AI, of which ChatGPT plays only a minor part.
5/29/26
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By Elizabeth Foss
Most marriages reach a point where love ceases to feel primarily romantic and becomes sacramental in an entirely new way.
5/29/26
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By Fr. Jack Peterson, YA
The redemptive work of Christ was not complete until the new outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Jesus had spoken of this promised gift very directly and intentionally toward the end of his earthly journey.
5/22/26
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
Recently, I got the ominous “heads up” that my work computer is scheduled to be replaced this summer.
5/20/26
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