By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer
The school year carries me. It’s not always graceful, but the structure is there: the early mornings, the carpool, the rhythm that tells me where I am in the day.
7/10/26
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By Elizabeth Foss
Every summer, about this time, parents begin to worry. They compare notes — or their kids share what other kids are doing — and they wonder. Should the children be in another camp?
7/9/26
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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
A month ago, Father Gabriel O’Donnell, O.P., one of my colleagues at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., asked if I had seen the new “Message of Pope Leo XIV to Priests."
7/8/26
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By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
The Lord has sweet and consoling words for us this Sunday: “come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”
7/3/26
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By Christina Capecchi
No television soundtrack is more deeply embedded in my memory than the opening song for “Little House on the Prairie.”
7/1/26
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By Sr. Constance Veit, LSP
St. Jeanne Jugan is often portrayed looking quite solemn, but she was actually very joyful.
6/26/26
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By Fr. Steven Oetjen
You might notice that we Christians often refer to each other as “brothers and sisters.”
6/26/26
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By Elizabeth Foss
Pale pink peonies at the perfect moment of bloom fill the church. They are utterly lovely.
6/25/26
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
Just a few days ago, YouTuber Jesse Ridgway announced that he and his wife made the “difficult decision” to abort their baby after testing indicating the child may be born with Down syndrome.
6/24/26
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Why Jesus uses parables