By Daniela Simmons
In January, tens of thousands of pro-life advocates gathered for the 53rd annual March for Life in our nation’s capital. School groups, congregations, families and political leaders all gave witness to the gift of every life — both mom and baby
2/19/26
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By Mary Beth Bonacci
So, what is going on with young men these days?
I know, every generation in recent memory has asked the same question. Those young hooligans with their leather jackets. The hippies with their psychedelic vans.
2/19/26
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By Elizabeth Foss
The Israelites were standing at the edge of the Red Sea, trapped between the water and an advancing army. Panic felt reasonable. Outrage felt justified. Complaints felt inevitable.
2/19/26
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By Lucia A. Silecchia
These past weeks, along with millions of others, my days have been lived in the grip of a cold and icy northeast with no sign of warmth coming soon.
2/19/26
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By Fr. Joseph M. Rampino
This Sunday provides us a with a long section of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, probably his most famous extended set of teachings.
2/14/26
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By Fr. Steven Oetjen
Feb. 8 — Mt 5:13–16 “You are the salt of the earth ... You are the light of the world,” we are told today. This Gospel text follows immediately after the Beatitudes, which we heard last Sunday.
2/7/26
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By Douglas Harden
“Pacem in Terris,” Latin for peace on earth, is Pope John XXIII’s landmark 1963 encyclical and a prophetic guidepost for our times.
2/5/26
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By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
There have been numerous attempts, despite scarce historical data, to provide reliable biographical details concerning St. Valentine.
2/5/26
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By Elizabeth Foss
Sometimes, I think about how we didn’t even have a computer in the house when my first child was born. I didn’t have a smartphone until 20 years later, when my ninth was born.
2/5/26
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The test