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By Zoey Dimauro and Ashleigh Buyers
The description underneath the 2012 “Stuff Catholic Girls Say!” video says, “Yes, we are Catholic. Yes, we do think it’s ok to make fun of ourselves.” Bridget Wilson, one of the creators of the video, is now an administrative assistant for the diocesan Office of Family Life. At the time the video was shot, […]
Arts
By Ana Franco-guzman
WASHINGTON – The main organizer of a two-day symposium on church response to domestic abuse and violence called the gathering historic. “None of us know of a national conference that responds to domestic abuse” like this, Sharon O’Brien told Catholic News Service. O’Brien is a co-founder and the director of Catholics for Family Peace, which […]
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By Katie Scott
Fresh out of college, Jason C. Burchell worked aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, traveling the coasts of Europe and Latin America assisting vacationing passengers. Unbeknownst to him, the globe-trotting job was a little practical gift from God – a chance to find his sea legs years before stepping onto one of the world’s largest […]
Columns
By Zoey Dimauro
“They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him,” Mary Magdalene told the man, before realizing she was speaking to the resurrected Christ. After embracing Him, she ran to tell the disciples the good news. Honoring her role as the apostle to the apostles, Mary Magdalene’s memorial, July […]
Columnists
By Christina Capecchi
I’ve been listening to Lillian Cunningham’s “Presidential” podcast, trying to glean insights into our nation’s earliest leaders. In a month that is sure to contain fireworks – from the 4th of July to the Republican and Democratic conventions – it feels quieting and introspective to cast my mind back to our first presidents. In her […]
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By Katie Scott
Fresh out of college, Jason C. Burchell worked aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, traveling the coasts of Europe and Latin America assisting vacationing passengers. Unbeknownst to him, the globe-trotting job was a little practical gift from God — a chance to find his sea legs years before stepping onto one of the world’s largest […]
Columnists
By Elizabeth Foss
I see it happening, the unfolding of a girl’s heart towards the warmth and light of community. And then, just as the petals are in full flower, I watch what seems nearly inevitable: petals pulled back in tightly onto themselves, hardened to protect against the pelting that comes. I am the mother of four girls. […]
Movies
When a pampered terrier (voice of Louis C.K.) is forced to make room for the new dog (voice of Eric Stonestreet) his owner (voice of Ellie Kemper) has rescued from the pound, their rivalry leads to a series of comic misadventures over the course of which their mutual hostility begins to soften in the face […]
Movies
By John P. Mccarthy
NEW YORK – Just beneath the surface of “The Legend of Tarzan” (Warner Bros.), a Gilbert and Sullivan opera is trying to claw its way out. That’s not to say the latest big-screen take on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Lord of the Jungle” creation is remotely clever or lyrical, only that it’s a wee bit silly […]
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