The Collapse of Time by Anne Kerrigan

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The way that time seemed to morph, collapse, fall in on itself makes it hard to recall specifics. All I know is that it was a horrific experience, a personal nightmare which has been shared by so many others around the world.

A Microcosm of Covid-19’s Impact on America’s Poorest by Jamie Manson

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This pandemic has laid bare the shocking inferiorities of so many systems in our country: the fragility of our social safety net, our gutted public health system, our stark economic inequalities that are often the result of systemic racism and xenophobia.

Prayer During a Time of Crisis by Gene Ciarlo

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In our modern world, religion is the last port in a storm. We can put our good theology and moral teachings in modern dress so that the world might sit up and take notice.

The Harmonious Center By Ciro Festa

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Lessons from Dante Alighieri on how we can seek moderation and balance in a time of fearful uncertainty.

“He Is Not Here, for He Is Risen”: Thoughts on the Current Pandemic in the Light of Easter by Jordan M. Miller

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Images on a screen, the sound of a voice digitized in one place and re-constituted somewhere else, can never pretend to replace the human person, standing there, alive.

Camus’s The Plague and Our Coronavirus by Patrick Henry

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What brings us back to Camus’s novel during our current pandemic is the simple, ordinary morality that he delineates throughout the text. There is no heroism here, just ordinary people behaving in a decent manner.

Rescue Mission by Amy Nicholson

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Selections from the writings of a courageous missionary inspire contemporary audiences.

Aging Gracefully by J. Milburn Thompson

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A collection of essays and poems reflecting on aging as part of a spiritual journey.

Heaven’s Door by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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A biographical portrait of a modern-day saint, an enduring marriage, and a lived experience of mercy.

Letter to the Invisible Faithful by Fr. Jean-Miguel Garrigues, OP

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May this unusual period become an opportunity for us to discover another aspect of the church, an aspect which is invisible but nevertheless very real: the communion of saints.