The Case for Palliative Care by Anne Kerrigan

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An appeal to a form of end-of-life care that provides emotional and spiritual support.

Remorse: A Story by Catherine Chandler

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"When I had almost given up hope of executing my plan, I discovered a Saint Joseph's Daily Missal lying in the last pew on the far side of the church between the 8th and 9th Stations of the Cross. . . ."

We Will All Be Changed: Reflections on the Transfiguration by Jim Forest

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A meditation for the Feast of the Transfiguration on August 6.

Featured Poets Week: Gerard Garrigan, OSB

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A memory of an emotional recital concludes our Featured Poets Week.

Featured Poets Week: Fran Salone-Pelletier

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"I sit attentive and connected . . . / In the roaring silence of summer sounds"

Featured Poets Week: Wally Swist

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Our Featured Poets Week continues with work from Wally Swist. ". . . as you spoke / your last words / to Christ, both of you hung on the splintered / wood of crude crosses . . ."

Featured Poets Week: Rita A. Simmonds

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All week, we're sharing new work from some of our favorite poets. "This beach is pebbled with persons / skipping in waves. . . ."

Featured Poets Week: Jeannine M. Pitas

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Taking time to explore the work of some of our favorite poets. "She is a theologian I trust / to teach me again how to pray. . . ."

Mass After the Pandemic by Gene Ciarlo

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What impact has the pandemic had on Christian faith and its communal practice?

The Catholic Bishops and Persuasion by William John Fitzgerald

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Two 20th-century bishops modeled a "gentle persuasion" that could be instructive for today's clerics.