The World as It Is by Ed Burns

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Recognizing the presence of God in moments of grief, chaos, and confusion.

Death to Life, Despair to Hope by Gene Ciarlo

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"It is a story of resurrection and more. It is about remembrance and bringing to life again." An Easter reflection.

How to Live with What We Cannot Entirely Dispel by Fran Salone-Pelletier

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The origins of a poem. A lament for Laetare Sunday.

Heeding the Call by Anne Kerrigan

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Keeping in contact in the age of Covid.

A Poem by Jeannine Pitas

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"My great-uncle was of no one place. Despite what my passport says, neither am I."

As Good a Catholic as You’re Gonna Get by Nicole d’Entremont

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Pondering the sacramental life of the church, past, present, and future.

Two Poems by Rita A. Simmonds

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"The question and the answer / became one thing..."

Ladders of Lenten Prayer by Gene Ciarlo

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Like the image of the chakras in Kundalini yoga, prayer can grow from utter simplicity to communion with divinity.

On the Importance of Intergenerational Friendships by Kate Oczypok

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When you worry about whether or not you’re succeeding or properly “adulting,” hearing affirmations like these really does some good for your soul.

A Poem by Gerard Garrigan, OSB

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"John Prine, to my mind, you were a lot like me..."