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Ellen Romer Niemiec
6 days ago2 min read
Joy in the Dark
I live in Chicago, where it gets dark awfully early this time of year. My daughter likes to remind me how much she doesn’t like the dark....
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Jessica Grima Jewett
Dec 132 min read
Beacon of Light for the World
As we reflect and remember the Feast Day of St. Lucy, I had to go back and do some research. I have always thought of St. Lucy because...
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Jenny Snarski
Dec 122 min read
Also Her Children
I’m writing this reflection after a recent conversation with my brother who’s left the Catholic Church. Hearing more about his personal...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Dec 73 min read
In the Year of Our Lord
Happy 2nd Sunday of Advent! I find the scriptures in today’s readings to be incredibly dynamic as they powerfully reflect our own...
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Julia Morrow
Nov 304 min read
A Shepherd's Call: St. Oscar Romero’s Last Christmas Eve Homily & the Ongoing Hope of Palestinian Witness
By Alayna Carlock and Julia Morrow I was introduced to St. Oscar Romero years ago through the homily that he delivered on Christmas Eve...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Nov 291 min read
Sign up now! Advent reflections start soon!
As some may be recovering from turkey or football, or perhaps getting up too early (in my opinion at least!) to venture to the stores, we...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Nov 283 min read
Lady Wisdom’s Feast of Abundance
My spouse and I chose hospitality as a virtue we wanted present in our marriage, family and community. This has looked like a lot of...
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Erika Tate
Nov 253 min read
St. Catherine of Alexandria: Patron of Wheel-Breaking Feminists
Type into Google “patron saint of feminists” and you will find that there is no such title. There are suggestions such as Sts. Brigid,...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Nov 241 min read
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We are offering something new this Advent. We have daily Advent reflections by your favorite authors and some new contributors that will...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Nov 233 min read
An Honest Thanksgiving
Here we are, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, surrounded by the chaos of this particular post-election season. Perhaps you find yourself...
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Jessica Grima Jewett
Nov 162 min read
Beauty in the Waiting
Have you ever lost patience in waiting for something? A bride waiting for her wedding day, a new mom waiting to give birth to her child,...
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Jocelyn E. Collen
Nov 93 min read
Liberating Love: The Generous Widow
As I write this, we are a few days away from the election, and I pray that the next President of the United States will govern with...
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Susan Amann
Nov 63 min read
National Stress Awareness Day
Today, November 6, 2024, is National Stress Awareness Day which falls on the first Wednesday of November each year. Why have a national...
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Sue Delvaux
Nov 42 min read
A Perspective on Tomorrow
Our Church calls November 5th, 2024 “The Tuesday of the Thirty-first week in Ordinary Time.” For me, it is much more. I am now 73 years...
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Sara Ann Conneely
Nov 33 min read
You Are Not Far
Today’s Gospel is a very familiar passage stating the Greatest Commandment. The story, in particular the restating of the Shema, reminds...
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Jocelyn E. Collen
Nov 23 min read
Remember Me
My first memory of El Día De Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) was from middle school, when the Spanish language class made sugar skulls...
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Kathleen Clark
Nov 22 min read
All Souls, Living and Departed
As the liturgical year draws to a close and we enter these twin feasts of All Saints and All Souls, I tend to think on my loved ones who...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Oct 315 min read
Reclaiming Rome
I last visited Rome almost 20 years ago, right after I graduated high school. I returned recently from October 12-19 as part of an...
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Patty Breen
Oct 293 min read
All God's Children Matter
We are days from what is predicted to be an even closer presidential election, which feels frightening to even acknowledge. The...
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Kelly Sankowski
Oct 263 min read
The Freedom to Choose
Most Harry Potter fans will remember when Harry arrives at Hogwarts and sits in front of the whole school for every first year’s biggest...
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