Life
Nicene Guy

Parish Closures

The sad news that some 55 parishes in and around New York are going to be shuttered (or “merged” with other parishes) has been public

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Family
Amanda Sloan

It Isn’t Mine

There is a tendency in ministry to talk about what we do as “ours” or “mine”. I’ve fallen into that trap more times than I

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Columnists
Amanda Sloan

The Myth of 100%

With my own marriage mere weeks old now, I can’t help but reflect on this notion that you have to be 100% sure about the person you

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Columnists
Matthew Tyson

And God Made A Father

“I can’t believe you have a freakin’ kid.” I hear that phrase a lot now from my old high school and college friends. “I know,”

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Vocations
Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC

The Subjective Side of Vocations

In recent years there have been a number of great initiatives to promote vocations. They show young priests happy with their priesthood, they show the

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Columnists
Rebecca Frech

Setting the Example

There’s a young couple at church that we like hanging out with.  They’re in their twenties and just starting out, but so smart and fun

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Columnists
Arleen Spenceley

Thoughts On Being Alone

I sit today in a silent church, the only one in the pew. The only one in the building. I think about the time I

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Columnists
Sean Connolly

Without

On Holy Saturday night, I met a woman whose son has a disorder on the autism spectrum known as Sensory Processing Disorder. As she explained

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Spirituality
Ryan Kraeger

Two Rivers

I had seen General Santos City from the air before, but one sees things differently from a fixed wing aircraft than from a helicopter. The

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Columnists
Chris Ricketts

Catholic “Baby Machines”

We’ve all heard the comments. If you are the parents of more than 2.5 children or come from a family of more than 2.5 siblings,

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Columnists
Matthew Heinrich

My Desire for Marriage

As I approach ordination to the Diaconate after 12 years in the seminary it’s easy to think about the many “what ifs” in my life.

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