Worship & Religion

During the summer we have more free time to gather our thoughts

During the summer we have more free time to gather our thoughts

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During the summer we have more free time to gather our thoughts

Saturday, August 2, 2025
ANigerian priest was giving a weekday sermon at a suburban church in New Jersey, urging us to stop and make time for prayer and quiet contemplation. The priest knew what a countercultural thing he was insisting on.It’s not breaking news that a priest would encourage people to pray.
Martina Navratilova voices opinion on the problems with surrogacy

Martina Navratilova voices opinion on the problems with surrogacy

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Martina Navratilova voices opinion on the problems with surrogacy

Saturday, July 26, 2025
God bless Martina Navratilova. She said an honest, courageous thing about surrogacy.The Czechoslovakiaborn tennis legend was responding to an article on egg donation. The author of the piece had posted it on X, asking rhetorically: “Egg donations – are young women aware of the risks?
Convents offer respite to an overwhelmed population in need of God

Convents offer respite to an overwhelmed population in need of God

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Convents offer respite to an overwhelmed population in need of God

Saturday, July 19, 2025
The quote, “I feel the nuns have been expecting us. They knew our last nerve would disappear at some point,” comes from a piece in the online publication Vice: “Gen Z Women Are Booking Convents Instead of Beach Houses This Summer.”They are not staying for life.

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Pope Leo XIV offers message urging seminarians to be joyful

Saturday, June 28, 2025
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV kicked off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy Tuesday by encouraging seminarians to be joyful and honest, offering an uplifting message after Pope Francis frequently castigated priests and decried what he called the sin of “clericalism.
Not one of us will ever be fully in control of our life or death

Not one of us will ever be fully in control of our life or death

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Not one of us will ever be fully in control of our life or death

Saturday, June 21, 2025
Liz Carr was accepting an award for her work on a BBC documentary of the same name. She’s an actress and a disability rights activist, who’s been using her platform to highlight the evils of legal medically assisted suicide, the topic of the documentary.
Americans are so awash in history, we can’t even keep track of it

Americans are so awash in history, we can’t even keep track of it

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Americans are so awash in history, we can’t even keep track of it

Saturday, June 14, 2025
Down by the Fraunces Tavern, the city doesn’t fully resemble the New York of St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the Empire State Building. Some of the New Yorkers among a group of “public intellectuals” had no recollection of being at the landmark before. George Washington had his farewell address here?
We live in something of a delusion when it comes to abortion

We live in something of a delusion when it comes to abortion

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We live in something of a delusion when it comes to abortion

Saturday, June 7, 2025
It’s been three years since the Supreme Court ended Roe v. Wade. Can we begin to start to talk about it?“What is she talking about?” you may be thinking. Where has she been?
God is love and all its implications: This can make life bearable

God is love and all its implications: This can make life bearable

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God is love and all its implications: This can make life bearable

Saturday, May 17, 2025
My favorite early fact about Pope Bob from Chicago comes from his talkative brother, John. Local reporters found John right away as the world met Pope Leo XIV.Fake news I may have repeated initially had the new pontiff as a Cubs fan.