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Effie Caldarola: We ask for a sign when it’s better to be one

caldarolaAs a small child, I was a bit of a religious nerd. I’m not sure why, but I was the oldest child, the only daughter, and our little Catholic mission parish in farm country was central to our lives. From a young age, faith intrigued me.

Kathryn Evans Heim: We become what we behold

heimThere are so many things clamoring for our attention these days, in all different kinds of ways. We are assaulted by advertisements, which are practically unavoidable on every video we watch, on billboards, on the radio and on our social media feeds.

Deacon Enedino Aquino: Are we making progress this Lent?

aquinoWe began the season of Lent this past Feb. 14, precisely on Valentine’s Day, a day of love and friendship. What better time to begin this season with the true love of Jesus in His self-giving for us!

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe: This Lent, embrace the call to forgive

JaymieWolfeIn Roman Catholic parishes, the rituals of Lent begin with the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday. But many Eastern Christians – both Catholic and Orthodox – set the tone for the penitential season of Lent by observing another tradition: Forgiveness Sunday.

Dr. Tod Worner: Amid so much noise, we crave silence

wornerShhhh.
Do you hear that?
That’s right – Nothing.
Silence.

Deacon James H. Toner: True leadership requires character, competence

tonerDefective or dangerous – that is, inauthentic – leadership, at any level, concerning any plan or project, always departs from God’s providence, which we know from scripture, tradition and the settled magisterium. We are all in different circumstances, but we are all called to learn by the Light and to lead to the Light. That is genuine leadership, whether papal, political or plebeian. Its absence is chaos, corruption and crime.

Buettner: Nighttime conversations with children and God

BuettnerThe story of God calling out to Samuel when he’s sleeping always makes me think of parenting a young child in the middle of the night.

Caldarola: ‘The poor you have always with you,’ but are you with them?

caldarolaIt was a crisp morning a few years back, and the streets were largely empty. I was early for a meeting downtown and I planned to pick up a coffee on my way.

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