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Why are Catholic homilies so bad? | Father Maurice J. Nutt, C.Ss.R.
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube It’s no secret that Catholics aren’t always delighted with the homilies they hear at Mass. Catholics on Reddit have complained about hearing homilies ranging from the silly (comparing the Trinity to parts of a car) to the…
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It’s not enough that the Pentagon execution won’t be televised
Earlier this month, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that, for the first time since 1936, the United States would conduct a public execution by firing squad to carry out the death penalty on Nidal Hasan, a gunman who killed 13 people and injured 32 others in 2009. In the…
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Dementia diary
I need to call my bank, my father says.His voice like that of a childwhose birthday has finally arrived. He’s in ICU for pneumonia. On TV,water is descending over a ledgeand my father doesn’t understand why the water doesn’t run out. Water is a funny thing, he says.It keeps…
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What does it mean to vote with an informed conscience?
In 1960, Jesuit Father John Courtney Murray said we pose the wrong question if we ask: Is Catholicism compatible with American democracy? The more appropriate question, he argued, was: Does American democracy provide the conditions under which the Catholic conscience can act…
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Kids deserve honest, empathetic conversations about death
Julia Minchew’s conversations with her 3-year-old, Annie, go something like this. Annie: “Mommy, when I get bigger, I’m going to go downstairs, take my car, and go pick up Finnegan.” Julia: “Well, honey, he’s in heaven, and we won’t see him for a very long time.” Annie: “Will…
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The complicated history of the church and birth control
When historian Samira K. Mehta began researching the history of religion and birth control in the United States, she thought she knew roughly what she would find. The familiar history of contraception often centers feminist activists who fought to make birth control legal and…
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A Sunday reflection for November 1, 2026
Readings (Year A): Revelation 7:2–4, 9–14Psalm 24:1bc–2, 3–4ab, 5–61 John 3:1–3Matthew 5:1–12a Reflection: What is making you restless this week? I recently caught up with a high school student I taught several years ago. Already graduated from college and living a full life in…
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This counselor wants Catholics to rethink spiritual abuse
When Paul Fahey published his first paper on spiritual abuse—the misuse of spiritual or religious authority to control or harm another person—he had no idea how well it would be received. “I found I had stepped into a gap I didn’t even know existed,” Fahey, a licensed mental…
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How do you love someone whose politics you hate? | Nichole Flores
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube A study released by University of California, Irvine in May 2026 found that more than a third of Americans reported having lost a relationship with a friend, family member, romantic partner, or coworker over political differences.…
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Ease your parenting anxiety with this gospel-based guide
Help! I’m Ruining My Kids By Abbey Wedgeworth (Zondervan, 2026) At a time when parenting experts are literally in the palms of our hands and artificial intelligence can instantly synthesize countless studies to determine the “best” choice for our children, today’s parents feel a…