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Category: Features

The ministry of the lector

Posted on Feb 23, 2023Feb 22, 2023 in Features
The ministry of the lector

By Father Thom Hennen Question Box Q. I recently read that Pope Francis “conferred the ministry of lector” on some …Read More

Being vulnerable with the right people is a gift

Posted on Feb 23, 2023Feb 21, 2023 in Features
Being vulnerable with the right people is a gift

By Jenna Ebener I wrote this article on the anniversary of a day that will forever hold deep meaning for …Read More

Try by God’s grace to grow in holiness

Posted on Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023 in Features
Try by God’s grace to grow in holiness

By Rudolph Juarez (Reprinted with permission from the St. Anthony Catholic Church email newsletter.) Here I am with another “sign” …Read More

Questions on sign of the cross, pastoral associate

Posted on Feb 16, 2023Mar 23, 2023 in Features
Questions on sign of the cross, pastoral associate

By Father Thom Hennen Question Box Column Q. Why do we make the sign of the cross with the right …Read More

New book addresses extraterrestrial life and the Catholic faith

Posted on Feb 16, 2023Feb 14, 2023 in Features
New book addresses extraterrestrial life and the Catholic faith

By Tim Walch Book Review “Extraterrestrial Intelligen­ce and the Catholic Faith,” by Paul Thigpen, TAN Books, 2022, 441 pages, $29.95. …Read More

Francis of Assisi: the prayer for peace

Posted on Feb 16, 2023Feb 14, 2023 in Features
Francis of Assisi:  the prayer for peace

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer Of all those disciples who came after Jesus, none understood, lived and made peace better …Read More

Question box: What is grace?

Posted on Feb 9, 2023Feb 14, 2023 in Features
Question box: What is grace?

By Father Thom Hennen Q. I have been Catholic all my life but have never heard grace explained. Can you …Read More

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