“But the even greater loss is that 94,000 hours of service would be pulled from local schools and day cares,” she continued. “Over the past 35 years, the program has impacted the lives of over 52,000 at-risk and special-needs...
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No matter the nature or level of seriousness of our sin, if we approach the Lord sincerely in the sacrament of reconciliation, we will not come out of the confessional the same person.
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“And it was so much easier then to think that I can start changing the world, because I’ve got all these people who will support me in doing so.”
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“At the heart of it,” he said, “my ministry is a call for all of us as faithful Catholics to be a reflection of God’s light and love in a world that so desperately needs it.”
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Our experience of suffering and death, even a very hard death, offers us mysterious and dramatic graces, with the reassurance that God himself is ever near to those who carry their cross.
Column: Christ’s sacrifice — not law of Moses — redeemed us
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How many times in our lives do we pass up those small chances to make life brighter for someone? Why do we hesitate to compliment, to thank, or to encourage one another?
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“Many in our culture have a lack of understanding of the sacrament of reconciliation and of a sense of sin,” he continued. “This [initiative] will help to deepen our understanding and renew our appreciation and practice of the...
Deacon candidate calling ‘in God’s time’
“I’m excited about the idea of being a herald of the Gospel, which we all are, but deacons have a unique role with that,” said Seago. “It’s amazing and humbling that God has entrusted this work to me.”