Between Amens — Your guide to indulgences
byLast month, I wrote about the church’s ancient and venerable tradition of pilgrimage and Pope Francis’s call for us to be “pilgrims of hope”…
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Between Amens — In the new year, make a pilgrimage
byEvery 25 years, as the Church celebrates a Jubilee Year, the faithful are encouraged to make a pilgrimage. We know that Christians have been…
Between Amens — Make time for confession this Advent
byAs we all make our preparations for Christmas this month, let’s add one more thing to the to-do list: Go to confession. One of…
Between Amens — Wherever decisions are made in the church, you will find brilliant women
byAfter four and a half years, the synod on synodality concluded last month. The 40-page summary document was a tour de force, touching on…
Between Amens — May we be open to change
byA few months ago, I started to experience some persistent soreness in my hips, knees and ankles. It was nothing serious, but enough to…
Between Amens — We must seek peace together
byEach year, the anniversary of 9/11 provides an opportunity to reflect on the evil of terrorism and to pray for peace. Of all the…
Between Amens — From the mountaintop to Eucharistic living
byLike many others who attended the 10th National Eucharistic Congress last month in Indianapolis, I was awestruck by the experience. You may have read…
Between Amens — Our First Freedom
byReligious liberty is often called our “first freedom.” It is the very first thing mentioned in the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law…
Between Amens — Pilgrimage is about transformation
byThe National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is underway. On Pentecost weekend, four groups of young adults – laity, priests and religious – set off on a…
Between Amens — Why the AI ‘priest’ — ‘Fr. Justin’ — failed
byOn April 23, Catholic Answers launched “Fr. Justin,” an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated character dressed in a collar and cassock with a neatly groomed gray…