Care for Creation — Adopt a sustainable lifestyle
byFrom Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si’ ” encyclical an action platform emerged with seven goals intended to guide our individual journeys to integral ecology. One…
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The Good Steward — Keeping the Lord’s Day holy
by“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work; but the seventh day is a…
Mary Magdalene – A saint who was ‘all-in’
byOn July 22nd, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, a woman who was all-in for Jesus. I, too, have a tendency…
Care for Creation — What can we do?
byI remember how excited I was on June 18, 2015, when Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’ ” became available in English. I downloaded it,…
Time to Speak — Making Marriage Work: When a Night Owl Marries an Early Bird
byMistianna: Derrick and I never discussed the fact that he was an early bird and I was a night owl before we married. Why…
The Good Steward — Beatitudes show us how to be happy
by“Blessed are the poor in spirit. Theirs is the Kingdom of God.” — (Mt 5:3; Lk 6:20) What do we need to do to…
A Time to Speak — Help young Catholics feel like they belong
byA 2020 study by Springtide Research found that as the number of trusted adults in a young person’s life increases, his or her reported…
Care for Creation — Creation Care Team seeks local connections
byI remember the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic. I had just retired from teaching and was isolated at home. Before the pandemic, I…
Keeping the Faith — Help college students connect to their faith on campus
byWhen our high school students go off to college, we all worry that they can get away from the Catholic faith. One of the…
The Good Steward — Mary is a model for all
by“To celebrate Mary is to celebrate the closeness and tenderness of God who meets His people, who does not leave us alone, who has…