Even before the COVID-19 pandemic ordered us into virtual isolation, loneliness and depression were epidemic among nearly every age group. …
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PAPAL PARENTING
One might be forgiven for assuming that Pope Francis knows little about the challenges Catholic parents face. After all, he…
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TIME: LOCKDOWN’S UNEXPECTED GIFT
I was video chatting with my childhood friend yesterday. We haven’t talked in almost a year and we were organizing…
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
Many Catholics believe that being faithful means meeting the minimum requirements of weekly attendance at Mass, observation of holy days,…
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STANDING UP TO BULLIES
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God…
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DONATING OUR TIME, TREASURE, AND TALENT TO OTHERS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF LENT
During Lent, we are asked to focus more intently on “almsgiving,” which means donating money or goods to the poor and…
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THE LENTEN FAST
Archbishop Fulton Sheen once observed that Protestants think “First comes the feast, then comes the hangover,” while the Catholic attitude is…
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FAMILY LENT
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 26. Why not kick off Lent as a family this year? At first…
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MORE TIME
It started when our middle child went off to study at UC Berkeley and grew worse when our youngest left for…
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CATHOLICS ON ICE
Thousands of Catholics to join several Diocese of Orange bishops, Christ Cathedral’s episcopal vicar, and the superintendent of schools at 2020…