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A Bumpy Ride–The Breech & The Turning, Part 3

by Cari Donaldson on March 21, 2012 · 2 comments

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of Cari Donaldson’s conversion story, “The Breech & The Turning.”  Click here for the first installment; and here for the second installment.
My first church experience in more than three years was lovely. …

Imagining Mary

by Christina Capecchi on December 23, 2011 · 2 comments

I’ve been shopping for the perfect Christmas card, sifting through Nativity scenes framed in holly berries and bows.
None of the Marys feel right. The lips are taut. The face, unblemished. We see none of the bliss and bewilderment that…

Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe – Part 2

by Cesar Franco on December 12, 2011 · 1 comment

This is the second part of a two-part story about Our Lady of Guadalupe. You can read Part 1 here.
Juan Diego should have returned with the sign on Monday, but when he returned home, his uncle Juan Bernadino was…

Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe – Part 1

by Cesar Franco on December 9, 2011 · 1 comment

Pope Pius XII gave Our Lady of Guadalupe the title of “Empress of the Americas” in 1945. Since December 12 is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, this is a propitious moment to recall how she reigns over our…

A Woman in the Highest Office

by Kathleen Blease November 28, 2011

One day I came across a post on Facebook from a man who, for the life of him, couldn’t reason why women aren’t ordained priests. Still quite young, he reminded me very much of myself at that age, and he…

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Model Marys

by Theresa Doyle-Nelson November 9, 2011

Throughout the New Testament, one can find a variety of women with the name of Mary. It can be a bit confusing at times, trying to discern which Mary is which; it takes extra care and thought to recognize each…

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