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Gentlemen, It’s Okay to Like Jane Austen
1898 illustration of the wedding of George Knightley and Emma Woodhouse in ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen The novels’ lessons can be particularly formative for young men.
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The Kids Are Alright
On November 26, 2014, a post was made on what was then Twitter by the user @dril (one of the individuals at the forefront of what was affectionately referred to …
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A Parent’s Dilemma: ‘We Raised Them Catholic — Why Did They Drift?’
Cover of ‘Family Faith Under Fire: Practical Answers to Everyday Challenges’ by Dr. Ray Guarendi An excerpt from ‘Family Faith Under Fire’ by Dr. Ray Guarendi
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The Cave, the Phone, and Christmas
The calendar year draws onward to its end even as we Christians find ourselves already living the new liturgical year. Time is not the same in the City of God …
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Rejoice, for Jesus is our hope, Pope tells pilgrims on Gaudete Sunday (Dicastery for Communication)
Addressing pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for yesterday’s Sunday Angelus address, Pope Leo reflected on the Gospel reading at Mass (Matthew 11:2-11) and said that Christ “opens the eyes …
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Podcast: Mary shows us her journey of nonviolence this Advent
This week on “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear offers an Advent reflection on Mary’s three movements of the spiritual life — starting with contemplative nonviolence, moving to active nonviolence …
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A small ceremony in Kenya is challenging centuries of cutting and changing what it means to become a woman
A growing network of Catholic sisters in Samburu is introducing an alternative initiation ceremony that is slowly reducing female genital cutting in one of the country’s most resistant regions.
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Pope Leo XIV: NCR’s Newsmaker of the Year, 2025
The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an abstract idea, but as the core of its public …
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How we chose Pope Leo XIV as this year’s Newsmaker
Yes, Pope Leo XIV was an obvious candidate for Newsmaker of the Year. But just because he made news as the new pope and the first U.S. pope, that didn’t …
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‘Let no one be lost,’ Pope preaches at Jubilee of Prisoners (Dicastery for Communication)
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Gaudete Sunday, the final day of the Jubilee of Prisoners, one of the events of the 2025 jubilee year. “Working …