Read more about the article Faith Alive No. 32, Part 2: Centenary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment: Women’s leadership
Members of the National Council of Catholic Women are seen with President Herbert Hoover in 1929. Even after the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, Catholic women faced an uphill battle. (CNS photo/Library of Congress)

Faith Alive No. 32, Part 2: Centenary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment: Women’s leadership

Members of the National Council of Catholic Women are seen with President Herbert Hoover in 1929. Even after the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, Catholic women faced an uphill…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive. No. 31, Part 1: What does the Catholic Church teach about nuclear weapons?
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 31. (CNS illustration; photo by Paul Haring) See FAITH-ALIVE 31 June 25, 2020.

Faith Alive. No. 31, Part 1: What does the Catholic Church teach about nuclear weapons?

This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 31. CNS illustration; photo by Paul Haring. On Aug. 6 and 9 the world will observe the 75th anniversary of the…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive. No. 31, Part 2: The church on nuclear abolition
This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 31. (CNS illustration; photo by Paul Haring) See FAITH-ALIVE 31 June 25, 2020.

Faith Alive. No. 31, Part 2: The church on nuclear abolition

This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 31. CNS illustration; photo by Paul Haring. This coming August marks not only the 75th anniversary of the end of World…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 28, Part 1: Returning to Mass: Unexpectedly familiar moments
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 28. (CNS illustration; photo by Katie Rutter) See FAITH-ALIVE 28 June 4, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 28, Part 1: Returning to Mass: Unexpectedly familiar moments

This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 28. CNS illustration; photo by Katie Rutter. The first weekend of quarantine, my husband and I decided we were not going…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 28, Part 2: Church reopenings during pandemic underscore the need for community
This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 28. (CNS illustration; photo by Gregory A. Shemitz) See FAITH-ALIVE 28 June 4, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 28, Part 2: Church reopenings during pandemic underscore the need for community

This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 28. CNS illustration; photo by Gregory A. Shemitz. St. John XXIII Parish is 15 years old this summer. I have been…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 27, Part 1: The pandemic and the human family’s bonds
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 27. (CNS illustration; photo by Tyler Orsburn) See FAITH-ALIVE 27 May 28, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 27, Part 1: The pandemic and the human family’s bonds

This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 27. CNS illustration; photo by Tyler Orsburn As the COVID-19 pandemic made its way around the globe in 2020, people of…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 27, Part 2: Catholics are people who wait — and people who love
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Faith Alive, No. 27, Part 2: Catholics are people who wait — and people who love

This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 27. CNS illustration; photo by Brendan McDermid, Reuters. We are waiting. Waiting for what? We don’t really know. We used to…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 26, Part 1: Step by step: Psychology and the Spirit in COVID-19
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 26. (CNS illustration; photo by Vincent West, Reuters) See FAITH-ALIVE 26 May 21, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 26, Part 1: Step by step: Psychology and the Spirit in COVID-19

This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 26. CNS illustration; photo by Vincent West, Reuters. Among the most difficult challenges in navigating the pandemic have been uncertainty and…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 26, Part 2: Where to turn for help during COVID-19
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Faith Alive, No. 26, Part 2: Where to turn for help during COVID-19

This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 26. CNS illustration; photo by Gabrielle Lurie, Reuters When our current social isolation started and the public celebration of Mass was…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 24, Part 1: Delayed grief during a pandemic
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 24. (CNS illustration; photo by Tyler Orsburn) See FAITH-ALIVE 24 May 7, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 24, Part 1: Delayed grief during a pandemic

This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 24. CNS illustration; photo by Tyler Orsburn Three weeks after her husband died, I called the widow to see how she…

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