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Faith Alive, No. 24, Part 2: Loss and healing in the age of COVID-19

This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 24. CNS illustration; photo by Paul Haring Some days, the losses we have sustained from the COVID-19 pandemic seem almost too…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 23, Part 1: Pentecost: Know forgiveness, know peace; no forgiveness, no peace
A scene from Pentecost is depicted in artwork at Our Lady of Divine Providence Church in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. The Acts of the Apostles tells us: "When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them" (2:1-3). (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) See FAITH-ALIVE 23 April 30, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 23, Part 1: Pentecost: Know forgiveness, know peace; no forgiveness, no peace

A scene from Pentecost is depicted in artwork at Our Lady of Divine Providence Church in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. The Acts of the Apostles tells us: "When the…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 23, Part 2: Holy Spirit, bringer of hope
People in London walk among bluebells in the Epping Forest April 18, 2020. The Holy Spirit that, in Genesis, moved over the waters of chaos at the dawn of creation and brought about order and the awesome diversity of life on earth is the same Spirit that renews the face of the earth -- on a regular basis with the annual return of spring and after natural or humanmade disasters. (CNS photo/Toby Melville, Reuters) See FAITH-ALIVE 23 April 30, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 23, Part 2: Holy Spirit, bringer of hope

People in London walk among bluebells in the Epping Forest April 18, 2020. The Holy Spirit that, in Genesis, moved over the waters of chaos at the dawn of creation…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 21, Part 1: Memories of St. John Paul II on his 100th birthday
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Faith Alive, No. 21, Part 1: Memories of St. John Paul II on his 100th birthday

This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 21. CNS illustration; photo by L'Osservatore Romano Do I remember St. John Paul II? Yes, I remember him well. I write…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 21, Part 2: The legacy of St. John Paul II’s encyclical ‘Evangelium Vitae’ at 25
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Faith Alive, No. 21, Part 2: The legacy of St. John Paul II’s encyclical ‘Evangelium Vitae’ at 25

This meme accompanies Part 2 of Faith Alive! No. 21. CNS illustration; photo by Paolo Cocco, Reuters One of my assignments as a theology graduate assistant was to deliver a…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 20: We shall rise: A note to graduating college seniors
Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., speaks Nov. 13, 2018, at Theology on Tap with Sarah Yaklic, former director of Grotto Network out of the University of Notre Dame, and Jonathan Lewis, assistant secretary for pastoral ministry and social concerns in the Archdiocese of Washington. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard) See FAITH-ALIVE 20 April 9, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 20: We shall rise: A note to graduating college seniors

Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., speaks Nov. 13, 2018, at Theology on Tap with Sarah Yaklic, former director of Grotto Network out of the University of Notre Dame,…

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Read more about the article Faith Alive, No. 19, Part 1: Motherhood and spirituality
This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 19. (CNS illustration; photo by Bob Roller) See FAITH-ALIVE 19 April 2, 2020.

Faith Alive, No. 19, Part 1: Motherhood and spirituality

This meme accompanies Part 1 of Faith Alive! No. 19. CNS illustration; photo by Bob Roller "Lord, give me strength." This has been my mantra of late, every morning when…

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Faith Alive, No. 19, Part 2: A new mom’s glimpse of the Father’s heart

The biggest adventure of our marriage began just a few weeks after our sixth anniversary. Fueled by faith, dreams and a photograph, we boarded a plane to Beijing to bring…

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