Beyond the towers of barbed fences, razor-sharp wires and labyrinths of maximum-security checkpoints is a prison population isolated from those who share the inescapable message of God's love. In an effort to mitigate the spread ...
In this issue of Taking Note, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about appreciation for priests. She writes, “We need the sacraments. And we need holy men who will give their lives for them. Show them. Thank ...
As a high school student, Cassidy Roderick felt somewhat isolated when she discerned God calling her to become a religious sister. But even though she attended a Catholic school, she had never even met a ...
During National Vocation Awareness Week, all Catholics are encouraged to pray for more vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious life. One program, The Elijah Cup, has been promoting vocations for over a decade. Starting ...
Dominican Sister Mary Bendyna is the former executive director and senior research associate at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University. Her work with CARA and the Council of Major Superiors ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Answering the Lord’s call demands the courage to take a risk, but it is an invitation to become part of an important mission, Pope Francis said. God “wants us to discover ...
Eight Catholic teens ages 15-18 discerning vocations to the priesthood and religious life took a 70-mile pilgrimage through the Diocese of Portland, Maine, to pray for and raise awareness about teens struggling with addiction, depression ...
Since the fourth century, consecrated virginity has been recognized by the Church as a spousal union between a woman and Christ. The ancient tradition is coming back into focus after Pope Francis approved a new ...
The Mission of Our Lady of the Angels occupies a well-kept city block in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. Bright flowers line clean sidewalks, and the street that runs between the church, rectory, ...
In the early 2000s, Chris Alar was enjoying the good life. He was living in the Lake Norman area of North Carolina and had a nice home on the water, a successful consulting business and ...
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