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A young woman, the newspaper tells us, who had been nothing but heartache and shame to her family all her life, walked away from an automobile crash that killed everybody else in the car.

"The National Catholic Reporter has served as the Catholic guide to great writing, to profound social development, and to the truth-telling commitment that keeps the Catholic church itself alive an

Prayerfully prepare to participate in this year's General Election with this piece from Joan Chittister, w

“Moses was a reluctant prophet.

Joan Chittister offered the opening prayer at the Root and Branch Gathering held in early September.

“I kept my sin secret and my
frame wasted away. Day and night
your hand was heavy upon me.”—Ps. 32

If journal keeping appeals to those you minister with; if they are looking for a sacred place to record

Commitment is that quality of life that depends more on the ability to wait for something to come to fulfillment—through good days and through bad—than it does on being able to sustain an emo

The feast of Saint Clare of Assisi is August 11.

Give us, O God,
leaders whose hearts are large enough 
to match the breadth of our own souls 
and give us souls strong enough
to follow leaders of vision and wisdom.

At the end of August, Joan Chittister will offer the opening prayer and reflections at the Root & Branch Community for Reform's conference, "Empowering Ourselves." This lay-led

The feast of Mary Magdalene is July 22.

"I never had heard that term, but it was a reminder to me to keep that kind of practice in my life.

There were two old monks who lived together for many years and they had never quarreled.

If you are a member of Monasteries of the Heart, join a free Zoom gathering celebrating the Feast of Benedict on July 11.